The Filing Cabinet Adventure
On Saturday, I had the fantastic idea that I should purchase a filing cabinet. Seeing as I am now selling Petra products on the side, I have a lot of random paperwork floating around the house. We figured that a filing cabinet would be more conducive to keeping the house clean. Hence, I called my best friend, Andrea, in Southern California and we proceeded on an Office Supply Adventure. (I require Andrea when I shop for Office Supplies - otherwise, I will buy droves of useless stuff, just so I can say that I have it.)
We went everywhere in search of the perfect filing cabinet. We started at Office Depot, then proceeded to Target, Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Lowe's, Office Maxx, and Sierra Stationers. I saw this filing cabinet at Target that I was absolutely in love with. It had one large filing drawer at the bottom, with two smaller 9" deep drawers above it. And, of course, it was Metallic Silver, which meant that, even if it was absolutely useless, I would be in love with it. :O) However, after much discussion, Andrea and I decided that I was looking for a filing cabinet, not a cute set of drawers, and decided to opt for the black 2-drawer filing cabinet sitting next to it...assuming that it was of the same quality.
I took the filing cabinet home, got it out of the box, and discovered that I was wrong. It was a floppy wobbly piece of crap with cheap wire insets for hanging the files on. This was simply not working for me. I have a 2-year old which means that I require sturdy. So, I tossed the filing cabinet back in the box, ready to return it. Meanwhile, I started glancing through the Office Depot catalog, and found another filing cabinet that I liked. However, it was 7:15p.m. and Office Depot closes at 8:00p.m. So, I asked Jeff if he and Nevin would come with me really quick to buy this other filing cabinet and return the flimsy crap one. Quickly, we loaded up the car and were off.
We got to Office Depot at 7:40ish and looked around, finally purchasing a black 2-drawer filing cabinet that looked like it wouldn't collapse. :O) However, there was another filing cabinet there, much like the silver one, with the one large drawer and 2 small drawers. I showed Jeff and he said that it was really nice. So, I told him that, when we returned the first filing cabinet, I wanted him to have a look at the silver one.
We got to Target and returned the black filing cabinet. Then, we wandered over to the section where the silver filing cabinet was. When he saw it, he said: "That is exactly what you need. This is the one you should have bought!" Now, realizing that Office Depot was closed and I was too short on cash to buy the silver one (not to mention that putting two filing cabinets in my car was a bit of a tight squeeze - especially with Jeff, Nevin and I all in the car. :O) So, we left the Office Depot filing cabinet in the trunk and I figured I would just take care of the final exchange tomorrow (Sunday).
So, Sunday morning, we got up and got ready to leave. I was going to drop Jeff off at work and then Nevin and I were going to go to Office Depot and Target. Before we left the house, I gave Nevin his last dose of antibiotics (for his sinus infection). I was supposed to have given it to him on Saturday night but, I forgot (bad Mommy!!), so I went ahead and gave it to him on Sunday morning. Then, we left.
I dropped Jeff off at work, as planned, and proceeded to Office Depot. I pulled into the parking lot, turned off the car and got out. When I reached to open the back door to get Nevin, he began to projectile vomit all over the back seat of my car. Apparently, the antibiotics didn't sit well. So, I swooped him up to let him finish vomiting in the parking lot (and all over me) and then rushed us home for cleanup.
On Saturday, I had the fantastic idea that I should purchase a filing cabinet. Seeing as I am now selling Petra products on the side, I have a lot of random paperwork floating around the house. We figured that a filing cabinet would be more conducive to keeping the house clean. Hence, I called my best friend, Andrea, in Southern California and we proceeded on an Office Supply Adventure. (I require Andrea when I shop for Office Supplies - otherwise, I will buy droves of useless stuff, just so I can say that I have it.)
We went everywhere in search of the perfect filing cabinet. We started at Office Depot, then proceeded to Target, Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Lowe's, Office Maxx, and Sierra Stationers. I saw this filing cabinet at Target that I was absolutely in love with. It had one large filing drawer at the bottom, with two smaller 9" deep drawers above it. And, of course, it was Metallic Silver, which meant that, even if it was absolutely useless, I would be in love with it. :O) However, after much discussion, Andrea and I decided that I was looking for a filing cabinet, not a cute set of drawers, and decided to opt for the black 2-drawer filing cabinet sitting next to it...assuming that it was of the same quality.
I took the filing cabinet home, got it out of the box, and discovered that I was wrong. It was a floppy wobbly piece of crap with cheap wire insets for hanging the files on. This was simply not working for me. I have a 2-year old which means that I require sturdy. So, I tossed the filing cabinet back in the box, ready to return it. Meanwhile, I started glancing through the Office Depot catalog, and found another filing cabinet that I liked. However, it was 7:15p.m. and Office Depot closes at 8:00p.m. So, I asked Jeff if he and Nevin would come with me really quick to buy this other filing cabinet and return the flimsy crap one. Quickly, we loaded up the car and were off.
We got to Office Depot at 7:40ish and looked around, finally purchasing a black 2-drawer filing cabinet that looked like it wouldn't collapse. :O) However, there was another filing cabinet there, much like the silver one, with the one large drawer and 2 small drawers. I showed Jeff and he said that it was really nice. So, I told him that, when we returned the first filing cabinet, I wanted him to have a look at the silver one.
We got to Target and returned the black filing cabinet. Then, we wandered over to the section where the silver filing cabinet was. When he saw it, he said: "That is exactly what you need. This is the one you should have bought!" Now, realizing that Office Depot was closed and I was too short on cash to buy the silver one (not to mention that putting two filing cabinets in my car was a bit of a tight squeeze - especially with Jeff, Nevin and I all in the car. :O) So, we left the Office Depot filing cabinet in the trunk and I figured I would just take care of the final exchange tomorrow (Sunday).
So, Sunday morning, we got up and got ready to leave. I was going to drop Jeff off at work and then Nevin and I were going to go to Office Depot and Target. Before we left the house, I gave Nevin his last dose of antibiotics (for his sinus infection). I was supposed to have given it to him on Saturday night but, I forgot (bad Mommy!!), so I went ahead and gave it to him on Sunday morning. Then, we left.
I dropped Jeff off at work, as planned, and proceeded to Office Depot. I pulled into the parking lot, turned off the car and got out. When I reached to open the back door to get Nevin, he began to projectile vomit all over the back seat of my car. Apparently, the antibiotics didn't sit well. So, I swooped him up to let him finish vomiting in the parking lot (and all over me) and then rushed us home for cleanup.
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