As we prepared this week for the FINAL garage sale, it was helpful to be inspired by a TED talk “Get Rid of Your Crap” by Adam Baker. It provided the perfect attitude adjustment that kept me in a mood feliz while watching a steady stream of shoppers haul off our crap for a pittance of what we paid for it.
At noon, we loaded the remaining crap into the back of our truck and headed off to our favorite AIDS services thrift store Top Drawer. On the way we stopped at Texas Truck and Trailer to order the camper shell and tow package for our south of the border adventure. This was a huge CHECK off our to-do list. Next stop Half Price Books, where we waited almost an hour to sell three boxes of books and CDs to net us $12. Woohoo! Lisa spent $3 on a Twilight vampire book, and it was the first time we ever got out of there with $$ in our pocket.
After unloading at Top Drawer we scurried home to meet a potential Craig’s List buyer for my beloved scooter. The man was a federal judge who’s eyes lit up when they saw her. After a spin around the block, we sealed the deal. I’m so happy she’s gone to a good home and I will miss her. Now for the house to sell as easily. Our income for the day covered almost to the penny the cost of the camper shell and tow package. The credit card remains at zero balance. That’s really good.
I was reminded this week by my friend Terry that perhaps the house will not sell when WE want it to, but when we NEED it too. Wise man.
Last Garage Sale
Digging Through Crap
Off to the Thrift Store
Gonna Miss Her
the adventures of dos tortas 
That brings back memories of our last days in the States, only our last visit, to our storage facility the night before we flew out, was in -30 windchill (Minnesota). Boy were we glad to vamoose. And we never did sell the house but ended up renting it, luckily, to a good family. Buena suerte, Alex, in your future adventures.
Cheers!
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Yikes Bruce, that doesn’t sound like fun. We’ll be pulling out in August. It will mean packing in the heat. But that’s just fine with me.
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