I’m sitting here trying to come up with some kind of lead in for this post, but am only drawing a complete blank. So I’ll just say that there have been a few questions that have come up and I thought today would be a good day to answer them. I can’t promise it will be interesting or enlightening because there’s a good chance I have no idea what I’m talking about. But it’s rare that I let that stop me.
1. Several of you have asked about my new Shark vacuum.
I bought the Shark Ultralight Multi-Vac from Target. According to the instructions, it can turn into three different types of vacuums. However, I had enough trouble just assembling the dang thing in the first place and I’m not even going to pretend like I’m going to turn it into a hand-vac for small spills. If I have to drag the thing out of the closet, then I’m going whole hog on the vacuuming.
Before deciding on a new vacuum, I extensively researched various models on the internet for at least five minutes. The Dyson sounded great except paying that much for something that only cleans and can’t be worn on your feet seems like the equivalent of buying a shovel made out of gold. I chose the Shark because it was fairly inexpensive as far as vacuums go and I only have four small-ish rugs in my house.
I am a fan of The Shark. Not only because it has a cool name, but because it has a clear canister where I can see all the dirt and dust that’s coming from the floor. Maybe I’m in the minority here, but it feels like instant gratification (mixed with a little bit of horror) to see all that dirt and dust while I’m vacuuming.
(I feel the need to make sure you know that this is not any kind of a paid endorsement or anything. It doesn’t matter to me one way or the other if you buy The Shark. I believe in the freedom to choose our own vacuums.)
2. Other people have asked about the photo apps I’m using on my iPhone.
Listen. I have no idea what I’m doing here, but I’m enjoying messing around with the different photo settings and occasionally I’ve even managed to take a decent looking picture. One of the apps I’ve been using is called Camera Bag. Someone recommended it in the comments a few weeks ago and I fell in love. After you take a picture, Camera Bag gives you all kinds of different ways to change it up.
All of these photos were taken with the Camera Bag app.
These photos were taken with the Hipstamatic app. It comes with different lens and film options. Honestly, I’m still figuring it out. It can make things look really cool or just absolutely creepy and when I use it to take pictures it’s a little bit like a box of chocolates.
The truth is that I’m really tired of my little point and shoot camera and want to move up to something a little nicer. I’m not ready to take the plunge yet because I know it will take more than five minutes of research to figure out which one to buy and a lifetime for me to learn how to actually take great pictures with it. So in the meantime I’m just using my iPhone because I always have it with me.
3. No, P was not the pilot of the helicopter. The pilot just didn’t show up in the pictures thanks to my stellar photography skills.
4. No, I’m not watching Celebrity Apprentice. Donald Trump gets on my nerves. I’m sure he’s a lovely person, I just don’t want to watch him on T.V. (Says the girl who watched every episode of Growing Up Brady.)
5. I haven’t started painting my kitchen yet. No one actually asked that, but I like to keep you up to date on everything that’s not happening around here. I’m praying for a rainy day so that Shorty won’t have anything to do except float and tape the cracks in my kitchen.
And this has nothing to do with anything, but I went to watch American Idol on the DVR last night and the description of the show came up on the screen. It said, “American Idol starring Ellen DeGeneres and some other people”. Is that not the laziest piece of television writing you’ve ever encountered? I believe someone has lost their passion for their job.
I hope y’all have a lovely day.