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Nellie’s WOW mop will help you power through cleaning

This cleaning tool isn’t a robot, but the WOW mop from Nellie’s is a rechargeable, powered mop.  A powerful motor oscillates two pad holders on the bottom of the mop up to a thousand times a minute to make short work of dry or wet mopping your floors.  It’s safe for hardwood, tile, and ceramic and other floors.

The rechargeable mop has a built-in 2000 mAh, 35 W lithium battery that keeps you cleaning for about 55 minutes between charges.  (Recharge time is 3-5 hours.)  The long grip handle helps save your back, and two LEDs on the front help illuminate the area to be cleaned – especially helpful under furniture.  And speaking of under furniture, the handle is attached to the powered mop with a joint that pivots to all angles so the mop fits under most every piece of furniture.

The WOW mop comes with a set each of dry cleaning and wet cleaning cloths; the cloths are machine washable and can be reused up to 100 times.  A 200ml reservoir holds cleaning solution for wet mopping.   Of course, Nellie’s recommends you use their Floor Care cleaning solutions with the WOW mop.  And just like Nellie’s laundry products, their plant-based floor cleaners are environmentally-friendly.

The WOW mop (with cleaning cloths) is $189.00; a mop bundle adds two bottles of Nellie’s Floor Care cleaning solution and other products and is $229.00, and replacement pads and additional cleaning solution is available from Nellie’s website.

Major Tom, take your protein pills and put your kettle on*

Any tea you make with this infuser will be out of this world!  The Space Capsule Tea Infuser holds loose-leaf tea in the capsule, and the astronaut tethered up for some extravehicular activity fits over the edge of your cup to act as the counterweight for brewing.  This is a ThinkGeek design and available exclusively through them.

The infuser is made of food contact-safe stainless steel.  It measures 1.5″ diameter at the base x 1.75″ tall and has a 5.5″ chain.  To add tea, simply unscrew the “ablative heat shield” on the bottom of the capsule.

The Space Capsule Tea Infuser is $9.99, exclusively at ThinkGeek.

*With apologies to David Bowie

This murphy bed folds down into a console instead of requiring a full wall cabinet

A few years ago, The Gadgeteer had a story about a build-it-yourself murphy bed that was a popular read.  If you aren’t the handy type but still need the convenience of a hide-away bed, you need to check out the Bristol Queen Storage Murphy Bed with Mattress from Wayfair.  The Bristol is a piece of furniture that looks like a console or a sideboard when folded it.  It measures 43″ tall x 64″ wide X 25″ deep when closed, and it has display space on top and a storage drawer at the bottom that can hold bed pillows or covers.

When you need a bed, you simply slide the items displayed on top to the back, lift the lid, unlatch the front, and fold out the bed.  When opened, the bed is a queen size, so it can accommodate adults (up to 500 pounds of total weight).  The Bristol is made of solid and manufactured woods, and it includes a 6″ memory foam mattress.  You’ll need to do some assembly, so you’re not out of the handyman woods, but you won’t need to invest in a table saw, at least.

With the Bristol Queen Storage Murphy Bed, you’ll have room for guests without having to bring out the air mattresses, or studio apartment dwellers can fold up their beds during the day so they don’t feel like they are living in a bedroom or hotel room.  The Bristol is available in white only (two other wood colors are sold out right now) for $2,619.99 at Wayfair.

and in the morning… we’re making WAFFLES!

Make Monday mornings magnificent with Dash’s new mini waffle maker! This hot new appliance produces perfect little 4 inch waffles in seconds; an exact single serving size. It’s got a non-stick surface and it’s also cute and compact, so it won’t take up much room in your kitchen.

Don’t worry about overcooking your waffle due to life’s unpredictable distractions. Dash’s mini waffle maker displays an indicator light when your waffle is ready to be taken out, decorated in toppings and soon devoured. Even if you fail to notice the luminescence right away, this gadget turns itself off when your waver is prepared to perfection.

A recipe book and access to Dash’s growing database of recipes is included. Apple pie waffles, churro waffles, and peanut butter french toast waffles are a must try! Save money on buying toaster waffles by cooking up a mass amount of these mini waffles at once and then storing them in the freezer for another miserable morning.

Dash‘s new mini waffle maker will be the trendiest new addition to your turquoise kitchen. Other colors available when ordering through Amazon are pink, white, black, silver, and red. The Dash mini waffle maker is being offered as an add-on item for only $9.99 and being sold inclusively for $14.99 through Amazon Prime. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to make your mornings sweeter.

One measuring spoon to rule them all

If your cooking skills are better than nuking a Lean Cuisine microwave meatloaf in the microwave, then you might want to check out this adjustable measuring spoon that will let you ditch that ring-o-spoons that you can never seem to find in your kitchen drawers.

This one-piece spoon will let you measure precise portions of dry and wet ingredients in 5 – 20 ml, .25 – 1 oz, 1-2 tablespoons, and 1/2 – 3 teaspoon increments.

The Advanced Adjustable Measuring Spoon is made of plastic and is priced at $9.45 from Living Chic.