I was asked recently how often I vacuum. The answer is a lot….at least 3 times a day, maybe even up to 5. Now, that may seem excessive, but we have 2 young children and a rather chubby, fluffy, long haired cat. That means when I come down each morning I am met with a carpet of fluff. I have no idea what our cat does in our living room each night while we’re asleep, but it seems to entail shedding a large portion of his coat. Vacuum #1 is usually cleaning up that mess ready to start the day. Then during the day there is play. Lots and lots of messy play which usually entails at least 1 tidy up including a vacuum. If it includes play doh, kinetic sand or Darcie’s favourite activity (cutting out paper shapes), then you can usually add another couple of whizzes around.

So, when AO got in contact to test out the Hoover Velocity Evo then I absolutely jumped at the chance.

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When we think of our home and how we want it to look, that includes hardwood flooring in the living room and beautiful tiles throughout the kitchen and dining room. Unfortunately right now, with two little people it’s more bump proof with carpets throughout except for in the kitchen and in the conservatory. That means cleaning that area is currently different to the rest of the house and usually involves me on hands and knees with floor wipes. Not only is this labour intensive, but it’s not an environmentally sustainable option. So, enter the steam mop. More specifically, the Shark Steam Pocket Mop.

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A few weeks ago, the unthinkable happened for a mummy with two toddlers. Our tumble dryer stopped working. Yes, I know. First world problems but the truth is that I rely on our tumble dryer. Now the weather has warmed up a little it’s not so bad but on wet days and in the winter, I use it almost daily. After 3 days of air drying on a clothes horse on wet April days and I was desperate for a new dryer. Luckily AO came to the rescue with the Samsung Heat Pump Tumble Dryer.

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock this week, then you would have seen it’s been all about love with the arrival of Valentine’s Day on Wednesday. Now, I’m not a fan of valentines. We don’t celebrate or recognise the day as I don’t like feeling forced into doing something. However, AO got in touch and told me about their latest campaign which was all about the fact valentines doesn’t have to be about romantic love, it can be simply about recognising someone in your life and just saying thank you.

With that in mind, they asked us to partner up with another blogger we know, and basically pick a gift for each other from a list of products that AO are loving right now. The other person would not know what we picked until it arrived. I partnered Nadia from ScandiMummy – who if you haven’t checked out her blog yet, do! It’s amazing. She has a gorgeous little man who is the same age as Darcie so I knew that if her house is anything like the tornado that Darcie leaves ours in, that she would love a new vacuum cleaner. I know her house is over several levels, so immediately the Shark Lift Away stood out for me.

Now, you may be wondering what’s that got to do with me? After all, it was delivered to her not me. However, low and behold come 14 February guess what also graced my house? Yep, that’s right. The Shark NV681UKT. It seems that great minds really do think alike.

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