I have a confession … 

No, I haven’t taken a trip down the Home Shopping Network lane, but I DO subscribe to a quirky and fun cleaning channel on YouTube called Clean Freak & Germaphobe. 

So, here’s my confession … 

While watching one of their episodes they were testing a little steam cleaner and showing how effective it was at cleaning hard-to-clean messes.. By the end of that video clip I had already added that little steam cleaner to my cart and hit the purchase button. 

I’m not usually an impulse shopper, but watching that little machine steam away some pretty yucky dirt and grime was pretty convincing. 

Several days after my YouTube binging purchase had arrived, I steamed anything and everything in the house I could get to. 

Mind you, I had just cleaned the house from top to bottom prior to the steamer arriving, so I really thought it wouldn’t have a lot to do. 

Boy, was I wrong. 

I was completely...