Goofing Around At The Garage Sale
Today was my first day of my one week vacation from school. Yesterday ended my third semester. I only have two more and I'm done. The end is near, so to speak. Anyway, I have been planning this garage sale for a long time now, and was very eager to get it done. I have decided to live lighter and get rid of all the unused items I have collected over the years. I had been accumulating crap to sell for over a month now, and my living room was piling high. For those of you who really know me living in a messy chaotic house might just push me into insanity, so I was ready to get back to normal. Last night was the ultimate challenge for me. I got home from school which ended a week of intense cramming for finals to find two days of dishes in the sink, Josh and Nicole watching a movie sitting in between piles of clean laundry strewn all over the couches, my garage sale stuff filing my living room, my school books all over the kitchen table, the dog running all over begging someone to play with him - oh it just wasn't good.
I started to sort all the garage sale items. I had purchased prestamped stickers with various prices on them so that would make the pricing job go quicker and easier. It still took forever. I finally got to a point where I was about to go nuts so I stopped the garage sale pricing and attacked the house - then I could concentrate and relax with some sense of order around me. All the while I worked around Josh and Nicole who were into their movie and oblivious to my insanity.
I ended up in the garage sorting through boxes for more stuff to sell. I finally got everything done about 11:00 pm and went to bed. I was up at 5:00 a.m. in order to get everything set up outside. The people started coming at 6:00 a.m. My sister-in-law, Karen, and her friend, Lisa came with a car full of their own crap. My front yard was filled and by 11:30 a.m. there was barely anything left. People will buy anything. It was great. We had a blast meeting so many people and making a little bit of money too. I don't think I will do it again anytime soon, but I did have a good time. I loved being outside talking to people without one worry about studying for some stupid test. Ahhhh it was great!
1 comment:
Oh my gosh robin, I would have had to say, put the movie on pause and give me a hand before I turn into a crazy woman. I thought you were going to say you lost it. You have more patience than I do. I bet your glad it's all over. Have a great break.
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