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Madness!

This weekend we did some more prepping for the baby by taking a trip to IKEA for some organizing essentials (a desk).  Up to now, we've been using the baby's room to store not one thing in particular, but everything in general.  As we've emptied it out, we've found that all desk items, paperwork, and technology (printer, shredder, etc.) were still collecting dust in the corner.

After getting the movitation, we bought what we thought was a simple desk from IKEA.  I know this happens to everyone.  We all go to IKEA thinking, "I just need something that's not too expensive and looks nice."  Well, this comes at a cost, people.  The amount of "pieces" to this "simple" desk was unbelievable.  Yes, it might have had 4 legs, one top and a drawer (after assembly), but I've never seen so many nuts and bolts in my life!  (And I've seen a few, considering our entire bedroom set is from IKEA.)

Start time:  8:30pm

Once we finally got down to the final pieces (the legs), the picture showed that we had placed one of our FIRST pieces incorrectly.  SERIOUSLY?  How can we get it right in picture #2, but in picture #16 we didn't?  UNBELIEVABLE. 10:30pm.  An hour or so later and we had to take what seemed like a thousand steps back!  I gave up. Hey, at 10:30pm on a Tuesday night, I'm a pregnant quitter.  I'm not gonna lie.  Thank goodness my husband gets caught up in things because he completed it as I held pieces together while he attached the nuts and bolts.

End time:  11pm.  Yes.  2.5 hours for a DESK.

THIS was our finished product.  (There is no computer on the table because we're having it "upgraded".  Riiight.  My sister's brother-in-law is currently trying to revive it.  While we're on the subject, pray for it because we don't want to buy a new computer right now.  You know...because we're having a baby.  Although if it's necessary we will because how else will I blog during my maternity leave?)


IKEA, you make me insane!  Thank goodness you're so affordable!

So thankful for a husband who gets caught up in things and now thankful for a space for paperwork.

God Bless,
Kat

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