So not our most exciting to-do on the list, but a useful skill nevertheless. You never know when you’re going to need an oil change. At least that’s what John said when he convinced me to put this one on our list. I told him very plainly, I’m more than cool with having someone else change our car’s oil. But John, he insisted. And for that, he got the dirty job. Me, I got to funnel.

(Special thanks to Dave for the truck, Cos for the garage, and the nice sales guys at Napa Auto Parts in Clinton who made our first oil-buying experience abnormally enjoyable.)