We are having a Yard Sale!

This whole "getting a house ready to sell and we are moving" thing 
is getting to the very last nerves we have!

And after raising two kids I thought my nerves were made of steel 

- no - 

made of titanium. 

Wait - make that

Adamantium

Wolverine by Ciao Cacau

But alas, I am not Wolverine.

Any ways it's his bones, not his nerves, that are made of that indestructible metal.

 

BillHubby and I have been sorting, packing, debating, lifting, shifting and I never thought I'd really mean it when I said it but  - we really are to old for this crap.

Everything aches. 

I have bruises on my bruises.

My eyelashes even hurt.

Look around our house and you see jumbles where there was once a living room. 

Stacks where we used to sit.

That puddle over there?

That's me.

(Looks like Odo doesn't it? Am I showing my geekyness here?)

 

Stanley Kitteh and Kitteh Kitteh Lovely are beside themselves.

 

 Here I think they are plotting an escape.

 Now they are acting as if nothing is going on!

They hide until nightfall when I tumble into bed. 

My mind is whirring at a bajillion miles an hour with checklists, questions and worries.

But by golly, we are having a 2 Day Yard Sale this weekend.

Gotta go make the signs. 

Mmmmm, magic markers.

Thrifty Thursday - August Edition

Where have I been?

Lottsa changes going on 'round here folks.

Bill's new position at North Carolina State University has prompted us to make some tough but wonderful changes.

We are selling the house and moving to Raleigh!

This will be the third state Capital city in which I have lived! I love living in historical surroundings. 

Buh-bye to the 45 minute one way commute.

So long to over $250 a month for gasoline.

See ya later being stuck at home cause 

we just have one car.

Hello Big City of The Oaks!

Greetings 20 minute drive to work.

Welcome sidewalks, walkable neighborhood and 

I can walk there shopping centers. 

And city buses. 

I like buses.

Whew!

The PODS unit is in the yard. 

It's nice to be able to fill it at my own (slow) speed. 

We are planning a big indoor/outdoor yard sale for the last weekend in August.

I am going through every thing with a 

critical set of eyes. 

I am trying to be ruthless. 

If I haven't looked at it/forgot I even had it/what was I thinking, then it's outta here.

Lots of crafty books.

I would love to share them with you.

I have created another page here with the list  

and instructions.

If you see something you NEED ;)

All I ask is for you to message me - 

beckysews [at]hotmail[dot]com

and I'll tell you how much the postage will be. 

That's it - pay the postage and you have new crafty books for your enjoyment.

The list will change as books are shared and as I go through another room.

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As promised on facebook - here are the before and after pics of my Clemson University roommate, 

Dr. Cindy, and me! 

She came down to visit from 

Academia in Virginia.

We had a blast talking, eating (twice at Virlie's!), talking, shopping and talking!

Here we are when living in Columbia, SC

30 years ago

Toasting our friends with a tall cold glass of be- I mean, apple juice, yeah, apple juice!

 And here we are just a few weeks ago.

In Pittsboro, NC

Toasting our friends with little glasses of wi- errrm, 

Water!

Haven't changed a bit have we?

 Off to pack boxes and find more treasure to sell.

 Wish me luck!

XOXOX

Becky