I’m not afraid to admit it! I signed up for the bloggiesta fully intending on participating. Originally, my son’s cub scout troop was supposed to go on a camping trip. When said camping trip was canceled, I did a little happy dance knowing I could now participate in the bloggiesta. Except…I didn’t.
I have a really really good reason why I didn’t participate. Let’s start back at the beginning, shall we? Flash back about a week:
I needed to pick up my BEA books from my dear friend and book transporter Michelle from Galleysmith. Michelle lives a hop skip and a jump away from Ikea. Now, I’ve been on a hunt for the perfect bookshelves for some time. Bought som that didn’t work out, had to return them. I even tried to be all handy-woman like and do this all while my husband was out of town. I just couldn’t seem to find the perfect bookshelf. Until I thought of Ikea. Ikea has a bookshelf for everyone, right. So the first step was getting the hubster to agree to this. Oddly, he was agreed without much arm twisting.
So, Saturday morning we arrived at Ikea just as they were opening. The entire J Crew had a nice warm breakfast for under $9 (who knew this was possible!?). We shipped the boys off to the little play area/daycare and the husband and I shopped for shelves. We found shelves. Two perfect shelves. We bought said shelves.
While I prepared the office for the new shelves, my hubby was kind enough to assemble the bookshelves. In actuality, he probably prevented the biggest catastrophe of all time. I can assemble small bits of furniture. Really, I can. But this…this was a bit out of my comfort zone.
So here is a photographic time line of our afternoon:
Yes, the man behind the shelves is indeed my dear husband.
The first bookshelf is now assembled!
While The Husband assembles the second shelf, I start to work on filling the bookshelf, now in the office.
The completed project! Floor to ceiling books! Pure heaven! (Yes, I do need to use that stool to reach the top shelves!)
Therefore, Sunday evening was spent purging, organizing, and reshelving books. I discovered quite a few hidden gems in there! Check back in a few days to see a few of my hidden treasures!
So…even though I didn’t *really* participate in the bloggiesta this time around, I definitely kept myself busy with bookish tasks. A clean and organized bookshelf makes a happy book blogger, right? 🙂
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