Spring Cleaning

Over my two days off this week, I decided to do a bit of spring cleaning. It all started with the bookshelf. The one I've been using for Cash's room is a random piece I found in the garage when I moved in. I cleaned it up and its been serving the purpose, but is a little too rickety for use in the room of what is soon to be a climber. So while waiting for my new tires at Walmart, I bought a bookshelf.
I already own 3 similar bookshelves, and was thinking ehhhh it'll be no problem assembling it. I was forgetting, however, that a certain Mrs. Carma Parker helped (and by helped, I'm pretty sure all I was allowed to do was hand her a hammer) me put the first 3 together. Oops. It all came back to me when I opened the instructions and saw step ONE:



I then texted a friend in town politely pleading for help. After he told me he was already in bed, and to "wait until I get back next week, I'll have it put together for you in ten minutes," something in the cockiness of his voice (I could hear it through the text) kicked my motivation into gear. OhhhhNooooo I'll do it myself, thank you! That was probably his intention all along. Silly men.
So off to work I went. After figuring out a very impressive sticky note system to remember which piece was which, it only took me one hour and one beer and voila!! All assembled and sturdy enough for Dagney to jump around on. (she has great faith in my carpentry skills, that's why I keep her around and, you know, feed her and stuff)
Little did I know that this was only the beginning. I put the bookshelf in the pre-planned out empty space, and got to thinking. And thinking and plotting and planning and scheming...And then I decided to rearrange all of Cash's room. And I'm pretty sure the work is still not done, but boy oh boy I have enough room in my living room to throw a dance party (maybe I should add a disco ball to my shopping list) and Cash's room is completely organized. Hopefully this will fulfill my fix for reorganizing until midterms at least...