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I’m home sick today, so I’m posting this week’s challenge a little early.
1. Plastic tumbler – Goodwill
2. Pack of pencils – Goodwill
3. Bookmark – Goodwill
4. Counted cross-stitch kit – coworkers
5. Single teapot/cup – Goodwill
6. Mandala kit – friend
7. Craft paper – coworkers
8. Cross-stitch kit – coworkers
9. Stickers – coworkers
10. Piglet pens – coworkers
more cat pictures
My yard sale was today. This was all the stuff that B doesn’t want, I don’t want, and I want it OUT of the house. I’ve been slowly going through and sorting stuff for three months. This week, I consolidated all of it into the dining room. I also spent almost $40 to place classified ads announcing the sale in addition to posting it on craigslist. Last night I got as much ready as I could. This morning about two hours before the sale start time, I began setting everything up in the yard. I was ready.
V-E-R-Y slow day.
I started the day with $50 in my pocket. I ended with $99. After paying myself back the $40 for the classifieds, and deducting the original $50, I made NINE F****** DOLLARS.
I grabbed a bunch of huge trash bags and began to pile things in them. Stuff from the dollar store went in the bags as quickly as random anniversary gifts that B had given me at one time. I was indiscriminate in getting rid of stuff. When I was done with this mania, I had 12 bags of…well…things that I don’t want around as reminders of a life that I no longer have. I backed my truck into the yard, loaded the bags and drove them directly to a donation site. They’re gone.
And yesterday, I mailed out the last of B’s boxes. Gone.
I’ve let go of so much in my life in the past five months. But, I am ok.
However, I think I am allowed to bitch a bit more about making only NINE GODDAMN DOLLARS today!
Yeah, I haz a fierce alright.
