Housewife Top Picks

I am by no means a super clean housewife, but since I do have to clean my house, there are some key products that are must haves in order for this to get done. They are my favorite cleaning products... I know, that's weird to have "favorite" cleaning products, but here they are nonetheless:

My sweeper vac. This is my #1 favorite thing ever!!! If you have little kids, especially, you must have this. I use this on my hard surface floors (especially the kitchen) multiple times a day and it saves me from one of my least favorite cleaning items-- the broom. It really picks up fairly large pieces and I love it. My kids are always dropping food on the floor or cutting up paper and this picks it all up.
These are in no particular order, but I do enjoy my Swiffer wetjet as well. As with the swiffer vac, it saves me from my regular mop most of the time. I have to 'mop' at least once a week but usually two or three times and this does the job! It is great for a quick mop. Sure, it is no substitute for on your hands and knees scrubbing, but it at least puts it off for a bit. I especially like this for my bathroom floors. The bad thing about this one is that you have to buy new pads for it and new solution, though I can usually make up a solution from the generic pine sol stuff and just re-use the bottle.

I do like my feather duster. It keeps me from having to do the spray dusting so often and my kids like to dust using these, so less work for me.
Ah, my carpet cleaner. Best Christmas present ever (thank you again to my in-laws)! My kids throw up more than the average I am sure, so this baby has gotten us through some otherwise smelly times. Sure, it's a beast and I hate getting it out and emptying it and all of that, but it sure beats paying to have someone clean our carpets. Plus, it cleans our couches and I like that.

Foaming carpet cleaner... LOVE IT! This is what I use when I don't want to drag the BEAST out (the carpet cleaner). It is nice for smaller areas and is nice to use for a pre-treatment before I do use the carpet cleaner. All and all, I think the foaming spot cleaners work best.
Lysol disinfectant spray, I have you (and Purel) to thank for us and our friends avoiding so many colds. I find myself spraying all sorts of surfaces around our home several times a month (more if someone is sick) to avoid the germs from spreading. If germs get by you Lysol, then I know I am in for a pretty bad round of sickness.
SHOUT! I want to shout from the roof tops about how much I need you in my life. You will get out anything! From ketchup, to throw up, to chocolate milk, to blood, to chocolate, to grass stains, to dirt... you get it out. Now, if I could only find something that would work on a Sharpie.
Soft Scrub is the best. I have used what feels like hundreds of bathroom cleaners and nothing seems to do the trick like Soft Scrub. It also works on walls that have been colored on and tables that have been written on. Though I have lost a lot of shirts to the spray back of Soft Scrub, I still love it.

What's the theme here? Well, truly, I am lazy and hate to clean. BUT, since I have to do it, I want the quickest, easiest, most efficient products to help me out. These are what I have found to work for me. Anyone else have any gems out there I should know about?