on building things
well it's 9:33 am
i think i may have already spoiled the day, though i hope not.
i did something i rarely ever do... i got up and walked the dog and crawled right back into bed and slept for another hour. it sure seemed like a great idea at the time since i couldn't keep my eyes open. i even had two sips of the magic coffee elixir and nothing jumped, no hike in pulse or other systems... so i thought another hour of sandman sleep wouldn't hurt me a bit.
the thing about going back to bed is that i like to get up early and get a start on the day.
now wait, i know, you are confused. you are thinking, but this chick bitches all the time about people waking her up too early... okay, yes, but there is a distinct difference in waking up early on your own and waking up early to a rude phone call. so this morning i woke up early on my own and decided i still wasn't ready to get up.
i have a hellacious task in front of me today.
i have broken it down into a list, because i can't do anything without some kind of ordered list. it's a side effect of the boyfriend i think, the lists. his way of helping me handle tasks that seem overwhelming is to get me to sit down and make a list to plan things out, and i have to say, it really is helping. at least on paper the things appear to be doable and not so damn overwhelming and scary.
i have to put together a small filing cabinet today.
it's oak and has a lock and it shouldn't be that hard of a project.
his advice (since he is mr fix it and i mean this literally, my god the man could build a house with a roll of duct tape, a hammer and a drill) was to lay all the pieces out, get all my materials ready and sit down and actually read the directions before i begin.
it's laughable... actually reading the directions first ????
hahahahaha... well of course i will, i'm not the soon to be ex. he never read directions for anything. i, of course, am an honors student, 3.98 in undergrad and a perfect 4.0 in grad school so far, of course i will read the directions.
now of course, (and at this i laugh heartily) it doesn't mean i will understand any of them.
i am not mechanically inclined.
never have been, doubtful that i ever will be.
i don't know even simple things that i should know... like how to change a tire, or how to screw in something with a drill (even though i did use the drill to help mount the dartboard) but really and truly, my ability to do spatial tasks and tasks that involve me to think about things in clean lines and schematics baffle me.
and you know the soon to be ex offered to put the damn thing together yesterday, i'm sure i mentioned that, but i stubbornly refused. the sweet boyfriend and joolz and gilly would be sorely disappointed if i wimped out and let him do it for me. and for several reasons i'm not going to let him do it.
1. because he will fuck it up and it will be shoddy craftsmanship
2. because it will then become a situation where "i need him"
3. because it will then become a situation where "i owe him"
4. because it will show a complete lack of faith in my ability to be a strong independent woman
so the file cabinet is just one of the things on the list, but it's a necessary thing because i'm getting rid of the two icky nasty broken down pieces of file cabinet crap that we have now and taking them curbside.
then ... and this will really get him in the cajones... i'm packing up one whole bookcase of his books. his precious books. one whole bookcase is probably close to 200 books that i will pack up, put a label on and tell him to come pick up so they can be removed from MY HOUSE.
once that is done then i can start my mad scientist project on the reorganization of the laundry room.
so i am guessing that this file cabinet is going to take roughly 90 minutes to put together and past that i can get the rest done in 3 hours. that's not too bad. so with breaks in there ...5 hours of solid work to get everything done i need done.
i'm thinking one more cup of coffe and that will be it. i'll have enough energy and be awake enough to translate directions.
i'll update on progress later... hopefully i won't break anything or throw anything at anyone in the meantime :)
i think i may have already spoiled the day, though i hope not.
i did something i rarely ever do... i got up and walked the dog and crawled right back into bed and slept for another hour. it sure seemed like a great idea at the time since i couldn't keep my eyes open. i even had two sips of the magic coffee elixir and nothing jumped, no hike in pulse or other systems... so i thought another hour of sandman sleep wouldn't hurt me a bit.
the thing about going back to bed is that i like to get up early and get a start on the day.
now wait, i know, you are confused. you are thinking, but this chick bitches all the time about people waking her up too early... okay, yes, but there is a distinct difference in waking up early on your own and waking up early to a rude phone call. so this morning i woke up early on my own and decided i still wasn't ready to get up.
i have a hellacious task in front of me today.
i have broken it down into a list, because i can't do anything without some kind of ordered list. it's a side effect of the boyfriend i think, the lists. his way of helping me handle tasks that seem overwhelming is to get me to sit down and make a list to plan things out, and i have to say, it really is helping. at least on paper the things appear to be doable and not so damn overwhelming and scary.
i have to put together a small filing cabinet today.
it's oak and has a lock and it shouldn't be that hard of a project.
his advice (since he is mr fix it and i mean this literally, my god the man could build a house with a roll of duct tape, a hammer and a drill) was to lay all the pieces out, get all my materials ready and sit down and actually read the directions before i begin.
it's laughable... actually reading the directions first ????
hahahahaha... well of course i will, i'm not the soon to be ex. he never read directions for anything. i, of course, am an honors student, 3.98 in undergrad and a perfect 4.0 in grad school so far, of course i will read the directions.
now of course, (and at this i laugh heartily) it doesn't mean i will understand any of them.
i am not mechanically inclined.
never have been, doubtful that i ever will be.
i don't know even simple things that i should know... like how to change a tire, or how to screw in something with a drill (even though i did use the drill to help mount the dartboard) but really and truly, my ability to do spatial tasks and tasks that involve me to think about things in clean lines and schematics baffle me.
and you know the soon to be ex offered to put the damn thing together yesterday, i'm sure i mentioned that, but i stubbornly refused. the sweet boyfriend and joolz and gilly would be sorely disappointed if i wimped out and let him do it for me. and for several reasons i'm not going to let him do it.
1. because he will fuck it up and it will be shoddy craftsmanship
2. because it will then become a situation where "i need him"
3. because it will then become a situation where "i owe him"
4. because it will show a complete lack of faith in my ability to be a strong independent woman
so the file cabinet is just one of the things on the list, but it's a necessary thing because i'm getting rid of the two icky nasty broken down pieces of file cabinet crap that we have now and taking them curbside.
then ... and this will really get him in the cajones... i'm packing up one whole bookcase of his books. his precious books. one whole bookcase is probably close to 200 books that i will pack up, put a label on and tell him to come pick up so they can be removed from MY HOUSE.
once that is done then i can start my mad scientist project on the reorganization of the laundry room.
so i am guessing that this file cabinet is going to take roughly 90 minutes to put together and past that i can get the rest done in 3 hours. that's not too bad. so with breaks in there ...5 hours of solid work to get everything done i need done.
i'm thinking one more cup of coffe and that will be it. i'll have enough energy and be awake enough to translate directions.
i'll update on progress later... hopefully i won't break anything or throw anything at anyone in the meantime :)
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