Confidence Booster

I'm no stranger to building things and using tools and all that stuff.  But it's been a really long time since I've gone beyond tinkering in the garage.  This bookshelf project is mine and given the nature of our household, I'll be the one doing the vast majority of the work.

So the cabinets I bought were staring me in the face and I decided that the best thing to do would be to build a little furniture dolly to help scootch them around.  Off I go to Lowe's to pick up a 2x4 and some castors and yay, it's time to build the dolly. I had no plans, didn't figure I would need any, I mean how hard can a project like this really be, right?

Well, I was right.  No plans were needed, it was not hard, and I successfully built a very useful dolly, complete with carpeted ends so that there is some protection for whatever I put on it.  The only stumbling blocks I encountered had nothing to do with the actual construction.  I couldn't remember how the darn saw went back in the box, and it was just silly and took forever to figure that out.  And of course we had a million screws, but none were the right size so in the middle of this project (on a hot day in the garage so I'm very good and gross) I had to go and buy more screws.

Anyway, this very simple project went a long way in boosting my confidence to tackle the shelves.  I did in fact take the saw to the cabinets over the weekend and cut off the bottoms.  Happily they sit level and more importantly at the same height!  Sanding and painting them is next.  One is sanded, the other I have yet to do.

I think the thing that gave me pause was that for so many years now I have had a partner to do thing with at all times.  This is the first time that a very large project has come along that I am doing solo.  Of course Mike wants to help.  We also want this done as quickly as possible, so that requires I spend my days working on it while he is at work.  So I'm ready to tackle these shelves.  Seriously. I think.  Maybe...