Full disclosure: this article is financially supported by iRobot. All opinions are my own.
Life is always busy, but when you add children, blogging, laundry, dishes, cooking, cleaning ebook writing and the holidays, it becomes downright crazy! Which is why I am ridiculously excited about this little holiday helper from irobot that literally cleans your floors for you. I’m legitimately in awe. I can’t count the number of times I’ve made jokes about how nice it would be if there were robots to do my housework for me. And now they actually exist. This is real life people and it just got 10X easier!
Let’s explore for a minute, all of the many wonderful things that could be done if we didn’t have to worry about cleaning floors anymore. Here’s my personal list of 8 things I’d rather do than sweep my floors (be sure to share yours with me in the comments!)
- Play With My Kids – There are so many times that my kids ask me to play, and the answer is “no” because I’m cleaning, doing dishes, sweeping, doing laundry etc. Never needing to clean my floors would free up a lot of time to play more games with them. I can actually play with them while my house is being cleaned. How fantastic is that?
- Cook More – I’m not a huge fan of cooking, but it has to be done. At least with the new Braava 380t robot, I don’t have to clean my floors after cooking all our holiday food. I just have to push a button and go rest while the food is in the oven. Revolutionary I tell you.
- Chat With Friends – Yesterday a friend and I sat together and talked while the Braava did all the work. It is such an incredible feeling to carry on a conversation with a dear friend, without my mind immediately thinking of a to-do list of what I should be doing. We chatted and enjoyed ourselves while work was being done and items were checked off of my to-do list. Perfect.
- Go Shopping – Do you ever find yourself in the position where you really need to go pick up one last thing from the store before guests arrive, but you also need to finish sweeping up and making your home look presentable??? I hate it when that happens, and I’m thrilled that it no longer has to be an issue! Simply turn on the Braava and let it sweep while you dash off to the store. Love!
- Do more crafts – My son absolutely loves to do crafty things, but I’ve totally been slacking on them, because we’ve been so busy with other things. Not needing to clean my floors would clear up plenty of extra time for a new craft or two.
- Make Christmas gifts – Lots of our Christmas gifts are homemade or at least designed by me on a photo website. I hate being rushed this time of year to finish making everything, so finding extra time is always a win!
- Help friends – I love that I can put my Braava 380 in the car and drive it over to a friend’s house to help her out for the day. It’s simple for me to do, but can really help take the stress off of a friend that has company coming in to town soon, or has been sick and therefore has loads of housework to catch up on.
- Take More Pictures – We all know that I’m one photo obsessed mama, but I’ve also been slacking in the photography department lately. I would love to have more free time so that I can dress my kiddos up cute and take their pictures.
This is just part of my list. I could go on and on and on. But I thought I’d share a couple extra details about the robot with you in case you are wanting to know more.
- It’s super quiet – I was shocked at how noiseless it was. My kids weren’t afraid of it, which is wonderful since they normally run in terror from our vacuum.
- It’s smart – I was thoroughly impressed with how it maneuvered around corners, toys and even underneath furniture. It swept in places that I would never be able to get with a broom, without moving all the furniture around.
- It’s thorough – I kept a good eye on it while it was working it’s magic, and was really impressed that it seemed to get everywhere! I would probably miss more places than the little robot did!
- It’s easy to set up – I was a bit concerned that I would have trouble figuring out how to work the thing, since I’d never seen it done before, but it was so easy!!! It took me about 2 minutes (if that) to set it up and get it going. It couldn’t be easier!
- It’s the PERFECT Christmas gift – Seriously people, this should be on the top of your Christmas list. It’s like getting the gift of time, and who doesn’t need more time??? I’m absolutely in love with the product! It’s amazing!
Get all the details and order your own braava 380t! They also make models that vacuum and work on carpet instead of the 380t that is for hardwood floors, tile and similar surfaces. You can click the same link to see a list of the different models and what they can do, so you can find the perfect model for your home!
What would you do with if you never had to sweep your floors again?
Here’s a video that I took so you can see it in action!
becky says
Love it!!! I also love how those sweet kiddos are watching it sweep the floors!!
I have been debating one of these for quite some time. :) Glad I read this!
Paula says
Oh Becky, you would love it!!!
Amanda says
I also have to add, it would make doing things like baking with kids much more fun…all mamas know how messy that can get, and sometimes the cleanup is the worst part!
Paula says
Good point Amanda! :) It keeps getting better!!!
Teressa Mackey says
I am soo jealous .. I desperately need one of these babies!
Paula says
Start dropping hints that this is what you need for christmas! lol it’s WONDERFUL!!!!
Grace says
I reeeeaaaaally want one of these! Once we switch our living room to hard wood, this could cover the entire first floor. How awesome… It can clean while my husband and I watch football.
Paula says
sounds like a perfect plan!!! :)
Kristi D says
Ok…THAT is awesome! I want one!!!! And you were right about how quiet it is!
Paula says
Isn’t it awesome?!!?? I love it!
Christina @ Juggling Real Food and Real LIfe says
I’ve wanted one of these for years. There are plenty of things I would rather do than clean. Time to start dropping the Christmas hints.
Paula says
hehehe Love it! “christmas hints” good luck! :)
danielle says
wow! that’s the coolest thing! I love that! :)
Paula says
It’s so amazing isn’t it!!! :)
Gabrielle@MamaGab says
Agh, I have wanted one of those for years!!
Whitney says
LOVE this thing!! I could do so much with my extra time. It would especially be helpful having small children AND a big hairy dog. It’s gross!!
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