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I woke up the other morning to find a bandaid affixed over the bathroom fan switch. Odd, I thought, but surely there must be something wrong with it.

Apparently Mom thought it smelled ‘burning’ when she had used it. Well, desperate to take a shower, and the fan is absolutely necessary for that, I risked it today. I didn’t smell anything off, but it did take a good while to get up to speed. It’s ancient anyway, time to replace it.

Add a replacement for the nearly busted bathroom fan to the list of absolutely joyful unexpected Christmas purchases. Those purchases would also include a bit over $600 in car repairs… the water pump was malfunctioning. Considering the labor for that repair was essentially the same as that of the timing belt replacement, she opted to include that too, only added that extra $100 anyway. At least the timing belt repair was semi-scheduled, but for next month. That’s a lot of unexpected expenses for one month. At least I’ve footed the bill for the new fan… on the credit card now that the one held payment has finally been posted fully.

Silly me thought replacing the bathroom fan would be a much easier prospect than what it actually is. Someone will need to go into the attic to remove the old and also put the replacement in. I figured all that could be done from within the livable portions of the house. It also seems we’ll need to cut a new opening, as the old fan is tiny, even in comparison to the one we bought simply because it was smaller than the preferred model.

I don’t do attics, at least not the sort where you need to watch your step for fear of falling through the ceiling. The little entrance into the attic requires a ladder and, well, I’m sure only the ’size 0′ types can even make it through that little hole. That’s why our little kitchen remodel of the lighting system has all the new lights still in their boxes, from a couple years ago. No one with the skills to do the job will go into the attic.