I'm No Rachael Ray

Can someone please tell me how I managed to screw up Pasta Sides?? Seriously. The instructions are simple:

1 In medium saucepan, bring 2 cups water to boil.
2 Stir in contents of package. Continue boiling 7 minutes or until pasta is tender, stirring occasionally.
3 Let stand about 2 minutes. Stir and serve.

I'm positively hopeless. You'd think I'd be able to handle blogging, e-mailing, watching the World Series and "cooking." Instead I ended up running to the stove to keep the water from spilling over and then wondering why there's soup instead of pasta in the pot. Pouring in nearly two quarts of water instead of cups will do it.