If you have young kids

[jreeds]

Is your house full of crumbs? Please say yes because I don't think I could handle hearing how much I suck at keeping up the house since going back to work FT. I feel like everything is always covered in a layer of yuck. I need a maid. Or to quit my job :/

[lilybug]

YESSSS.

Fucking crumbs. I sweep at least once a day and get piles of crumbs each time.

My kids also like to pretend they're cookie monster no matter what they eat, so there's that.

[oliveyou]

Yes, the counters seem to always have crumbs, even if I just wiped it 5 SECONDS AGO. It's like they pop out of nowhere.

[liveintheville]

I bought Kid 1 a dust buster and make him clean up the crumbs he and his brother leave behind. Almost as good as when we had a dog. He loves using that thing.

[Alyssa]

If you would look at our vacuum, you would notice about a pound of Cheerios and a lot of smashed up Ritz crackers.  I have a thing about seeing crumbs on the floor so I'm constantly vacuuming.  I have a 3.5 year old and a 16 month old......and a 35 year old husband who leaves crumbs everywhere.

[tdk2]

Dog takes care of crumbs but I swear that I sweep up a layer of sand nearly daily. WTF?

Between us in and out and dog in and out of the yard, I think that's where it's all from. It's driving me insane.

I think we see it more w/ all hardwood than one would w/ carpet, b/c some of that sand probably sinks down into the fibers of the carpet and isn't just grit on the surface. I HATE how much I ahve to clean my floors and they're never freaking clean.

[mushmouse]

Two of his favorite snacks are rice cakes and matzo.  What do you think?  Others have advised we just get a dog!

[Deleted]

Yes. Well, right now it's not really crumbs, but I keep finding cherry stems all over the house.

[Jermys]

We have a dog, but she's so over goldfish crackers, Kix, and Cheerios, it's still a crumby mess. I wish she was better at vacuuming.

[lintscreen]

Dog cleans up most of the toddler's crumbs & crap, lucky for us.

[sarahbear]

Dog picks up most, but I vacuum/sweep every other day to keep up with the mess.

[dcannie]

ask for a roomba for your birthday, anniversary, or for the holidays. i have no kids, but 4 dogs and a messy husband; the roomba is the best thing i have ever owned.

[kristie]

Dust buster, seriously. My kid now vacuums up her crumb mess and then plugs it back in. Black and decker brand on amazon for about 35. It is soooo worth it.

[coleyv]

Yes. I wish my dogs would do a better job of picking up after DD.

[jreeds]

Jul 9, 2013 16:42:31 GMT -5 farmvillelover said:

We have a dog, so no.
We also don't have a housecleaner and our house is generally pretty neat and clean all the time.

Well in general our house is picked up. Dishes done, toys mostly put away. I hate Luther so there isn't a lot of that around but I vacuum every other day and I still feel like it's a losing battle.

[jreeds]

Jul 9, 2013 16:45:00 GMT -5 Alyssa said:

If you would look at our vacuum, you would notice about a pound of Cheerios and a lot of smashed up Ritz crackers.  I have a thing about seeing crumbs on the floor so I'm constantly vacuuming.  I have a 3.5 year old and a 16 month old......and a 35 year old husband who leaves crumbs everywhere.

Ugh don't even get me stared about DH. He might be worse than the kids!

[shananagins]

Dogs pick up the crumbs, but my house is covered in dog hair instead. Not better.

[jreeds]

Jul 9, 2013 16:49:24 GMT -5 kristie said:

Dust buster, seriously. My kid now vacuums up her crumb mess and then plugs it back in. Black and decker brand on amazon for about 35. It is soooo worth it.

This might work well. DD already likes to help

[speckledfrog]

He's still young enough that he eats all of his snacks at the table. And we have a dog.

[sawyerthedestroyer]

Jul 9, 2013 16:43:08 GMT -5 lilybug said:

YESSSS.

Fucking crumbs. I sweep at least once a day and get piles of crumbs each time.

My kids also like to pretend they're cookie monster no matter what they eat, so there's that.

My kid totally does this too.

[iamgrace]

Fuck yes. We vacuum daily.

[speckledfrog]

I do feel like I'm always standign on or touching something wet. Blech.

[karmasabiotch]

No crumbs because I have two dogs. I sweep/vacuum up enough fur a day to create a 3'rd dog though.

[mommylikestattoos]

Yes to crumbs and mysterious sticky spots. The dog hair is insane though. :/

[wildfloweragain]

We use the swivel sweeper after the kids eat. Its battery operated the kids use it too! We get ants immediately if we do not.

...sent from my Jedi mind

[LauraMoser]

Jul 9, 2013 16:45:02 GMT -5 liveintheville said:

I bought Kid 1 a dust buster and make him clean up the crumbs he and his brother leave behind. Almost as good as when we had a dog. He loves using that thing.

Omg, why have I not thought of this?! Genius. Guess what I'm getting this weekend?! Lol

[dcannie]

if i ever play and win a huge lottery i am for real sending all of you a roomba.

[liveintheville]

Jul 9, 2013 18:21:12 GMT -5 LauraMoser said:

Jul 9, 2013 16:45:02 GMT -5 liveintheville said:

I bought Kid 1 a dust buster and make him clean up the crumbs he and his brother leave behind. Almost as good as when we had a dog. He loves using that thing.

Omg, why have I not thought of this?! Genius. Guess what I'm getting this weekend?! Lol

He'll even take the couch cushions off and vacuum them. Yay for child labor!

[meganew]

Ollie loves to vacuum and my house is still disgusting all the time. The crumbs I can deal with- I don't mind picking up after those. But the milk spots? No.

[adhdfashion]

It was, till I bought a shop vac. And not a dinky let's vacuum out the car kind. A legit, I can suck a entire piece of sheet rock off the wall model. Best purchase ever. It can even suck up water.

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