introducing my new arch-nemesis...
A sofa. *grumps*
Matt and Liz have moved house, so I was helping put together the furniture. The bookcase was EASY, then i stared on the sofa.
Despite checking the instructions carefully before each piece, and the fact that i normally have quite good spatial awareness, i managed to put four different pieces on the wrong way round, then had to take them off and stick them back on again. Then it came to the base part. This is a sofa bed, so it had two slatter base type bits which are sprung together. ~I opened this, thought i got it far enough to be safe, reached in to get the paper i had droppped.... and WHAM OUCH EEEEEEEEEEP.
And my arm has not had the decency to bruise up properly, despite my cradling it all night with a bag of frozen quorn bits on it, and the fact it makes me yelp when i move it. Grump Grump. Luckily i am off to the doctor anyway this morning so will get them to check it when i am there.
The rest of the sofa putting together was also hellish - the large bookcase with doors took about 40 mins, the sofa (which ought by rights to be easier, since it comes in fewer bits) took nearly 1 1/2 hours. grumble grump.
In other news, work is good but tiring, Cats are fluffly and demanding, all else is shiny, no news yet on teacher training application
Matt and Liz have moved house, so I was helping put together the furniture. The bookcase was EASY, then i stared on the sofa.
Despite checking the instructions carefully before each piece, and the fact that i normally have quite good spatial awareness, i managed to put four different pieces on the wrong way round, then had to take them off and stick them back on again. Then it came to the base part. This is a sofa bed, so it had two slatter base type bits which are sprung together. ~I opened this, thought i got it far enough to be safe, reached in to get the paper i had droppped.... and WHAM OUCH EEEEEEEEEEP.
And my arm has not had the decency to bruise up properly, despite my cradling it all night with a bag of frozen quorn bits on it, and the fact it makes me yelp when i move it. Grump Grump. Luckily i am off to the doctor anyway this morning so will get them to check it when i am there.
The rest of the sofa putting together was also hellish - the large bookcase with doors took about 40 mins, the sofa (which ought by rights to be easier, since it comes in fewer bits) took nearly 1 1/2 hours. grumble grump.
In other news, work is good but tiring, Cats are fluffly and demanding, all else is shiny, no news yet on teacher training application