Week 2

Ok so I'm this close to using my project as firewood.

There have been so many setbacks that I don't have time to tell you all about them right now. But we're still nowhere near being done and I'm just so frustrated that I could scream.

I've been busy trying to get everything finished by Thanksgiving and I feel like so far the only progress I've made is the confirmation that my husband is one of the most patient people I've ever met. He hasn't left or murdered me yet even though I do awful things to him like quietly let him take control of the nail gun because I keep doing it wrong, or after realizing that the shelf portion is 6 inches shorter than I wanted it to be, he graciously goes to the store to get more wood.

Speaking of going to the store to get more supplies, this might end up being the most expensive thing in my house.

Seriously.

No joke.

Suddenly paying Ikea $99 for something that would take a half hour to assemble doesn't seem so bad especially when we've been working on building this everyday for almost 2 weeks. When you see the finished product, you will laugh at how long it's taken me. I mean, a big ol' belly laugh to see something so tiny and basic has taken me 2 weeks. Ridiculous.

I've been cursing that anawhite.com website everyday since the start of the build, so she and I are not friends at the moment. We'll see if I change my tune once it's done and in my living room. Right now, I'm thinking that's a pretty fat-chance.

But I still have all my fingers, eyes, toes and am still married. So I guess if I was being positive I'd say it's a success. But let's be real here, it's me. I'm 5 minutes away from dousing my bench with gasoline and roasting some marshmallows.