Garage Sales and Tornadoes

So, there's a 90% chance of severe storms today, just in time for my Big! Blowout! Garage! Sale!

I was up at 5 this morning and happy to start grabbing random crap from my closet and throwing it into the garage.

Which means that in 24 and six hours... I'm going to have a bunch of stuff that I want to "rescue" from the trash - because none of it will sell and I'm probably going to have to sit out a tornado in a garage while strangers look at my junk. 

Cool.

Back in 2008, the year of my first-ever garage sale, I had a visit from the Honda Civic below.



That Honda had some sweet-ass spinning rims and an owner who had a cell-phone that played "Party Like a Rock Star."

I can only hope I get a repeat visit today to keep the day entertaining.

If you need me, I'll be on twitter.  Didn't have that in 2008.

Garage Sale Wrap Up aka Party Like a Rock Star

So I had my big garage sale this weekend. We got rid of so.much.stuff.
I kinda forgot to take pictures before or after, but I got a couple in progress.

Here's a pic of the garage. Yes, that's a whole lotta crap. Note my bro playing on the laptop.
Books and purses and shoes, oh my!! Don't have enough home decor chotchkes? We've got your back.
We had some interesting customers. This guy pulled up in his... umm, Honda? Whatever. The point is, it had spinners. As in, spinning rims. What? Seriously?!
But it gets better. This little guy was the man who drove the car. Which wouldn't be so bad... until his phone rang. Well, just so you know, he enjoys the ringtone Party Like A Rock Star. I'll bet he does...
Lessons learned: People will buy a lot of things, but - interestingly enough - not the things that are worth buying. Who knew?

I had hoped to make a couple hundred bucks on this junk sitting around the house... and, drumroll please, we made $523.26. Not bad, eh?

Unfortunately, my dad made me split it: $50 for the boyfriend (he helped with cleanup), 1/4 for him, 1/4 for my brother, and half for me (since I set the whole darn thing up!!).

Ok, since he paid for all the junk I guess I'll allow it.

Happy Monday!!

love,

Yesterday

My Wednesday:
3 Hours Cleaning the Garage = EXHAUSTING
4 Hours Organizing for Garage Sale = BORING
.75 Hours Physical Therapy on wonky ankle. = PAINFUL
5 MORE Hours Organizing for Garage Sale = SHOOT ME NOW, PLEASE!

1.5 Hours in the neighbor's (who I am
house sitting watering plants for) hot tub = PRICELESS

Happy Thursday!! Will definitely be updating tomorrow with pics of my awesome garage sale. Maybe I'll even live-blog from on the scene if I get a chance (you are soo lucky!)

love,