The bathroom exhaust fan stopped working all of a sudden. A new one costs a few thousand kronor and needs to be installed by an electrician, and I was already adding it all up in my head. Being a homeowner on a single salary for the first time ever has made me very cost-conscious.

I brought up a stepladder from the basement to at least poke at the fan a little bit, without much hope to solve anything. But my poking uncovered a power button that was in the OFF position. Pushing it to ON brought the fan to life. How this can possibly have happened, when the whole thing is just under the ceiling and the power button is tucked in behind the edge of the front cover, I have no idea. But a welcome surprise nevertheless.