Carpet Cleaner = Magic Worker

This dreary and dreadful Monday morning has gone easy breezy in the Mavropoulos household. All kids woke up (in good, well rested moods), dressed to impress, fed the breakfast for champions, lunches packed that will warm their little souls on this chilly day (October has graced us today and it's not exactly the 80 degree weather we've had the last couple days), faces washed, teeth brushed, hair combed, assembled with all the bags and sacks needed to continue with their day. They were out the door in their autumn best and on their way.

As soon as I blew kisses to the car fully stocked like a school bus en route to their educational endeavors of the day, a flutter of excitement overwhelmed me and a smile graced my face.

I knew I could dive into deep cleaning the carpets with my most valuable treasure that I hold near and dear.

This small home appliance is not the top of the line nor the creme de la creme. It's a Bissell little green machine and judging by it's capability, it's name has little impact on setting the image for it's amazingness.

My morning has been spent on all fours, ruthlessly uplifting stains and spots from the carpet left by the previous tenant. It's been A great success! I'm not being sarcastic. I'm grateful for such modern day housewife conveniences. (Simple pleasures make me happy)

If you know me, you know carpet and I don't exactly love each other. I actually detest it's entire existence when stretched from floor board to floor board forming a sea of infested intertwined mass of fibers. Gross :/

Now the presence of a beautiful woven area rug done up in well fashion to coordinate with accessories, throw pillows, or curtains to add that "pop" of color is an easy design element that can be accomplished by any amateur.

To have a home completely covered in wood floors or a cold tile, although absolutely stunning, makes sense to have such said rugs laid down periodically. It's like a frog jumping from lily pad to lily pad to avoid touching water, we could act as children and jump from warm rug to warm rug as to not let our feet touch the cold surface. Although a cozy pair of fuzzy slippers with a nice rubber bottom to avoid any accidental spills will suffice and warm your tootsies all in good style :) I have pairs that coordinate with all of my pajamas.

I'm an obsessive compulsive neat freak maniac mother of my home and I try my absolute best to keep everything sanitized and sparkly. But carpet?! ... There is just no telling what allergens and absolute disgust and filth resides deep down to the pad.

My son was prescribed an allergy medicine he is to take every night before bed, as well as a nasal spray to mist into the cavity to clear any debris that causes the sneezing, coughing, runny nose, itchy eyes. And I know such irritants are found in the air surrounding us, we are constantly in contact with it, breathing it but the carpet too?! Icky!!! Sicky!!!

When I redo the house, the floors will not consist of carpet upon carpet upon woven interlaced mass of a mess. Its just a piece of mind knowing that dirt and dust can be swept up and mopped up and anything spilled doesn't seep to the depths of the abyss of synthetic fibers.

However, if you do have carpets (and small children) do your family a favor: Invest $100 at your local Sears or Target for a Bissell little green carpet conquering machine. It does wonders... And you'll feel so much better knowing if any accidents happen, YOU (and your magic wand) can handle it!

Please note: there is no need for me to label "before" and/or "after" on the attached pics. Pictures speak a thousand words and in this case, a thousand and one.

Now?!... What shall I dive into next? It's not even noon and my mission has been accomplished