OMG BEST YARD SALE EVER

Adam and I have had a good 3-year run here in Natick. We have enjoyed the neighborhood, with it's nice nature trails, ice cream shops, mini golf, and peddle-boat rental facilities. We have also enjoyed the vast spaciousness of our apartment that included a finished attic and a basement.

With space comes accumulation of junk. Plus, the result of generous wedding and holiday gifts of new household items breeds a growing disdain for the old outdated hand-me-down housewares of days past. Since Adam and I are moving at the end of August, we had the perfect opportunity to hold the best yard sale ever.

As this was my first yard sale ever, I went bat shit crazy making awesome signs with my friend Jamie (naturally.)

Important Lesson: Do not hang signs with packing tape. Hang signs with Duct Tape.

Adam and I also spent several days compiling all the shit neat stuff we wanted to sell and then began systematically pricing them. Red circle equals 25 cents, green circle equals 50 cents, yellow circle equals $1, blue circle means $2 and everything else was marked with a more specific price.

While sorting through our treasures, we found some hidden gems.

Who doesn't love those capsules that turns into a sponge shaped like an animal? Before throwing these in the free pile, we tested one out. I sure hope it's a cheetah!!!!

Wow...I am shocked that a 15 year old capsule spongey toy is not working properly....

K....

After pulling the capsule open in a rage, it turns out it was sort of like a giraffe ... Sort of

Like I said, free pile.

Important Lesson: Your free pile will be taken before you sell a single item.

We did a double day yard sale to increase the probability of getting rid of everything.  We set up in the side yard and put some additional signs at the bottom of our driveway.

Important Lesson: Early birds do indeed come to your home at 8:30am even if your yard sale begins at 9:00am, just as the legend states. They will then say "What are you selling" and you will say, "Like, some stuff. You will see when it's out of the boxes". They will then begin rummaging through boxes that are not yet unpacked.

On our first day, we had a steady stream of customers and some of our lovely friends came to keep us company. We made a total of 116 diddies that day! Success!


Day two, a Sunday, a total of maybe 6 people came all day and we made $3. And I watched Glee on my Ipad.

Important Lesson: A yard sale day without early birds bodes poorly. Never have a Sunday yard sale.

I had firmly decided that anything that doesn't sell is not coming back inside of my house, so at the end of Sunday, I packed all remaining items into big boxes and donated them to Savers.

Important Lesson: The goal of a yard sale should be more about getting rid of things than making big money.

Despite Adam's best efforts, The Fan did not sell.

Now I am keenly aware that everything inside our current apartment is officially our own and here to stay and must therefore eventually make it's way over to our new apartment. Our next segment: Sweaty, bruised and lacerated: When Jessie moves big boxes.