The Old Dresser

Today I sold an old dresser that was left at one of our commercial locations.  I wanted it out fast so I only asked $25.00 for it.  I had a lady in and loaded up with payment in hand in an hour and a half.  One item down . . . thousands to go!

Stuff That Has Sold (running totals)

9/27/13-----Old dresser from commercial location----------   $25.00

Grand Total:    $25.00

Eventful past few weeks . . .

Let's talk about how stuff and the management (or lack thereof) can cause a lot of unnecessary headache, worry, and drama.  As I am downsizing my life both personally and professionally in respect to items I have found that the universe keeps throwing more of them my way! 

We have begun the cleanout of my grandmother's home (which I will discuss in a separate post) and that coupled with going through all of our items has left me physically/emotionally/spiritually exhausted.  This is an overwhelming project for even the most ambitious, high energy person.  Proceed with caution if you decide to undertake this simplifying process. 

You have to question each item and it's relevance in your space. 

In other news, I have listed one of DD#2's baby items, a walker, on facebook.  I had someone who wanted to buy it but then she did not show up for purchase.  It is now being relisted.  Stuff - 1  JB-0

The Whole Bunch of Stuff to Sell List

-1 regulation balance beam (torn cover)
-Baby Walker
-Jumparoo
-Microwave Cart

Beginning the Inventory . . . Or My Whole Bunch of Shit That Needs To Be Sold List . . .

Finally, beginning the inventory.  As yet another person in my close circle has lost a loved one, my business is moving locations (again), and we still have to tackle the rest of my grandmother's items, I am finally starting to take an inventory.  I plan on having an inventory of what I have and also showing you what has sold (and keeping a running tab of the dollar amount that is sold). 

Here goes nothing . . .

Inventory Did Not Happen

Today I had every intention of starting this damn inventory but not only am I dealing with my Nanie's material items as well as my own, but many of my close friends are dealing with similar situations i.e. a family member is sick and wanting to downsize or is getting ready to pass away.  So we are all trying to do this together.  Sort of like a declutter/grieving support group, if you will.  So far my three friends whose names all start with "M" have all managed to sell one or more of their own items (well, I sold them).  While I have sold none of mine. 

I did list one of our balance beams on craigslist and have received two replies via email both of which seem fake but I think there is a 50/50 chance that one of them might be legit.  I sure hope so!  That beam is heavy and in the way and I would much rather have $1,000.00 than that beam in my life.

We decided (me and the 3Ms) that the best plan of attack would be to use the back half of the gym to store/sell the items we are trying to get rid of . . . Literally we have already filled up almost 2,000 square feet and one of the M's husband is bringing another trailer load full tomorrow.  We may run out of gym/storage space if we don't get these items sold fast enough.

Also, I am going to install a thermometer of sorts to this blog to keep track of how much is actually sold over the course of this project.  For right now I will just keep a running tally in each blog post.  Right now the amount I have made from my items is this . . .

$0

Not a good way to start Wednesday . . .I knew I should've done that inventory! 

But do I at least get points for posting the beam on craigslist?  I thought about trying ebay but when I went to list it, Ebay wanted to charge quite a bit of money in order for me to have a reserve price.  What about you all out there?  Do any of you have a preference between ebay and craigslist?

Hopefully tomorrow will be more fruitful as far as the selling/inventory goes!

Taking the Household Inventory

So, if you are going to sell your stuff to fix your life.  The first thing to do I believe would be to catalog everything that you could possibly sell.  This is such a daunting task for my ADD mind that I am glad that I have the accountability of this forum in order to ensure I get this done. 

I think it is challenging and even crazy to think that you could possible categorize and list every single, solitary item that you own (even for a single person).  Coupled with the fact that I have a husband, two children, a business (filled with stuff as well in 10,000 square feet) and am also helping to sift through all of Nanie's personal possessions . . . what I thought would take a few weeks to go through and sell everything I am now thinking will take closer to a year (although I hope not).

Many items like children's clothes, Nanie's clothes/shoes/hats/purses, and some random dishes and things are already up for sale and are in another storage location right now.  I think it may be most beneficial to only list those items when they have sold.  So I will be keeping a tally of all items that sell along with their price and a grand total at the bottom. 

I have seen many blogs that talk about only owning 100 items or less or sometimes 250 items or less but at this point, I almost wish I owned 10,000 items or less LOL. 

This is going to be a long haul. 

--JB