Happiness Is...

Happiness is, among other things, ticking projects off the to-do list, especially when the projects have lingered on the list for a while.  Today's checked-off item:  a new ceiling fan in my living/dining area.  The one that was there was put up when the house was built in 1986 and has caused problems off and on since then.  It was literally falling apart, and I could neither find a true fix for it nor use it.   I've been in a fix-up-the-darned house mode this summer.  First things checked off the list were staining the outside of the house and getting about half the inside re-painted.  Today was new-fan day.  After agonizing over choices for several weeks, I found what I wanted on Amazon.  It had a good user rating, and it was shipped to my door.  The chore then morphed into find-an-electrician.  No one I asked had a recommendation, which is how I usually find workmen when I need them, so I did a bit of Yellow Pages and telephone research.  The company I chose had a good reputation; the workers came prepared to work and didn't mess around; they cleaned up after themselves and hauled away the old fan; and I got a senior discount.  If I need an electrician for something else, Weisman Electric in Annapolis will get the call.  Here's the new fan.  Photos of something up in the air are hard to do, but the idea is there.

Next up, carpet cleaning!