My wife didn't really notice the change until a few hours later, as I was heading into the basement to finish.
She asked, "why did you change your skirt?"
I told her, "I wasn't going to try to navigate the stairs with a laundry basket while wearing a long skirt." (Going down isn't that hard, put coming up with a load is asking for disaster.)
She said, more to herself, "I can't believe I asked my husband that (why he changed his skirt)."
I almost broke out laughing aloud.