AUBREEVISION - Observations from the far side of the dial

Today I fell in love. She is a wonder to behold and a pleasure to handle, with accommodating curves and more bells and whistles than my wildest dreams dared concoct. Today, I got my hands on the love of my life -- a shiny new Dirt Devil Featherlite.

I'm a bit of a neat freak (okay, a lot of a neat freak -- can't think straight in a messy room) but some things bother me more than others -- namely dirty floors. Linty carpet and gritty linoleum drive me crazy. Floors are my thing, and vacuuming my fix. So it was truly like falling in love when I ponied up the money for the vacuum of my dreams -- complete with headlamp, extension hose and crevice accessory. But what really got me was the suction -- oh, the suction. The thought of it still makes me quiver.

Happy new year to me!