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Moosoo 4 in 1 Cordless Vacuum Cleaner Review

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I have been looking for an extra vacuum cleaner to keep upstairs to save having to carry ours up and down all the time. Then I was asked if I’d like to review the Moosoo 4 in 1 Vacuum and I was really excited.

The Moosoo is a cordless vacuum at a fantastic price. Here is what I thought about it.

What’s in the Box?

I was really surprised when my Moosoo Vacuum arrived as the box was really small. It was really well packed though and not very heavy.

Moosoo Vacuum cleaner in box

I opened the box and made sure I had everything that should be there. Here are the contents.

contents of the Moosoo Vaccum box arranged on the floor.

Contents include:

  • Telescopic aluminium alloy tube
  • host header
  • LED turbo electric floor brush
  • slot nozzle
  • round brush
  • wall mount
  • 2200maH battery
  • plug
  • cleaner brush

Highlights

Hightlights:

☞24K/8K Powerful Suction

☞250W Brushless Motor

☞12/30 Mins Running Time

☞1.2L Large Dust Cup

☞4.5 hours Charging Time

☞Less 72db Sound-level

☞4 LED Indicator Lights

☞Telescopic Metal Tube

☞Removable Washable components

My Review of the Moosoo Cordless Vacuum Cleaner

The vacuum was super easy to put together and it’s also easy to take a part to use as a handheld cleaner.

hand held version of the Moosoo vacuum cleaner

It works great as a hand held cleaner, with a trigger action button you can run it over your furniture and clean up in no time. From crumbs to cat hairs, it really works well. It’s also great for the car. Being extremely light weight it’s good for people like me who find heavy vacuums difficult to use.

The cleaner itself is also super light weight and great for someone who can’t use a heavier model. It’s just what I was looking for.

It’s great that it comes with a wall fitting so I can just pop it against the wall on the landing. It doesn’t need to be near a plug socket as you can remove the battery and charge it elsewhere.

The vacuum is lightweight and so easy to use. When fully charged it cleans really well, the suction is great. The vacuum holds a lot of dust and mess before needing emptying. My only gripe would be that the battery doesn’t last so well and after about 10 minutes on full power, it doesn’t continue working so well and will need re-charging. It’s not a bad thing though. Most rooms can be cleaned in 10 minutes. If the floor isn’t too bad you can turn the power down and it will last around 20 minutes.

I wanted a cleaner for upstairs and the Moosoo is ideal. It sits out of the way on my landing and I can pick it up and use it anytime to keep the landing clean. The bedrooms can be done regularly too. Keeping them clean daily is now so much easier.

It’s a good cleaner and holds a lot of dust and dirt. It’s powerful when fully charged, and really lightweight. I love the convenience of the Moosoo vacuum and it’s perfect for my bedrooms. It’s not as good as some of the well known brands of cleaners, but if you are looking for something much cheaper than gets the job done then the Moosoo could be the answer for you.

The Moosoo vacuum is only £84.35 plus P&P and is widely available. It’s great value and if you want to check it out more you can find all the details here. For a cordless vacuum at a very reasonable price it’s a good buy.

I received the Moosoo Cordless Vacuum in return for my honest review. Please feel free to ask me any questions in the comments.

You can read my disclosure policy here.

Day of Reflection March 23rd 2021

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Today is being marked as a day of reflection, a time to think about and remember those who have lost their lives to Covid 19 during the past year.

There is a minutes silence planned at 12 noon and people are requested to do a candlelight vigil on their door step from 8pm.

I’m happy to do both. Covid 19 has caused so much pain and suffering and death. So many families have lost love ones, so many people are now having to live with the disabilities that Covid can leave you with. It’s been a dreadful year for so many.

day of reflection march 23rd 2021, candle
Day of Reflection 2021

My Year in Reflection

We decided to stay home as soon as we heard of the threat of Covid 19. We’d seen what was going on in Italy and other Countries and I admit, I was very afraid. I wanted to keep my family safe. It’s a natural reaction and although we didn’t go into full panic mode with hoarding stuff and sterilizing everything in site, we did stay home and stay safe.

