My parents have moved out of their house after 15 years. You collect a lot of stuff after 15 years. It was appropriate that we attempt a yard sale to get rid of some of the junk. I've had 1 yard sale, my mom has never had a yard sale, so we were winging it. My in-laws let us use their yard, since it's located on a busy road. It worked great, we had plenty of people stop to buy her old junk. There were a couple of highlights to the day:
1. The lady that we overheard on her cell phone saying "You've got to get down here, these people are selling stuff for 1 and 2 dollars!" We then realized we needed to up our price a little.
2. My mom selling my dad's ultimate drill for $3. He wasn't thrilled.
3. My dad selling my mom's wicker cabinet for $5. She wasn't happy about that.
4. A lady that found a new, collectors book, that wasn't suppose to be at the yard sale and saying to her daughter "I've been looking everywhere for this!!!!" Then went to ask my mom how much it was and she sold it to her for $1. Oops.
5. Haley showing up to the yard sale from Wisconsin as a surprise for Mother's Day!!!!!
My whole family was at the yard sale at one point and it ended up being tons of fun, sitting around, eating ice cream, and making money on junk you don't want. If you haven't had a yard sale, I highly recommend it.
