Are "Ikea skills" something one can put on a resume? Mine are stellar, if I do say so myself. They came in quite handy in trying to erect the tent for the first time yesterday.
The Zen of Assembly
- The key to good assembly skills is patience.
- Never try to assemble something when you are in a hurry.
- Have lots of snacks handy.
- Take many breaks. Don't expect too much out of yourself.
- Text a whole bunch of your friends to alternately complain and brag about your progress.
- At the very height of your frustration, remember there is a video on how to do just about anything on YouTube.
- Don't feel bad about yourself because the elderly couple on YouTube filmed themselves assembling the same tent in about 3 minutes.
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| Gather everything you will need. Note the cold drink, CheezIts, laptop, and prayer beads. |
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| Prepare a clean work area. |
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| The instructions showed a picture of a parallelogram. |
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| Thanks to acing geometry in high school, I was able to make an S curve out of the parallelogram. |
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| This resembles something one could use to communicate with the mothership. |
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| Ta da! |
Wide Open Spaces – Dixie Chicks
Today's gratitude
the angels who surely guide me
the neighbors' new rescue dog
a healthy immune system
living close to the beach
Griffin, always
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