{Review} Dyson Spring Cleaning Challenge

If you have been hanging around these parts for a while you would know that I have a lot of pets and a moderate amount of children... and well both those factors means that I vacuum A LOT.

So when I was offered a chance to trial not one but two different Dyson Vacuums I jumped at the chance. The vacs we trialled were Dysons new DC59 & DC54.

Over the past 2 weeks everyone has had a go with the vacuums, even Ethan!

Now, some of you may remember that we do have robotic vacuums in this house. And yes I do use them daily. But they still don't replace a good hand held vacuum, especially with the above mentioned pets and kids. Throw in the fact that we live in the land of the red dirt and well, dirt, dust and hair accumulates pretty fast on our floors and skirting boards. Not to mention under our lounge and in the cushions.

I was surprised at just how much the DC59 picked up as it was whizzed around the house.

Now for the technical details:

Dyson Digital Slim (DC59):

·         The latest Dyson Digital Slim™ DC59 vacuum is lightweight, cordless, and packs the same power as a mains vacuum cleaner. RRP $649 for the Animal model and $599 for the Multi floor. Find the new Dyson Digital Slim at www.Dyson.com.au

 Dyson Cinetic (DC54)

·         The Dyson Cinetic™ is the only machine with no bags, no loss of suction, and no filter fuss. RRP: DC54 Animal Pro (RRP$1099), DC54 Animal (RRP$999), DC54 Allergy (RRP$899), DC54 Multi floor (RRP$799). Find the new Dyson Cinetic™ at www.Dyson.com.au

   

    Dyson is giving one of my readers a chance to trial the DC59 and another reader a chance to trial a DC54.

    Below are the details:
    
    One reader has the chance to trial the Digital Slim DC59  for 2 weeks. And if after the trial you wish to purchase the DC59 provided in trial, a 20% discount will be available to you.


One reader  has the to trial Digital Cinetic DC54 for 2 weeks.  And after the trial if you wish to purchase DC54 a 20% discount will be available to you.

       All you have to do is answer this question:

  “What problem do you want Dyson engineers to solve in your home?” 

   The most creative answer will have the opportunity to trial the product.

Entries close on the 25th of November 2013. Please let me know which model you would like to try in the comments. 

Finding balance

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I know some of you hate the word balance along with the metaphorical juggling act, but that is probably the best way to describe what is happening here at the moment.

I simply have no balance and have dropped all my balls. The washing is out of control, I am behind in everything AND I start work again next week, so all of this is making me a little stressed. I know we will get there and I know everything will be fine, but it is still stressing me out.

B's work is still up in the air. He has been in a relief position since February, but it is no longer a relief position any more as the person he was relieving has another position with the company. So being in limbo is making it all the more hard to cope with the changes that are happening here. I don't know if I have to find more or less care for the kids while I am work as we don't know if B will stay on day work or go back to day/night shifts... 

Sorry for the brain dump, I just needed to get this out.

Do you cope with change well? Or dealing with the unknown?

Hopefully we will find out what is happening with B's work soon so we can have some kind of stability.

Okay, rambling over... for now.

So I want to be a 50's housewife...

You might remember my D-day post a few weeks ago, and if you don't it was simply about the fact that I had to make a decision as to what I am going to do work wise. Well I tried to discuss and negotiate my return to work with them yesterday (it was probably our 4th discussion because they hadn't offered me anything at all) Anyway it did not go well and I ended up coming home and crying (it is what I do when I get angry...)

I wanted to be able to work around the kids schooling hours so that I could be home and available to the kids most of the time. I wanted to have to only have to find care for Ethan and not Ethan and Mahli...

I want time to actually have a clean and organised house without loosing huge amounts of sleep. Because even with just two children and working full time before Ethan's birth I was always tired and run down while trying to stay on top of things.

Really I would like to be able to stay home full time, but I can't.  I want time to sew, knit and create too, but I can't.

I want to be able to go to school assemblies and performances. I want to be there for sports days, and when Ethan is older I want to be able to help out in their classes. If I was working the hours I previously was I just wouldn't be able to do that.

Part of this is because my mother wasn't able to do that for us. She worked from a long as I can remember. When I was little it was okay because she worked for my grandparents in the family business, but they sold up and moved when I was 9. I used to get myself ready in the morning along with my brother and we would go off school by ourselves and then come home to an empty house. We would only be home by ourselves for an hour, but still we came home to an empty house.

I don't begrudge my Mum for that. She had to work so that we could have all the things that we did. But I don't want that for my kids. I want to be accessible to them.

I want to put aside any thoughts for a career for the foreseeable future.

I just want to be a home maker and do all that it entails. I just feel like that is the right thing for us and me in particular at this point in time. If only I actually could.

I am linking up with Jess for IBOT