The great bookcase debacle of '13

So, as I posted yesterday, I was going to move the bookcase today. Admittedly, this shouldn't be a big feat, because it's only one of those little 3 shelve pieces from Walmart. Read that again: it shouldn't be a big feat. But of course, I'm one of those people who tends to make things harder than they really are.

And now to use one of my favorite ghetto phrases, picked up during my stint in a ghetto high school: "see wha'ha' happen wuzzz..."

I cleared the shelves of all our books and DVDs, of course. I then attempted to pick the bookcase up by the top shelf (mistake #1.) The top shelf was apparently only screwed in at the front, and at the back it just rested on two pegs. The two screws quickly pulled out of the particle board, and I realized that want going to work. So then I picked it up and moved it real quick (I'm weak and it was heavy.) So I tried to push it into the living room. At this point, I did not realize that the bottom wasn't flat, and rested on a leg at the front. I thought it would just slide across the carpet. Well...it didn't. Instead, the screws all pulled out of their weak particle board holes, and it all toppled over like a house of cards. After several failed attempts to fix it, (yes, duct tape was involved,) I finally gave up and tossed the pieces in the dumpster.

So for now, we're continuing with the milk crate chic look we have going on (although I do have an Ikea gift card given to me by the lovely Suburban Mrs. Brenner that will probably be used for a new bookcase.)

Classy.

Other than murdering my bookcase, though, I did do some de-cluttering on our kitchen table, some dishes, and I have now made dinner 2 nights in a row, which probably won't happen again for a few weeks. I also went grocery shopping, which I prefer to do late at night, when Wally World isn't quite as crowded. So I guess it was a semi-productive day. Here's hoping for tomorrow.