The new WaterWise Filtration system arrived yesterday! I was anxious to set it up and start drinking “good” water again. It required that I do something I loathe: read the directions. But first, I had to get the big cumbersome box out of the ever so slightly larger big cumbersome box. Jiminey Crickets, it must have been vacuum packed, it was snug as a bug in a rug. I supposed I could have cut back the UPS box but nooooo, I did it the hard way. I’m so glad there is no video of me wrestling/prying/struggling/begging/cajoling/fighting/dancing around the room trying to get it out. I even called Kate but she couldn’t come right away and I didn’t want to wait. Sometimes I think I need a boyfriend or a 24/7 handyman, whichever can come first. After all that, then I had to read the dreaded directions. Could the day get much worse? Thankfully, setting up the WaterWise was easier and much quicker than getting it out of the godforsaken box. And yes, I have had my first glass of water, and yes, totally worth the aggravation.