My job as a child was the vaccuuming...UGH! I promised I would never vaccuum a carpet again when I had my own house.
First thing I did after we closed on our house was pull up every inch of carpeting. We have an 1907 Arts and Crafts house with BEAUTIFUL hardwood through out.
My husband keeps lobbying for carpet. Everytime he does, I say, sweep and tell me you want ALL that crap in our carpet all the time! Whenever a boy (we have all boys at home now) spills their drinks etc, I say "see how easy that is to wipe up." He always concedes you can get the hardwood cleaner than you can a carpet and relents....until the next cold day.
IF you really must, you can vaccuum your hardwood floors once a week or so, so you feel like you are "working", but I prefer a broom and a mop
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Hardwood, the floors for the lazy housekeeper