My ottoman is now the right height!! It's always been too tall, but now it's just right.

My side table is too low. Not horrible but not handy.

But, at least now I can get up without even having to push with my arms!

The risers came and they are fine - nice and broad and not offensive looking. My couch weighs more than my car.

I took everything off the couch. My couch still weighs more than my car. I could manage lifting a corner at a time but that was not going to work. I had warned my neighbor, Jim, that I might need some muscle so I went to get him. Jim could not lift as much as I could and he didn't understand the assignment (he has some neurological issues) so I said thanks. And he left.

Then I put in a work order for Timber Ridge muscle. Then I Googled how to do it with one person might go about doing this. Google didn't know shit.

Then I had an idea...

I lifted one end and slid a cushion under the couch and that was PERFECT!! I put those 2 risers in place and set the couch legs on them and repeated at the other end. Then I got all four under the ottoman. And it was GREAT for sitting. And it didn't look weird. But then I checked them all to make sure they were straight and fixing one led to another falling. Fixing it, led to all of them falling down. They hold up well once they are in place and once they sink down into the carpet they will be fine but it really does take two people to get them all straightened up at one time.

And then I was too exhausted to even try again. Maybe tomorrow.

I am now a sweaty lump. BUT I did get the couch all vacuumed under the cushions and found a bunch of stitch holders.

So not all bad.

ohhhhh just had another thot. Steve, my volleyball friend, can lift and bend and is smart. And I fixed his computer. I just texted the request.