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So, OK. I am, at a far older age than normal because I'm disabled, moving to a place of my own. It'll be my first time living on my own since college dorms, an experience that was, shall we say, not highly successful. I'll likely be moving into a condo in Florida, to be exact, when I've previously lived in the house I grew up in in New Jersey. Condo specs: 1st floor condo, 600 sq feet indoors plus two enclosed porches. Most of the floors will be tile, bedroom will be some form of linoleum, probably with area rugs. Budget is unknown at this point (Condo will technically be owned/paid for by parents with me paying rent to them). Parents are doing most of the furnishing/equipping because I'm on social security disability and could not afford much of it. Questions I'm wondering: 1. I have anterolisthesis, basically arthritis in my back. Hence, using a vacuum might be hard. Has been to date. Should I be looking into a Roomba or other kind of robot vacuum, given the flooring and position setup mentioned above, or would those not be effective? 2. I'm also mostly blind. Any other bits of tech not-commonly-thought of people would suggest for common cleaning tasks, etc etc? The reason I'm focusing on tech is simple: If it hurts to do it, I am less likely to bother doing necessary tasks. If tech can minimize my need to endure pain in activities of daily living like keeping my condo clean and stuff, it's more likely to happen and thus this whole thing is more likely to not turn out a horrible failure. (I'm trying not to be all E/N but yes I am very conflicted about and kinda scared about living on my own - in a new state no less!)
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Update: After testing an absurdly light cordless vac with my parents, it looks like those should be possible. How effective they are at, y'know, cleaning is a whole separate issue but! No Roomba needed, tho other techie ideas would be welcome. This thread has already been very helpful.
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May 7, 2018 12:59
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This is a helpful tip I shall save for later reference. Thanks.
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May 16, 2018 21:40
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Ahdinko posted:I live in a 750 square foot apartment and a cordless Dyson v6 is my primary and only vacuum, i have entirely wooden, lino and tile floors though so other than 2 rugs, it doesnt have any carpet to deal with. I spend 10 minutes running it around once a week and it works great, no need at all for a full stand up vacuum. I'd highly recommend it Thanks for the rec, I'll have to ask parents specifically what model they got for me. (I didn't check for that, more "does this hurt back Y/N?" when I was using it.) Knowing my dad there were coupons involved, but hey.
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