My boyfriend is out of town until tomorrow night so today I decided to surprise him and put up some new blinds myself. Big mistake.
I needed an 1/8th inch bit to mount the bracket but it was missing from the set, so I assumed the 5/32nds bit would be just about the same thing. Another big mistake. I drilled 4 holes into the window molding only to realize that the screw was too small to thread in there.
I went to Lowe's and bought slightly bigger screws. I brought the bracket to make sure they fit - they did. I got back home and started screwing them in - and then I realized that although they threaded correctly, the base wouldn't fit all the way in.
So I decided to use a really small bit and make new holes and then just jam in the screws with the screw gun. 5 screws in and the bit breaks.
I went back to Lowe's and bought the 1/8th inch bit like I should have originally. After about 2 hours of frustration, I got both blinds up within 30 minutes.
There's my long boring story of the day. I'd just like to say a big fuck you to venetian blinds.