I lost two family members this year but neither were to Covid. I have had family members with Covid who have recovered and one that survived a heart attack. But in my own home we have coped fairly well. I have been able to continue with my infusions. I did have a break for a while but that had already been decided before Covid, but come September I was back into hospital. I had two MRIs during the first wave of the pandemic, both went well.

Graham had an accident while trying to fix our washing machine which resulted in him having to have his tendons sewn back together in thumb. He had to go to A&E and the surgery was performed the next day. Then he was home and he recovered quickly.

My eldest son had some severe pain which ended up with a call to 111 who in turn got a doctor to call back. The Doctor sent an ambulance and they took him off to hospital. They thought it might be gall stones, but the main worry was his low heart rate. Thankfully it turned out to be a gastric issue and he was soon on his way home.

But there has been no Covid in our home.

School and Family Life

There was no school and we were sent packs to learn at home. The Little Man worked hard but the girls found it difficult. Then came the summer holidays and we left the house only twice. Once for a socially distanced day out to Cosford museum and the other to visit Spencers Retreat. The rest of the time was spent in the garden.

We managed to have friends around for the kid’s birthdays but being the summer we were able to stay in the garden and there were never more than six, including my three!

We missed our UK holiday but even though it was open and we could have travelled, after seeing the pictures of the crowded beaches on the news we decided to leave it until this year. (Something to look forward to.)

Looking back it wasn’t bad at all. We have a large household of seven and it never gets lonely or boring here. We seemed to bond more and as we are not very social anyway, we didn’t really mind. My eldest daughter had the most events cancelled including a trip to Germany, and Boo missed her very first school trip abroad to France. We know we didn’t lose as much as a lot of people though.

If my Mum had still been here she’d have been elderly and at high risk, and with me being ill I wouldn’t have been able to see her. I can fully understand how heart breaking that would have been. But my Mum passed away many years ago. I didn’t have to worry about losing or missing her because of Covid.

September started well, the children were back at school and it seemed like normality was returning. It didn’t last though. The girl’s couldn’t cope with all the changes and ended up on reduced timetables. The Little Man was okay though and his school did really well. Whereas Star and Boo’s school had ‘bubble’ closures every week, the Little Man’s school only had two bubble closures all term. (And not his class.) However, it all changed at Christmas when we were locked down again.

First we were told you could have family over, but the times were reduced and it was only Christmas Day. We never have had anyone over on Christmas Day so it didn’t cause us any problems.

After Christmas school had become virtual and classes online. This had mixed results. The Little Man was fine at first but he did get bored of it all. Boo and Star tried but failed and didn’t attend many lessons. Now, after an entire year they are finally back at school. Although the girl’s are doing a phased return, fingers crossed it will go well.

And that’s it, our Year living in a Covid 19 world. We have survived, we have had our first doses of the vaccination, and we are hopeful for a happier future, especially for my children. BUT, we have also had a better year than so many people and for that I am truly thankful.

My heart goes out to all that have been affected by Covid on this Day of Reflection and forever more.

May this nightmare be under control very soon.

What I’ve Been Watching Lately

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There’s still not much to do these days but I’ve found myself tuning into more television. I wanted to share what I’ve been watching lately with some of my personal opinions.

The Circle

I’ve not watched The Circle before but I was drawn in by the Celebrity Stand up 2 Cancer show in March 2020. There were just 6 episodes shown each evening and 12 contestants. It was won by Lady Leshurr who was pretending to be Big Narstie. So, she was a catfish.

So, I’m an oldie, I do Social Media but it’s not as important to me as some of the younger generation these days. I’ve heard the term ‘Catfish’ but I’ll admit to having to need to look it up.

A catfish is someone who pretends to be someone they’re not using Facebook or other social media to create false identities, particularly to pursue deceptive relationship.

Mmm, doesn’t sound too nice does it? In this program, however, it seems the Catfish is someone who is trying to fool the other players by being someone else in an attempt to win.

