And the major triumph in our house, also carried out in the attic, where our studies are, was the half hour I spent up a step ladder, replacing an entire pendant light fitting, including drilling new holes in the ceiling and doing fiddly wiring stuff, while PK handed me tools, and two of the cats sat and offered support. I now need a fluorescent light bulb, but other than that, it works, the new light shade looks fabulous and I'm very proud of my handiwork. I'm also rather less damaged than you appear to be, other than having to empty a lot of plaster dust out of my clothes afterwards.