UPDATE: It turns out I was able to put it together by myself. All I asked my husband to do was check it to make sure it was right. He gave it a once-over and told me I did fine. I'm guessing that if I hadn't used the silicone as a backup, it wouldn't hold together very well, but that's the materials, not me. Online reviews are confirming that. And so is my husband.

I have this thing where I demand of myself that I must do everything perfectly, on the first attempt. On a good day I might allow myself a few mistakes, but I get frustrated with myself very easily. And if something can't be done, in my head, it's never about the fact that *it* can't be done. It's that *I* can't do it.

Other people in the past have held me to those same standards. This didn't come out of nowhere.