Clutter Free

FINALLY, the carpet upstairs has been laid and I have successfully moved everything back into it's proper place. I have a type A personality, so the disorder that was occurring in my house was almost overwhelming at times. Luckily, that is no more.

I came home yesterday after school, ran my 3.5 miles in 31 minutes, and then decided to move the last of the furniture back while I was still in a 'working' mood. My Mom came over and helped and then even made me dinner! I figured since I had come this far, I might as well completely finish it! All I had left to do was bring the new bookshelf upstairs and put it together. Simple right? Not so much. This is why Michael always puts new furniture together. I can read the directions and actually line up the parts, but I always seem to get stuck when I try to put in the last screw or get everything to fit perfectly. There were a few times I said a few choice words and wanted to cry because I wanted Michael here so badly. BUT, I didn't give up and around 9:00 last night I finished. I figured I had come this far, I might as well put all of our books back on right? Around 10 pm last night I was officially finished. I walked my exhausted behind downstairs, only to lay in bed for about 10 second and hear the fire alarm chirp. NO, we didn't have a fire, the battery was dieing. I marched back upstairs, replaced it, then marched back downstairs to my warm bed. It wasn't to be - IT KEPT CHIRPING! I failed to realize that 9 volt batteries have positive and negatives on it's SIDE and not on the ENDS. After a quick fix, I finally accomplished by goal of collapsing in my bed!

Needless to say, Michael owes me, IMMENSELY. I still have to move all the furniture in my bedroom so my brother can replace the carpet there....Ahhh. I foresee a LONG back rub in my future!