(Originally posted Jan. 6, 2009)

I’m a floors-kind of girl.

What I mean is, when I’m pressed for time and only have a minute to tidy up, my floors (or the dishes) are usually the first priority. If I have a freshly vacuumed carpet, swept/mopped floor (or clean sink), I feel productive and function better. I love sitting on the floor with the kids to play or read stories, and I almost never wear shoes in the house, so clean floors are a must.

A couple of weeks ago The Black Diamond Company sent me this non-toxic, eco-friendly floor cleaning system, and I was giddy about the early Christmas present. My floors were getting pretty bad. I love the hardwood floors in this house, but I hate them at the same time. Vacuuming carpet is so much easier than sweeping and mopping for me.

But anyway, the holiday is over, guests have gone home, the tree is down, and as I mentioned, my floors were really dirty, so today was the day to try out the Black Diamond WOW. My kids hovered around mommy’s new present and wanted to help put it together. I assembled it quickly, and was thrilled that it was so sturdy. Seriously. I have some of those other assemble-together mop systems, and this one is much heavier duty. So that was a plus for me right off.

My four-year-old, Ryan, LOVES squirt bottles and always wants to “help” me clean squirt when I get out any cleaners, so he was thrilled when I said he could help. (The cleaner is non-toxic and claims to be safe for kids and pets.) So Ryan went along squirting, and I mopped. And I was quite impressed. My wood came out streak-free, as promised, and while it claimed to be for wood and laminate, I used the mop on the kitchen tile, and it worked great.

I think my favorite part was that it comes with a reuseable microfiber cleaning pad that I can just throw in the washer when I’m done cleaning. I hate having to buy the expensive disposible clothes and cleaners that come with those “other” mop systems.

Another bonus for me was that the cleaning pad was quite absorbant, so the floors weren’t wet after I mopped. Since the majority of our house has wood floors or tile it’s difficult to keep the kids off the floors while they dry. But I didn’t worry about it as I was using the Black Diamond, and they were running around while I mopped.

So there you go. Now I have clean floors, and I was impressed. I’ll definitely be using this again when the floors need a mopping…which will likely be tomorrow ’cause someone always manages to spill at least once a day.

Now for the best part! A giveaway! Black Diamond is giving away one of these awesome kits to my one of my blog readers! To enter, simply leave me a comment! If you don’t want to wait for the giveaway, they sell at Walmart and you can print a coupon here.

To get additional entries (leave me a separate comment for each one)

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3. Purchase something from my store and leave me another comment with your order number. 
4. Blog about this giveaway (and give me the link in your comment)

Giveaway ends Friday, January 8th.

**Note: This blog entry was originally posted on my old blog, and comments and giveaway results can be found there.**

Ack, I told you my floors were dirty!

Disclaimer: The Black Diamond Company sent me this product and asked me to review it. I happily agreed, and my opinions are honest.