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stephanielynn · 05-07-2006, 01:26 AM

i sold stuff at the outdoor flea market today and made $60 (plus the $6 i had to pay for the table). yipee! i just offered the leftovers on freecycle, so hopefully it will all get picked up this week.

i have decluttered so much and peeled off so many layers of stuff, that i actually didn't have enough stuff to fill up a table today...for the first time. although i wanted to find more stuff in order to make more money, it was so encouraging to see that, in some areas, there just wasn't anything to declutter.

Katie · 05-07-2006, 01:52 AM

Whoot. Good for you.

There's a 100 mile garage sale ending tomorrow and a month ago I REALLY wanted to go. But now that I've been decluttering, I don't want to add any more junk. LOL. funny how perspective can change so quickly, isn't it?

Linda · 05-07-2006, 04:56 AM

Yay!That is awesome. I have not had the energy to garage sales or the like, so it has all gone to the Thrift stores. I still feel great about it. It is an awesome feeling to live without all the clutter.

Mamax4 · 05-07-2006, 10:55 AM

What a cool idea! Good for you!! It feels so good.

I have a confession.

I acutally got more stuff this week.

I worked at the my ds' school rummage sale. (Of course I did also clear out a whole bunch of stuff to donate to the rummage sale. So stuff-wise, I think I am even. lol)

I did get some cool things. Lots of wonderful books (my weakness). A bunch of Mini Boden and egads, Oilily items for my youngest dd. I have one outfit inparticular I think I can get quite a bit for on Ebay. It's just so cute, I think I want her to wear it. It's not something I wouldbuy new. lol Hell, no.

I also got a pretty wicker chair for my porch. It's looks nice out there. But I didn't 'need' it.

What else? Shorts for the boys and oldest dd for .50 each, and a pair of Primigi shoes that I am going to sell on Ebay. Some .50 T-shirts my youngest son did need, plus they are in great condition. A couple of nice puzzles, a wooden Noah's Ark, with wooden animals for my nephew. All good stuff, but more stuff.

I have a love/hate relationship with the school rummage sale. It's a lot of fun to work there. Lots of laughing, feels nice to be in the community, and it's for a good cause. But I always end up buying stuff.

stephanielynn · 05-09-2006, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Mamax4

What a cool idea! Good for you!! It feels so good.

I have a confession.

I acutally got more stuff this week.

I worked at the my ds' school rummage sale. (Of course I did also clear out a whole bunch of stuff to donate to the rummage sale. So stuff-wise, I think I am even. lol)

I did get some cool things. Lots of wonderful books (my weakness). A bunch of Mini Boden and egads, Oilily items for my youngest dd. I have one outfit inparticular I think I can get quite a bit for on Ebay. It's just so cute, I think I want her to wear it. It's not something I wouldbuy new. lol Hell, no.

I also got a pretty wicker chair for my porch. It's looks nice out there. But I didn't 'need' it.

What else? Shorts for the boys and oldest dd for .50 each, and a pair of Primigi shoes that I am going to sell on Ebay. Some .50 T-shirts my youngest son did need, plus they are in great condition. A couple of nice puzzles, a wooden Noah's Ark, with wooden animals for my nephew. All good stuff, but more stuff.

I have a love/hate relationship with the school rummage sale. It's a lot of fun to work there. Lots of laughing, feels nice to be in the community, and it's for a good cause. But I always end up buying stuff.

sounds like you got some great stuff!!! i would be proud! now, do that every weekend and it would get to be too much probably. omg...going to yard sales every once in a while cures my longing to go shopping and buy stuff at the stores.