Tuesday, July 11, 2006
It's Just Stuff... Right? Part 2 (Or Part 1 Depending On How You Look At It)
This is the long delayed beginning of the story about our garage sale. If you want to see the rest of the story, look for "It's Just Stuff...Right?" further down on the blog. You may even have to look in an archive.
The day before the garage sale, we were able to move all the stuff we were going to sell into the garage of the house where we were having the sale. All went well.
Then, when 6:30 a.m. dawned the next morning, we went to the house to start setting things out - and believe me, as soon as you even look like you intend to start to put things out, people stop to look. Unfortunately, we encountered an obsticle before we even started: The garage door wouldn't open - hence this picture of John and my legs under the stuck garage door. John ended up driving back to our apartment to get some tools, and then he took the door apart. At least it was open.
Much to our surprise, the jewelry was a really big hit. Here, Jamie and I are trying to sort through all the unmatched earrings to make pairs.
All in all, it was a good day, and we made quite a bit more money than we had expected. About three days after the sale, when John and I were fixing lunch, he said, "I think I like having a lot less stuff." I agree. It's funny, really, that we work to buy stuff, we want certian things, and then when we have to be rid of our stuff, we suddenly feel free.
The day before the garage sale, we were able to move all the stuff we were going to sell into the garage of the house where we were having the sale. All went well.
Then, when 6:30 a.m. dawned the next morning, we went to the house to start setting things out - and believe me, as soon as you even look like you intend to start to put things out, people stop to look. Unfortunately, we encountered an obsticle before we even started: The garage door wouldn't open - hence this picture of John and my legs under the stuck garage door. John ended up driving back to our apartment to get some tools, and then he took the door apart. At least it was open.
We had a whole bunch of stuff to sell - furniture, kitchen stuff, and all sorts of junk. By the end of the day we had sold almost everything.
See the other Garage Sale post to see an "After" shot of the sale. Pretty much everything in these pictures was sold.
Much to our surprise, the jewelry was a really big hit. Here, Jamie and I are trying to sort through all the unmatched earrings to make pairs.
All in all, it was a good day, and we made quite a bit more money than we had expected. About three days after the sale, when John and I were fixing lunch, he said, "I think I like having a lot less stuff." I agree. It's funny, really, that we work to buy stuff, we want certian things, and then when we have to be rid of our stuff, we suddenly feel free.
// posted by The Roths @ 12:39 PM 
