Have you heard of Justin Case? He's been living in our basement, and I decided it was time for him to leave! You know all those things you keep "just in case"? I was cleaning things out and decided to have a garage sale. I haven't done one in years, but my sister Cheri and my daughter Laura said they had things they would add in and we decided to give it a try.
While I was getting things ready I read a magazine article that talked about excuses we make to avoid getting rid of things. They were pretty good, so I thought I would share them:
"But it's still perfectly good."
"I can't get rid of a collection."
"It was such a good deal."
"I might need it one day."
"I'll wear it when I lose weight."
"I'm going to get it fixed."
"It was a gift."
"It holds so many memories."
Lots of them are true for me, but you can only store so much!
So - we had a sale on Friday and Saturday.
While I was getting things ready I read a magazine article that talked about excuses we make to avoid getting rid of things. They were pretty good, so I thought I would share them:
"But it's still perfectly good."
"I can't get rid of a collection."
"It was such a good deal."
"I might need it one day."
"I'll wear it when I lose weight."
"I'm going to get it fixed."
"It was a gift."
"It holds so many memories."
Lots of them are true for me, but you can only store so much!
So - we had a sale on Friday and Saturday.
However, we had a problem - rain! It rained much of the day Friday, finally slowing down in the evening.
This is what it looked like on Friday night.
Saturday was supposed to be better, but it still rained. It did improve though, and we did sell quite a bit, making it worth our time.
We had fun sitting together, talking and laughing. We met lots of nice people too (and a few strange ones!)
