After the Writers & Editors One-on-One conference, followed immediately by BlogHer, I had some major catching up to do in my personal life. And by that, I mean that after being away from home for two weekends in a row, the mess around here had gotten completely out of control.

So imagine my excitement when I was contacted by Bissell last week, letting me know I’d won their BlogHer drawing for a Healthy Home Vacuum, ProHeat 2X® Healthy Home Deep Cleaner, and a $250 SpaFinder.com Gift Certificate.

I am ridiculously excited. Not only have I not used a vacuum that cost more than $75 in, like, ever (and, yes, it shows) but I NEVER win drawings. I was the kid who sat through every church and school raffle choking back a lump in my throat because I never, ever, ever won anything.

But my losing streak is over, baby! Yesterday, FedEx delivered these to my door:

And, of course, a gift certificate for spa goodness.

Now I have some important decisions to make. Vacuum the whole house, then steam clean the carpets all at once? Or go a room at a time?

And then on to the pampering. What do I choose: two massages and a facial, two facials and a massage, a facial-pedi-massage? And where to go in the southwest Michigan area?

I’m going to have fun deciding. Feel free to jump in with suggestions…or just go read some of my latest posts on The Happiest Mom (I promise, they have nothing to do with awards or vacuums).