So there I was, cleaning in my apartment when I came upon a sight that I really didn’t need to see. In a corner of the room that I rarely go into, mainly because it’s dark over there and there aren’t any outlets to plug in a lamp, I discovered a pile of cat barf. While that in and of itself isn’t particularly unusal, part of the contents was. A baby mouse. A whole baby mouse. Yes, I said whole. I can only assume that while I was at work, this hapless baby mouse was spied by my cat – who subsequently killed it and attempted to swallow it whole. When he started to choke on it, he promptly barfed it back up, along with whatever cat food was in his stomach.

I, not about to actually touch it, grabbed the dustpan and broom, swept it into the dustpan, and chucked the mouse outside. Sweeping on carpet isn’t easy, but by Goddess, there was no way in heck I was going to touch it. Nope, not happening! Ew! *shudders*

In other cleaning news, my vacuum is officially dead. Even after being unclogged the vacuum still does not suck anything up at all. So now that it is clear that my vacuum is officially dead, I am going to have to save up for a new vacuum. As well as a new bed, a steam cleaner for my carpets (no one rents them here anymore), and a few other $100 or more purchases I need to make. Now I know I can get a vacuum for less than $100, but my last one was less than $100 and frankly, it didn’t do well with pet hair. My dog sheds like no one’s business and so I need a vacuum designed to withstand pet hair. This one did all right at first, but then I realized it was clogging up. I’d unclog it and it’d be ok. So I figured it was all right. Then I unclogged everything – hose, brush, washed/rinsed the filters, and it still isn’t sucking anything up. I need a vacuum that sucks.

For the vacuum I’m looking at getting the Bissell Pet Hair Eraser. As for the steam cleaner, I’m looking at the Bissell Powersteamer Powerbrush Deep Cleaner. I have a personal preference for Bissell products, as they tend to be very good – as long as you get the right one for your needs that is. LOL So first up is saving for the vacuum, because I can’t use a steam cleaner without vacuuming first.

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