Toss It or Sell It
I love getting rid of stuff. Now that our moving date is closer we’re getting rid of all kinds of stuff. It’s crazy how many things we have that we don’t use and don’t plan on using in the foreseeable future.
It’s fun to take things to the trash–strange things that you don’t want that most other people wouldn’t want either. Here are some things we’ve taken to the trash so far: a humidifier that never worked very well but made a ton of noise, a very rusty child’s bicycle, a razor scooter (someone probably wanted that). We don’t throw these things into the dumpster. We leave them leaning against it just in case someone else who collects junk wants ours.
Selling things on Craig’s list is even better than throwing them away. Who would have thought that someone wants our old junk? And we get to meet some interesting people. They all want to stay and talk to us for about an hour. The guy who bought my massage table farted incredibly loudly and didn’t acknowledge that anything happened at all. Then he stayed and talked to us about his love for Acoustic Alchemy for a little over an hour. The guy who bought my husband’s synthesizer stayed and talked to my husband for about an hour, did some research on our internet, and shared a story about his bout with Bell’s Palsy. And let’s not forget Mrs. Cole. She bought our stove and talked and talked in the most interesting manner to me.
People are so strange. I wonder who we’ll meet next.
