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The chair my butt broke

August 28, 2011 | DIY, Weight Loss | Add comment >>

So I plop myself down the other day into my {not} favorite {but it’s the only one I own} blogging chair (the chair where I do most of my blogging)…

And wouldn’t you know it? There’s a crrraaaaaack and my arse is on the floor. Awesome.

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I guess I finally exceeded the weight limit. A summer full of gorging on ice cream and cookies has finally caught up with me.

There’s no way I’m tossing out my $25 garage sale chair that I bought IN the actual real for real hills of Beverly Hills. Nope. Not gonna happen.

So I took the chair apart and fixed it.

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It really was a snap to fix. The support holding the base is only a 1×1 little piece of wood that was screwed into the back in three places. I just moved the support up about an inch and screwed it back in.

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I didn’t screw it back into the same holes because those ones were ripped and torn to shreds from my big ol’ butt plopping down too many times.

One of the many things I’ve wanted to do to this chair is remove both side panels to give it a more open feel. Now was as good a time as any considering I already had the chair in pieces. So I removed the panels and reassembled the chair.

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Once it was all put back together I took a step back to admire my handy work. Um… no-to-the-double-o-o-o-o-oh.

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That pretty much looks about a stupid as anything. So now I get to take apart the entire chair… again… to reinsert the panels. *facepalm*

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And finally. I can finally get back to chillaxin in my temporary chair in my living room (yes, I totally plan to get some cute chairs for this spot).

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I bought the chair with the full intention of painting and recovering it. Yet, here it is, a year and a half later… still brown.

But the moral of the story… if your butt is too big and you break your chair, don’t throw it out. Just fix it. (The chair, not your butt.) And now that the chair is fixed, I guess I really should get on that diet I promised myself I’d do months ago. And since I’m opening up that New Years Resolution can-o-worms, I guess I should say I’m in the exact same place I was 8 months ago. Nom nom nom.

And for those haters out there who think this was a completely useless post, I’m trying to motivate you and show you that just because something breaks doesn’t mean you have to throw it away. Use your brain, figure it out, and fix it. And quit being a hater!

PS Some of my bloggy friends and I have teamed up to create a joint pinterest board! It's really awesome and I think you should come follow it!!

xoxo, Allison

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