The whole show gives a feeling of how the future may look. Everyone locked in their own space and communication by a social network of voice controlled connections. To me, it’s all kind of freaky! But, it’s also quite addictive.

I was a big fan of Big Brother when it started in 2000 (wow, over 20 years ago!) and found it fascinating to watch how a group of strangers reacted to living together. Human behaviour is always interesting to observe, but in these programs there is always an outside source forcing the interactions into more interesting television for the viewers.

As someone with a background in psychology I find these programs both fascinating and disturbing. Once they hook you in though, it’s hard to break away.

One thing to note with all reality shows though, you don’t get to see everything. What you do see is carefully edited for the best entertainment. I would hate to be a contestant on one of these shows, I guess the prize money is well earned!

The Circle cast 2021

RuPauls Drag Race UK

I didn’t watch the last Uk Drag Race, but I did watch some of the Canadian Show and thought it was interesting but I really got ‘dragged’ into this series. (pun intended.)

I watched every episode and I learnt so much. These drag queens are truly talented, it’s an artform. I love how they create a whole new character and then transform themselves into something new and different every week. Also, you get get to know the actual men behind the characters and often hear all about their back stories, some of which are heart breaking, some heart warming. The show is a bit risqué, and there is bad language (although the BBC decided to bleep some out which after hearing the actual performance made me wonder why, there had been worse! I guess there would have been some viewers that complained though.)

I went through all the emotions watching this show, tears of laughter, and of sorrow. My favourite didn’t win, my second favourite didn’t win. But the winner was well deserved though. I’m not going to reveal it just yet though as I watched on iPlayer and terrestrial television is yet to show the final show.

Schitt’s Creek

I was late to the party with this series. I remember watching the first two episodes and thinking what a load of rubbish. Then one afternoon while I was feeling pretty rough, I binge watched another four episodes. That was it, I was hooked. This dysfunctional family that didn’t even know how to hug each other, were plunged from riches to a small town in the middle of nowhere. The Father had bought the town as a joke present for his son, but it ended up being all they had left after they had their entire fortune embezzled by their business manager. From mansion to motel, from riches to nothing.

After I’d watched the first series I had hoped their was another, then I found there were six series in total…yay! I’ve just finished series two and the last episode left me feeling a little emotional.

I love the acting in this series, at first I thought the characters were ‘wooden’ but that’s the whole point of the show. Most of the characters ‘grow’ along with the show. This is a real ‘feel good’ show that will make you laugh and groan. I can’t wait for more.

Schitt’s creek is currently available on Netflix.

Schitts Creek Cast
Schitts Creek Cast

Line of Duty

I’m looking forward to the return of Line of Duty this weekend. It’s the sixth in the series and if you haven’t watched it before, well, where have you been? I do like a good detective show and Line of Duty is complicated, intriguing, and full of action. The first series was filmed in my home town of Birmingham and I recognised so many of the places, including the pub. It was then moved to Northern Ireland.

As well as figuring out crimes we see corrupt police, undercover police and an overall underlying suspicion that there is so much more to the police than meets the eye. It’s all very intriguing and if you love a good crime series then this is something different that you will enjoy.

What I want to Watch

I’ve just finished reading Behind her Eyes which is also a series on Netflix. I will get around to watching it, although I see a lot of mixed feelings about the ending. I’m also trying to work through the second series of a Discovery of Witches. I’ve found it difficult to get into the characters being in a completely different timezone.

I think The One looks really interesting so I’ll give that a try. I also like the look of The Irregulars.

I think I might be glued to the television for a while yet.

What have you been watching lately? Do share your television favourites with me in the comments.

Previous posts on television and films I enjoy can be found here.

My Sunday Snapshot, Yay! Spring has arrived!

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Spring has officially arrived…yay! I’d love to show you photos of flowers growing in my garden…but there are none. Well, Graham said he spotted one yesterday but I haven’t been able to get out yet. So. Here’s one I made earlier!

Spring has arrived crochet flower

At least this one won’t die on me.

