Nothing's ever easy!

For a few months, the shades on our vanity light have been removed because the light fixture settled so the shades hit the door.  I decided I would take care of it on a day off. The glazier couldn't cut them, so I went to a lighting store to order particular shorter shades.  Turns out the fixtures are an odd size which they don't stock so the employee suggested I order online.  When I asked which site I might use, he told me to google it.  After days of searching and not finding anything with the fitter size he told me I needed, I found a site which explained how to measure for shades.  You measure the fixture, not the glass shade!  I heard the angels singing because the shade I need is indeed the standard 2 1/4 inch fitter.  So off I went online to find ones in a color and shape I liked.  I called the 800 number and was given good advice.  Order all three of whatever different ones I like and then return the ones I don't like.  Now the shades are installed and the box of ones to return sits at the top of my stairs.  One task down, eliminating the stress it caused me to see bare light bulbs and one more item on the list giving me visual stress at the stairs.  At least the items currently on the to do list aren't the same as the items on the list I started with!