Garage sale madness...
I love going to garage sales, but getting ready for one wears me out! A few of my neighbors are having sales this weekend, so it is the perfect opportunity to rid myself of a lot of stuff that desperately needs a new home!
Naturally I started with my house....I went through every closet, cabinet and dresser and pulled anything and everything I had not seen, used, or worn in the last year.
I can't function if my closets and cabinets are stuffed and unorganized...so I don't have a problem getting rid of things I don't need or won't use! Seriously, I haven't made a fondant cake in two years...do I really need 3 boxes full of fondant cake decorating tools?
I even made my kids go through their stuff and pull their "cast offs." I'm still waiting on Katie...she has been sick all week so I feel bad about making her go through her cabinets and closet, but honestly, she is the worst pack-rat in the house.After going through my house, I went to both flea market booths and spent hours pulling things that had not sold! Truth be told, my booths look soooo much better! Even though I had been selling items, I was also stocking them on a regular basis...so there was A LOT of stuff that needed to go!
I know there are people in the world whose garages look like this all the time. But this would drive me totally mad if I had to live like this all the time!!! Boxes and tubs and baskets FULL of anything and everything! And believe it or not I am still piling stuff in there!!
It is a one day sale...so Saturday this all goes away one way or another! I have a die hard rule about garage sales...if it goes out, it does NOT come back in!!! My unrealistic goal is to sell everything...but I know I probably won't. So at the end of the day I will box up everything that did not sell and donate it to a local charity!
I would like to think I will get my garage back after the sale. But it is time to start getting ready for fall at home and at the booths. So next week I begin the process of pulling fall decorations out of the attic and gearing up for the holidays!
Someday I hope to be able to park my truck in the garage again. Someday....
