Oh boy I'm bushed. It's hot outside and the work out there just zaps my energy.
Dee, my sweeper is a
Shark no it's a
Bissell 'perfect sweep turbo' 2880 series. We just pick up kitchen crumbs and grass and dirt we drag in on our shoes, and it gets some of the sand but not all. It has a beater bar brush which turns and a little plastic cup to empty. It has no suction (vacuum) and if you've ever used a fuller brush little sweeper, it's kinda like that except it has a battery inside and after a few uses the battery will slow and stop. We just plug it in at the base and then the outlet and charge it overnight.
This model has 2 little round brushes which get the edges & corners, but they're turning via belts which look like black giant rubber bands. These worked for just a little while and DH tried to fix but they never turned again. They turn like little pinwheels if they work. He finally just took the bands off. It's not great but beats getting out a broom and dustpan. It'll pick up stuff off the top if a carpet but doesn't get down in the pile.
I think DH bought it at BB&B (my Christmas present one year
).
I'm glad I don't have to mess with currency changes. That'd be a huge learning curve for me! Not doing a whole lot of that work this year, things are slow... and I did April's spreadsheet yesterday and it was only half of one sheet (expenses). And just 1 deposit for that sheet. I'm sure enjoying my time off!
DH used to do his ledgers at the end of the year (like Kathryn) and when I came along I helped him. Yeah...as soon as I took over that system went bye-bye. Monthly is much easier, everything is easier to remember if there's a question and things are easier to look up. I can't wait till there's none of this to do ever again.
Got all the things done I listed...porches blown off and I washed 2 of the outside chairs. Last LOL hung up; I mopped the kitchen. Put the iron and board away (not like I was going to use it). Too tired to do any more.