I have a longing now, an urge to get out into nature, see the flowers, feel the breeze. I guess we are all waiting for lock down to be over. I don’t think I’ll be rushing out into crowds but I can’t wait for the weather to get a little warmer so I can go out and enjoy some freedom.

The kids have been out at least. They have been back at school and the Little Man has been spending a lot of time outdoors. His school is encouraging a lot of outdoor learning, no matter what the weather. He’s mostly enjoying it but he comes home covered in mud almost every day. On Friday he has Forest School and this week it had been wet so it was particularly muddy. One of the other children had thought it funny to have a mud fight with my Little Man. He was not impressed, he even had mud in his hair. He came home feeling really upset. We talked about one of his school values, resilience. Accept, Reflect, Move On. Even though he’d been upset we looked at it from the other child’s point of view, they thought it was funny, so the Little Man had to try and understand this even though he didn’t think it was. We reflected about what happened and what could have been different. Then after talking about it he decided it was time to move on. It was done and there was nothing more to be done than to get over it. He was resilient.

Linking up to Rachel’s Sunday Snapshot.

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Word of the Week 12 – We are Coping!

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Hello and welcome to the home of Word of the Week. A nice and simple weekly linky, with everyone welcome to pop by and share. The idea of the linky is to reflect back on your past week and share it with us. It’s great if you can sum it up in a word or phrase, hence giving us your Word of the Week. My word this week is ‘coping’ and you can read more about that below.

I’m not totally strict on using just a word or phrase. But please try to stick to the theme of summing up your week. There are not too many rules with this linky, just remember to read at least another couple of posts in the link up after adding your link. I will read and comment on all posts and tweet them out for you. I also have a Pinterest board devoted to Word of the Week and I will add posts to Mix Please add the badge below to your post so that others may find us and join in. If you comment or tweet then please use the hashtag #WotW

Word of the Week is open from 6am on Friday Morning to 12 noon on Monday. Plenty of time to join in!

If you are unfamiliar with the Word of the Week linky then please feel free to ask any questions. New linkers are always welcome, we love to hear what you have been up to in the past week.

MY WORD OF THE WEEK – Coping

I’m sorry to harp on about the return to school but it really is a big thing for us. For the Little Man it’s been a return to routine which he has very much needed. For the girls it’s been a huge step and they have had a lot to deal with, but we are coping.

coping, a marbled background with 3D text.

The Little Man’s Biggerfive Fitness Tracker, (affiliate link) has been a big success. I will probably write a review about it when I get the chance, but it wasn’t a gift, we did some research and decided to purchase it. He uses it every day and is determined to reach his step goal. He also likes to check his sleep pattern each morning. The biggest thing about him returning to school is the extra activity and exercise he will get. At home he doesn’t do much at all. In the summer he would go out on the trampoline, but during winter he did nothing. We even tried the Switch Ring Fit, but he feels uncomfortable exercising in the house with everyone watching. He is coping really well with all the extra activity at school though, and even though he is more tired, I can already see him looking healthier.

The Girls have both been back to school on a phased return and have slowly been returning to their actual classrooms. The first couple of days went surprisingly well and Boo even woke up one morning and told me she was really excited to be back at school. Then on Wednesday there was a fight in Star’s class between a couple of girls. It was an actual fist fight and Star had to leave the class as she couldn’t cope with it even though it wasn’t aimed at her. Thankfully her SENDco helped her and she went back to the next lesson feeling much better. I’m really proud of both of my girls.

I have been coping with actually being alone for a while. I love my kids around and it’s hard to adjust but I’m getting there. I haven’t been coping too well with my pain levels lately but I’m back into hospital for treatment next Friday. I have a weird week. I start on Friday, come home for the weekend, then it’s back from Monday to Thursday. I need five days of infusions and the following week it’s Good Friday so they are open for emergencies only. It has it’s benefits though, I should be feeling better by Easter Sunday 🙂

That’s my week for now, how have you been coping?

Now it’s over to you, what word or phrase sums up your week this week?

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