Comments on: Singing a Sorting Song http://dietpulpit.com/887/singing-a-sorting-song/ Don't be a fool, eat for fuel. Join me in my journey living healthier in body, mind and spirit. Sun, 16 Jan 2011 19:40:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lady Rose http://dietpulpit.com/887/singing-a-sorting-song/comment-page-1/#comment-2115 Lady Rose Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:59:58 +0000 http://dietpulpit.com/?p=887#comment-2115 Hi Tina - we are all packrats in our house -- hubby doesn't think he's as bas as I am (but well... maybe not as bad, but almost) and unfortunately we have passed it along to our daughter. But I think there is still time to cure her of it (she is only12) - once she starts sorting she is pretty good at clearing stuff out. Hi Tina – we are all packrats in our house — hubby doesn’t think he’s as bas as I am (but well… maybe not as bad, but almost) and unfortunately we have passed it along to our daughter. But I think there is still time to cure her of it (she is only12) – once she starts sorting she is pretty good at clearing stuff out.

]]> By: Tina http://dietpulpit.com/887/singing-a-sorting-song/comment-page-1/#comment-2114 Tina Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:25:39 +0000 http://dietpulpit.com/?p=887#comment-2114 You are spot on in my book. I'd love to just let it all go to two of my favorite charities, Purple Heart and Solid Ground. It's my husband I have to convince. Heck, just getting it ready to GIVE away is a lot of hard work. We'll see what happens. Thanks for stopping by... Tinas last blog post..<a href="http://ruralurbandweller.blogspot.com/2008/07/wordless-wednesday.html">Wordless Wednesday</a> You are spot on in my book. I’d love to just let it all go to two of my favorite charities, Purple Heart and Solid Ground. It’s my husband I have to convince. Heck, just getting it ready to GIVE away is a lot of hard work. We’ll see what happens. Thanks for stopping by…

Tinas last blog post..Wordless Wednesday

]]> By: Lady Rose http://dietpulpit.com/887/singing-a-sorting-song/comment-page-1/#comment-2105 Lady Rose Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:16:16 +0000 http://dietpulpit.com/?p=887#comment-2105 Tina I know that "sinking" feeling, junk really does just drain away your energy. I hope you can find some helping hands. Perhaps someone would give you a hand with a few yard sales and split the profits with them. You might be able to find someone who makes a living doing flea markets and they might be willing to haul away all the stuff for you. Or you might see if there are some neighborhood young teens in need of a little cash (they work cheap) who can lift boxes for you. Or maybe there is someone you can trade with - they help you with your garage, and you help them with something - cook some family meals for their freezer; house sit while they go on vacation, or any number of things depending on what you can do and they need. I had planned to have a yard sale for years - I kept thinking to myself "I want that 50 cents for whatever" after all I've been hauling it around forever. So I had a few and hardly anything ever got sold. I'd make like $5 or less (and I live on a busy street!). So I finally said you know what, it's not worth my time and energy to clean it all up nice and pretty, put a price sticker on it and keep lugging in and out of the house to the yard - so I'm just letting it all go. What is usable will be used by those who need it for free - and I am fine with that - my peace of mind is worth a whole lot more that the few dollars I would have made spending hot weekends on my lawn trying to sell it. Tina I know that “sinking” feeling, junk really does just drain away your energy. I hope you can find some helping hands. Perhaps someone would give you a hand with a few yard sales and split the profits with them.

You might be able to find someone who makes a living doing flea markets and they might be willing to haul away all the stuff for you. Or you might see if there are some neighborhood young teens in need of a little cash (they work cheap) who can lift boxes for you.

Or maybe there is someone you can trade with – they help you with your garage, and you help them with something – cook some family meals for their freezer; house sit while they go on vacation, or any number of things depending on what you can do and they need.

I had planned to have a yard sale for years – I kept thinking to myself “I want that 50 cents for whatever” after all I’ve been hauling it around forever. So I had a few and hardly anything ever got sold. I’d make like $5 or less (and I live on a busy street!). So I finally said you know what, it’s not worth my time and energy to clean it all up nice and pretty, put a price sticker on it and keep lugging in and out of the house to the yard – so I’m just letting it all go. What is usable will be used by those who need it for free – and I am fine with that – my peace of mind is worth a whole lot more that the few dollars I would have made spending hot weekends on my lawn trying to sell it.

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