We had a successful garage sale this morning at our house that began with a bag of kid’s clothes the size of Toledo.
A couple of hours into the morning I even pulled some of my favorite things into the house for an impromptu Twitter auction and sold a few lots of kid and adult clothes to y’all. Fun!
By 11:30 we were ready to get on with our day so we put up a big “FREE” sign and made the day of several very happy women. Always fun to be somebody else’s “tuck-and-run” source! And what was left at noon we piled into the van and ran down to Goodwill.
That’s just how we roll with garage sales, I guess. If somebody wants it, they don’t leave the sale without it. And things definitely don’t come back inside once we’ve determined that we don’t want/need it.
It’s a very satisfying way to go. I always feel great with less crowded closets and a little extra cash in my pocket. Good day!
Aaand… I did sneak away to 3 or 4 sales down the street and grabbed some cute clothes for Hazel and one killer tuck and run item for me (eeeee!!!)
Here’s what I got:
$1.50 – Clothes for Haze – We’re not even big football fans, but when you live in/around Nashville, it doesn’t hurt to have a Titan’s cheerleading uniform around just in case.
$2.00 – more clothes for Hazel – LOVE that yellow top! (Also, can you spot anyone’s little diaper bottom in the picture?)
And, my big, happy Tuck-and-Run find of the Day:
$3.00 – Cuisinart 6.5qt Programmable Slow Cooker – yes, $3.00. I’ve been wanting a slow cooker for months and even bemoaning the slow-cooker-shaped hole in my kitchen on Twitter recently. And just like that, there it was. The handle of the lid was a little melted because the owner tried to reheat it in the oven (it’s made of plastic), but other than that, it’s good to go! I cannot wait to put it to work! (Also, the most recent version of this bad boy retails on Amazon right now
So, good finds and a great clean-out of unwanted stuff! It was a great Saturday that only got better with a trip to a nearby farm in the afternoon and dinner at my Mom’s in the evening. And the most important way I could possibly conclude this post??
Please share links or recipes for great crock pot recipes! I haven’t had one in years and I’m itching to try it out! Let’s do a link-up party this week so we can all share around!
Happy weekend, friends!
No garage sales today but we did go to our favorite Fall consignment sale! I love my ‘tuck and run’, but love yours even more!
http://2crowns2tiaras.blogspot.com/2011/10/1625.html
You know Rae, that you can order a new lid if it bothers you :) I had no idea you could buy replacement parts until recently so i figured I’d share the knowledge!
Oh please do a linky party for crockpot meals…I am REALLY trying to use mine.
Check out this website, some pretty good and easy crockpot meals…just tried the chicken bacon chicken the other night and it wad yummy !
http://crockpotgirls.com/
Wheeeee for the crockpot! I know you’re doing a linky, but check out crockpot365.blogspot.com in the meantime. She cooked with her slow cooker every day a couple years ago, and she continues to update, though less often. (She even featured a recipe of mine at one point in time; you’d hate it though, it’s a hot crab dip.) She’s the first place I try if I want to use my crockpot but need a new recipe.
christine, you were on crockpot 365!?!?!?!? that’s so cool! and hot crab dip….yuuuuuuuuum. i’ll take raechel’s portion, always. can we chuckle at someone putting their crockpot in the oven or is that unfriendly? that’s unfriendly. i redact it. i think it gives the top a jaunty look.
that’s MY crockpot!!
ha ha ha ha!
it is awesome, let me tell you.
you’re gonna love it!
so many easy meals and this pot works very well.
timer… low setting, high setting, warming setting.
you’re SET! ;)
yay for the garage sale too.
doesn’t it feel so good to purge?!?!