Stumped

HI Friends,

I have been working on the Rubik’s cube for a good month now - picking it up every other day or or so and working on it for 15 mins. I have made some progress but am getting stumped on how to get all the pieces in the right place while maintaining the white side.

Perhaps I am just not smart enough to figure it out. I refuse to watch a YouTube video and just learn the magic formula - I feel like I should be able to conquer it using logic and math skills.

Alas, I must end this post to get back to trying to beat the cube.

Thanks for coming by,
Brian