So, in a fit of Autumn, 'let's get organized for winter' madness, I ordered a cabinet with seven drawers to put my watercolor and craft supplies in.

That was the easy part. Punch the buttons, pay the money, wait for delivery. Aren't I clever?

The whole time I was punching said buttons, my monkey brain was doing handsprings around the room.... Did you read those reviews about the difficult assembly?????

Yes, I assured it, I read them. I've put furniture together before. I think I can handle it.

Well, I think I should have listened to the little hairy hominoid, because after a full hour, this is all the further I have gotten:

I got out my iPad to watch a video of how to put it together. This turned out to be worse than useless. Once I get those drawer slides installed, I'll need to assemble seven drawers and install the corresponding drawer slides.

(You know you could have ordered the cabinet with FIVE drawers instead.)

Well, I figured in for a penny, in for a pound, and the footprint is exactly the same. Let's just get the seven drawers.

I'm beginning to regret it.

And to make matters worse, when I was looking at videos of assembly, this young woman was blithely intoning that she and her husband put it together in half an hour. WHAT? I call monkey brain on that. NO WAY those two got this thing together in a half an hour. It takes that long to sort all the pieces out.

Anyway, I'm taking a break from it. I have a headache and need to eat my dinner. I may or may not go back to it this evening.

If I actually get this thing assembled correctly, I'm taking myself out for ice cream or something.

I'll keep you posted.

(The suspense is killing me.)

Oh, would that it was true!