Garage Sale

I am happy to say that we finally were able to have the garage sale.  So my house is cleaned out and that just makes my nesting heart oh so happy.  It all worked out pretty well even though I went on bed rest the week before we had it scheduled.  

Jennifer, the organizer that I hired, and I had already gone through every single room in the house and culled out garage sale stuff and priced it.  She then also organized what was to be kept in each room.  The week before the garage sale was spent (me on the couch) with her bringing all the stuff up to the garage and getting it ready to be put out.  We priced a few last minute things and Sarah came over and made the signs and organized the baby clothes to be sold.  Blakely helped with that.

I put an ad in the paper and Jennifer put the signs out the night before.  I have never done a garage sale and I really only did it because I thought it was the best way to get rid of some of my stuff.  And I never would have done it without her help.  We had so much stuff.  And not junky stuff either!  Lots of home decor items, Christmas decor, kitchen items, baby girl clothes, luggage, bags/purses, a ton of wine and martini glasses sold as sets and some random tools, puzzles, cookbooks and craft supplies.  I advertised that it started at 8 knowing people would show up early....and they did...about 7 cars by 715.  I was so surprised at how many people we had.  Literally 6-10 people here all the time for almost 4 hours.  Jennifer and Lonnie worked it while my mother in law watched Blakely and I "bed rested".  

Could not have done it without her!  

We sold almost everything.  We may have one truckload of stuff to haul off...mainly tv's...hard to even give those away!  And y'all, we made $850!  I was so shocked!  I would have been happy with anything because, honestly, I paid Jennifer to do a lot of the work so it's not like I was planning on coming out on top.  BUT I TOTALLY DID.  The sale paid for what I had paid to Jennifer plus she did other things besides just garage sale stuff.  Total freaking win.  

I am so happy to have that over with.  Now my garage is cleaned out but more importantly the new playroom is cleaned out!  Once we sell the actual bar that was in there we can really turn it into a playroom.  That will be slow going because I can't do much but I have a bare minimum that I require before the babes get here and I know we can at least get that done.  Move the couch down there, get a tv and a large rug and then move the majority of Blakely's large toys from the living room to there.  So that's not asking much, right?  

Zeeee house is coming right along and just in time!  Whoop!