We had our last yard sale in our current home this past weekend. And, God willing, our last yard sale EVER. I say it every time…but this time I mean it…I’m done. We’re downsizing into a smaller home, so it needed to be done. But I hereby vow NEVER to accumulate so much CRAP that I don’t know what it is, when I purchased it, or why it has spent the last two to three years in my garage with tags on it.
I vow never to wake at 5 am on a Saturday morning to set up heavy, rotting tables that I have kept for this purpose alone. I vow never to smile at those early birds who arrive, watch me take things out of my garage for an hour, then leave saying, “Nothing we want here.” I vow not to have to lie to my mother when she asks me why I threw away the fish tank, books she gave the kids for Christmas, or UGLY vase we’ve had in yard sales for the last seven years.
And…I vow not to send my children away so that I can sell those toys that they have CLEARLY outgrown. Instead, I will continue to remind them that “giving” is better than receiving. My goal is to be on a first name basis with my buddies at the Good Will trailer! Not after a yard sale, but with one small bag, gathered while spring, summer, fall, or winter cleaning!
For those of you that enjoy them, YARD SALE TIL YOU DROP!!!! For me and my house, WE’RE DONE!!!
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