The Roomba – because a man can’t be bothered with vacuuming. All that pushing and pulling and those pesky electrical cords. Ugh! What a chore!

Mike beamed with excitement when he told me about the new addition to our family – The Roomba. Since he is in charge of keeping our floors clean, I didn’t object when he wanted to spend his Christmas money on the robot that vacuums. But when he went on (still beaming) about his grand Roomba plans I had to chuckle. Before he would run the vacuum in each of the rooms, he would need to clear the floors as much as possible, removing all the toys, chairs, etc. Since it runs on a battery, he would need to recharge it after just about every room. And then of course he would need to clean it after every third charge.

So my question to Mike was this: “How is this supposed to make your life easier?” He didn’t really have a good answer for that. But I will say, ever since the Roomba arrived, our floors have been consistently cleaner than they ever have been before. The reason? Because the Roomba is FUN. What can I say? The man likes his toys.