Pat on the back, part deux

My pat-on-the-back moment of yesterday is that I fixed the vacuum cleaner. At first I thought it was just suffering from years of vacuuming the floors of rooms owned by long-haired people. This required a half hour of snipping out lengths of hair wrapped around the wheels.

Then I opened up the vacuum and discovered the REAL problem: the belt was snapped in two. Which meant the brush that rolls as you sweep doesn't roll, which explains why it was taking weight-lifting amounts of force just to clean the hallway. UGH!

So I went to Target, assuming they wouldn't have the part, but they did! I brought it home, and installed the belt just in time for the evening quiet hours when you aren't suppposed to run your vacuum (yes, our apartment complex has "quiet hours").

But yay! I really love fixing things. Figuring out how they work, what's wrong, and then making it right again. Love it. Can I make THAT into a decent paying career?