Items are ranked on a ten point scale. One (1) is the least desired, five (5) is the most desired.
Cleaning
Robotic Vacuum (4)
I don’t *need* one of these, but if one happened to find its way into my possession, you wouldn’t hear me complaining. The cats are little mess monsters – constantly shedding hair, shredding cardboard, spilling their food and litter. It doesn’t take too long to clean up after them – maybe 5 minutes – but its every day.

There are a number of different robotic vacuum manufacturers. The best known is iRobot’s Roomba. Running a close second appears to be Neato. Evolution Robotics appears to come up solidly in third place. I also hear that Dyson is releasing their own robotic vacuum.
Dyson DC44 Animal Vacuum. (2)
Outdoor
- Shed 10’x10′. Preferably a Lifetime 11×11 Storage Building or a Suncast 10×10 Storage Building. (1)
- Black & Decker Matrix System. (2)
Appliances
- All-in-One Washer/Dryer Combo. (1)
Pets
Litter Robot (5)
Automatically separates waste from good litter. Used to have a CatGenie but it didn’t work well for me and it looks like folks prefer the Litter Robot over the CatGenie.
Computer
- Lucion FileCenter. (2)
Kitchen
- Egg Minder – $50. (1)