…clearing clutter from your mind, body and space
My basement de-cluttering project continues with a lot of items moving out or scheduled to move out in the garage sale.
But there are times that you may want to get rid of clutter but don’t want to host a garage sale…you just want it gone now. Here are a few of the many resources for where you can get rid of items: [Read more…] about The Journey Into Clutter Busting- What to do with What You Toss
I am totally immersed into getting ready for my garage sale. The sight of the garage sale pile of boxes is exciting. It is exciting because I know that this pile is stuff that will be leaving my home for good. Once it goes to the sale, if it is not sold, it will immediately go to a charity.
In addition to some of the tips that I have already provided about getting ready for a garage sale, here are a few more:
• Spread the word about your sale via email or Facebook the Wednesday before the sale.
• Post ads on free lists such as craigslist.com and garagesalestracker.com.
• Put up a sign at the local grocery store or drug store.
• Post road signs (where you will get most of your traffic) a few days before the sale.
And as for pricing items as you get ready for the sale consider using resources such as eBay, craiglook.com or stop at your local thrift or consignments shops to investigate prices.
Pricing items “right” and getting the word out can help you have a successful garage sale because the whole idea is to not have these items come back into your home…so do what it takes to get them sold.
As we celebrate Independence Day 2011, I am reprinting a previous post in hopes that it will inspire you to get unstuck from beneath your clutter.
Happy 4th of July!!!
I can’t believe it has been four months since I started my clutter busting journey in the basement and, yet, when I realized it had been I thought it was a great time to reflect upon the journey and my progress.
Many would question why the basement isn’t done yet…me I see the consistent change in the basement and steady progress. Of course my preference along with others would have been to be able to finish the project in a weekend…maybe if I had a crew and weren’t going it alone. [Read more…] about The Journey Into Clutter Busting: The Basement Status Check
The focus this past week was preparing for a garage sale. Two weeks ago I did make the decision to hold a garage sale later this summer. To accomplish the task I developed a project plan including tasks and timelines.
To accomplish this project I focused on going through the piles in the basement already designated for a garage sale to see exactly what I had and to start categorizing and pricing items so it will be easy to set out on the sale date.
I have a decent amount of things. I now need to work with my husband to sort and price tools he inherited from his dad last year which should be a draw to get people to the sale.
Now I am on the hunt for more items in the house that should leave and go to someone else’s home.