New Adventures in Home Maintenance

My Calendar 'O Important Stuff told me to change the air filters in the house today. No big deal, right?  Not quite.


The air filter for the first floor was no big deal. The intake is on the wall across from the great room. I got that one taken care of in a matter of minutes.


The intake for the second floor is an entirely different story. That one is on the ceiling. The nine-foot high ceiling. I grab the step stool, thinking (*ahem* hoping) I was tall enough to get the job done with that. After I realized I was standing precariously on my tippy toes... on a step stool... at the top of the stairs... I decided that this probably wasn't a good idea. After entertaining a few other options in my head, I decided that, yes, I would have to get the ladder from the garage.


So I trot myself to the garage and get the 6-foot ladder, and haul it upstairs. Whaddyaknow, I got that air filter replaced in a few short minutes.


I kept wondering how Steve managed to replace the filter so easily the last time.  And then I remembered that Steve is a good seven inches taller than me.


I'm hoping that while Steve is home, he'll graciously change that second floor filter for me.