[Blindtlk] Keeping House Independently

[justin williams]

Former president!
LOL

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Besides being a former president, it's a brand of vacuum cleaner Justin. I
have a Bissell. Personally I like the ones that don't have bags that need to
be replaced but I have never been that blest to own one. I last used one in
college. Bags are a pain in the butt.

Ericka Short
"What is right is not always popular; what is popular is not always right."

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> On Mar 15, 2016, at 4:55 PM, justin williams via blindtlk
<blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Is a hoover better than a vacuue?
> Justin
> 
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> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of S L 
> Johnson via blindtlk
> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 1:39 PM
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> Cc: S L Johnson <SLJohnson25 at comcast.net>
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> 
> Hello Christine:
> 
> I do everything myself and I am totally blind.  I do not use a broom.  
> Many blind people find using a broom and dust pan difficult because 
> you cannot always tell where your pile of dirt is and it tends to fly 
> all over the place, especially with all the golden retriever fur my 
> guide dog leaves around the house.  The Swiffer dry sweeping cloths 
> will help this because the dirt and dust clings to the cloth.  I use a 
> Swiffer or dust mop on the tile floors.  The Swiffer Wet Jet does a 
> good job of cleaning the tile floors too.  It has a fresh clean smell 
> and does not make the floor too slippery.  I also often use my Hoover 
> Dirt Devil on my tile floors as well as the carpets.  It automatically 
> adjusts it's settings so it can go from tile floor to the carpet and 
> back again as I move around the house.  I start at one end of the 
> house and work my way across each room moving over gradually until I 
> have covered the entire floor.  This may sound strange but, I always 
> do my floors in my bare feet so I can reach out and feel that I have 
> successfully gotten an area clean.  I started this when a back injury 
> prevented me from constantly bending over to feel the floor.  There is 
> nothing wrong with having someone come in if it fits into your 
> household budget.  Many sighted people hire a cleaning person.  It comes
down to what is comfortable for you.
> 
> Sandra Johnson
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christine Olivares via blindtlk
> Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 12:49 PM
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> Cc: Christine Olivares
> Subject: [Blindtlk] Keeping House Independently
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> Hello everyone,
> I just wanted to get your opinion about keeping house independently. I 
> used to have someone come in once a month just to help with things I 
> may have missed, but I am debating whether to do this still or not. I 
> did get some rehab training with cleaning, but I am not the best at 
> it. My main hangup is using a broom, as I just canb?Tt figure out how 
> it is done. I just invested in a Swiffer so I hope that helps.
> 
> I was wondering if you keep house independently, or if you have 
> someone sighted come in once in a while to make sure things are kept 
> nicely and are not dirty. Thanks so much for your thoughts.
> 
> Christine
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