Today was the first day of our garage sale.  A chance to par down par down all the stuff we have.  Needless to say we have a hell of a lot of stuff,  way too much.

The garage floor was filled with old plastic bins, clothes, books, toys, purses, kitchen stuff, scrapbook stuff, stickers, shoes, and ever so much etcetera etcetera.  John and I woke up at 6:30am and by 6:50am  people were already circling outside our house.  We were due to “open” at 7:30am.

We quickly hauled everything out.  Three rows of piles and disorganization on the driveway, and a huge mountain of stuff in the garage.  We didn’t have time to properly organize it before the crowds came.

The people rifled, placed aside, sorted through, bargained, pulled out wads of cash, and hauled it away.  My goodness, it was the best feeling in the world.  Truly, one man’s junk is another man’s treasure.  I sent a little girl off with a Madame Alexander doll with tags.  I sold it to her for 5 bucks with the advice to try selling it on Ebay.  I didn’t care.  That doll sat in a box for ages and now it was time for a little girl to properly enjoy her, or at least get good money for her.

Once we had a few minutes of breathing room, I zoomed off to pick up some doughnuts.  7:30am on a Saturday hosts an entirely different crowd then in the afternoon.  This was breakfast and coffee time.  It was relaxing on a Saturday time.  It was deliciously chilly and I was bundled up in jacket and cap.  When I returned to the house complete with many a doughnut, I headed back in to make us some coffee.

My plan was to set up a little table and chairs for us to nosh at whilst folks meandered.  However, John had already sold our card table so that was out of the question.  I grabbed our little lounge chairs and made camp.

We sold a lot of stuff today.  It felt good.  Selling so many of my books was the best.  I loved to watch people sort through them and grab a big stack.  At a quarter a book, who wouldn’t?

Definitely a fun day.  When the day was done I organized the leftovers into their own boxes for easier shopping tomorrow.

Now to rest, eat, sleep, and do it all over again on Sunday!