I think you might like the Shark Steam Mop. It works great on any kind of floor mess that I've run across, and I imagine it would do fine with dog drool. I clean up all kinds of sticky, gloppy kitchen messes off my maple hardwood floor....it is amazing how dried up stuff dissolves with the application of the steam. If you like the effect of the vinegar on your floors, spritz some on the floor before you use the mop, as you can't put anything but water in the mop chamber. The Shark has a microfiber pad that you can toss to the floor and then put the mop right on it, as the velcro will grab the pad. You really don't have to bend over at all while using it.

I had med-dark floors and what made them look dirty was the sheen! I believe chinchette. They were engineered wood and they were so smooth you could see footprints in sunlight with CLEAN feet right out of the bath not even wet. Drove me nuts. I've been wanting to go with real wood (handscraped with a little tonal variation to hide dings/scratches). I may consider engineered if I can get it in a matte finish, because the engineered held up beautifully in my previous kitchen, and I'm worried about a true hardwood in that area. It will be one or the other, I love wood floors. My friend had a darker almost espresso floor, now those you had to dust all the time to keep looking clean.

You guys are all full of good tips! Hope it's going well ATK. We have four cats. Although we are pretty tidy, and have gotten rid of stuff as a results of a few moves over the last 16 years, it's crazy keeping up on the cat hair, dust and litter boxes, so I totally get where you're coming from. I recently bought a stick vacuum and I love it. I didn't spring for the Dyson, but it was another one recommended here somewhere and I found it on Amazon. It probably doesn't work as well as a Dyson but it works pretty darn well and has been life changing when it comes to cleaning. I no longer have to get the central vac out or lug our full size Dyson around the house. I vacuum up the tracked litter more often because the stick is so easy to carry around. It's super each to grab each day or a couple of times daily to hit the higher traffic spots. Another thing I did is created "cat designated" spots around the house so they don't sleep just anywhere. It took some experimenting to find out what they each prefer as far as pet bed, quilt, blanket, etc., In the winter I use heated beds or put heated mats under their cat quilts. So now they sleep on only those spots and I no longer have to clean cat hair from non-protected spots. I also throw a light quilt or sheet over our bed so I'm not constantly washing quilts and comforters. I also began using Dr. Elsey's Ultra litter just recently - while it still tracks, it's not nearly as bad as all the others, and it's less dusty, too. And believe me, I've tried them all. One other thing that has helped is that once everything has a place, I have to take care of items as soon as I'm done using them or come across them. When I'm done with laundry, I fold and put away - I don't save it for later anymore. When I find an oddball thing, I go put it in its place rather than stash it somewhere to try and remember to deal with later. I got sick of trying to remember where I stashed those things when I finally needed them, or frantically cleaning before someone was coming over. It's nice to have kitty cat company, and I love our cats dearly, but I do wonder (and fantasize!) what it's like to have a house with no pets in it. We have probably 6-7 more years at most with our current cats, and then may just foster. A friend of mine is a single woman in her 40's and she loves fostering one cat at a time. She has fostered three cats for the local shelter during this time of Covid.

We are getting ready to go on a trip to Colorado and I've had some Keen sandal-type for years and I noticed when I went shopping the other day, they haven't changed the style at all. Glad I kept them all these years. I've hardly worn them, actually forgot about them. I did buy some Tevas below-to go with a khaki green skort and capri's outfits I am taking. More for going shopping and to lunch etc. https://www.zappos.com/p/teva-midform-universal-canvas-olive/product/9602853/color/529?utm_source=google&utm_medium=pla_g&utm_campaign=19809367178&utm_term=_o_52903433&utm_content=_g_143774773341_w_pla-1967746748530_l_CjwKCAjwh8mlBhB_EiwAsztdBIX7ama_Muxb1ejj4z7MPIs6YTWRjPNJrjD8zTGYLwUNVAiWlyR_yRoCJJEQAvD_BwE&gclid=CjwKCAjwh8mlBhB_EiwAsztdBIX7ama_Muxb1ejj4z7MPIs6YTWRjPNJrjD8zTGYLwUNVAiWlyR_yRoCJJEQAvD_BwE I've also had some black Chaco's a few years I'm also taking-they are very comfortable too. First time we've vacationed in Colorado in the summer. As far as the Nordstrom Sale-I've bought a few things as usual. I stayed up until 11:00p last week to get everything on my wish list-got it all but the sunglasses I wanted. They sold out quick-I knew they would!