Not So Self Sufficient

I consider myself fairly handy around the house. If Bill isn't around I can do almost anything I don't want to but I can. Well, this morning I felt as if I was the punch line of a blonde joke. How many blondes does it take to unscrew a light bulb. The punch line would have been "more than just MaryBeth". I was going to replace all the incandescent bulbs with our new LED ones. Out of 28 lights I was able to get 2 bulbs out and that's all. Most wouldn't unscrew at all they were so tight.  The few I could unscrew; the bulbs were bigger than the housing so they wouldn't come out. I couldn't get the housing to drop down from the ceiling either, I would have used a screwdriver to pull it down but I only do things like that if Bill says it's okay. Don't want to gouge the ceiling if there is a better way.

Doesn't look as if it would be difficult does it? By golly it beat me today.