Spring is here! And along with spring comes SPRING CLEANING!! I absolutely love spring cleaning! It's a chance to go through every drawer, shelf and closet place for items our little family hasn't seen or used in a year. Usually we make Salvation Army happy campers by dropping our load off at their place, but instead this year we decided to try our hand at a garage sale. First we placed a three day ad in the local newspaper and posted some signs. Then came the tedious task of pricing all the individual items. I found this kind of challenging because I know what I paid for these items and it was a bit hard pricing them low enough to attract a buyer's eye. We mostly wanted to get rid of all our college furniture. You know, that cheap coffee table from Wal-Mart with the screw-on legs, the computer desk made from particle board and duct tape, and all the clothes I could gather. Finally, my mom and I (Kit was out of town all weekend, lucky guy) loaded up the drive way and waited for the people to come. Our friends, The Houghs, even pitched in some highly desired baby clothes and gear! We made roughly $400 from our items! Definitely worth taking a weekend to play saleswoman. We even set some pretty cute bait to lure in the buyers :)
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