You can read Part 1 here.
You can read Part 2 here.

So yeah, about the chair.

Long story short, it was accidentally kicked over and the top half broke off. I went through a series of emotions like when you break up with someone – denial, anger, sadness, acceptance. Fortunately, it was a fairly clean break so we’re going to attempt to glue it back together and hopefully it will be better (and stronger) than before.

A trip to Home Depot, some rags, clamps, wood glue and an adjustable belt thingy to hold everything in place and this chair should be as good as new. The chair is now in a safe spot away from foot traffic and the threat of being accidentally kicked over again.