D-I-Y 101 cum Damsel in Distress

One Saturday, I discovered a terrible thing. My wardrobe cabinet collapsed, the clothes were bulging out. The hanging rod inside where the clothes are hanged, one side of the supporting clutch cracked. It is made of plastic, probably it couldnt support the weight of my clothes. I have quite a number of clothes (i guesss normal for any girl), and the cabinet is not a big one either.

I had to hang all my clothes for the mean time in a portable hanging bar outside the bedroom for several days. What a life.

First I thought of the easier solution, an adjustable rod that you usually use in the bathroom for shower curtain. I bought the shortest one. Later on I found out it was still too long that it couldnt fit, I forgot to take measurements. This is getting frustrating.

I know buying a new wardrobe cabinet would be the best solution. I'm okay to buy one.. but then I dont plan to stay long here. And where and how will I dispose the current one.. Okay, i took the challenge of fixing this cabinet.

So I stepped into a DIY store and asked the staff whether they have some metal clutch for wardrobe. One of my few times in a DIY store. Good thing they have such items, I bought those hook-like metal clutches and some screws and headed home.

I wanted to unscrew the old plastic clutch of the cabinet, but the screwdriver in the house is too small. It was a futile attempt. I again went to a hardware store to buy a screwdriver the next day.

With the new screwdriver I was able to unscrew one side, but the other side has a thicker wood due to some partition board, I had a hard time. Also, the original clutch has 3 holes arranged in a triangular shape, but the metal one I bought has only 2 holes. I realized I also need a hammer to unscrew and to drill new holes.

The next day I went back again to the hardware store to buy a hammer.

Finally I unscrewed the old screws and dug 2 new holes and put everything in place. D*mn I havent tried this pukpok thing, the painful feeling when you accidentally hit your fingers when knocking the hammer to dig holes. My hands were really soar after the carpentry work. And actually one side is still not secure (the side with a partition board), I couldnt drive the screws as deep as it should, I do hope it doesnt collapse again.

Anyway, all is well now. I finally was able to put back all my clothes inside the cabient after 5 days. Of course, I learned my lesson not to hang so many clothes. (The reason why I hanged so many is that I dont really like ironing each folded piece whenever I have to wear them, I usually iron just once a week, one time big time) I have to fold more now. :(

Later that night after fixing the cabinet, I had to do my usually weekly ironing stuffs. I dont know, maybe I was too tired after all the hammering and screwing, first time I accidentally got scorched from the tip of the iron. Geesh I now have a long red line mark in the pulse area, as if I committed suicide. It better heals fast or else.. arrrg grrhh.

Okay, so I probably wouldnt friek out in the future anymore, I fixed it alone! --- D-I-Y 101. :)

P.S. I'm able to laugh at this now. I was really stressed that time (together with other issues that I wont elaborate further), I couldnt help but to be sober, I broke out into tears when I was in MRT. Drama queen. :)