I was on my way to take our kids to their soccer games Saturday morning and there they were, all lined up along the road:

YARD SALE SIGNS!!

I got a thrill just seeing them (even though all I could do was slow down and gaze longingly). I'm pretty sure about 90% (if not more) of the items in our home were acquired through a yard sale or Craigslist. I'm a sucker for used stuff!!

So, this week we are going to do the big heave in our homes!

By the way, if you are new to zoning, you can read all about it right HERE. If you're already zoning with the best of us, then you know that this week we are deep cleaning and decluttering Zone Four. And our special project this week is to heave all that trash out of our homes! C'mon, it's the perfect season for yard sales. Why not use that as an excuse to get your rear in gear and get rid of all that stuff that's just hanging around.

We all know how to do a yard sale, but I'm going to share three sneaky tips on how to get the momentum:

1. Set the date--that way, you can't back out. Even go so far as to advertise on Craigslist. That way, you're stuck for good!

2. Make a countdown calendar--on your calendar, set a day for each room in the house to collect items you can part with. Remember, baby steps, baby steps.

3. Make it a family project--you didn't acquire all that junk by yourself, so you don't have to declutter it by yourself. Get everyone involved and give the kiddos some incentive. Maybe they can keep the money they get from parting with their belongings.

Hope that helps! Now let's get crackin'!!!

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Hannah says

wow, what a GREAT idea. thanks so much for sharing!

06/12/2011 at 02:26 am

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moadibp2 says

In our area the yard sale time frame only runs from may 15th through the end of July. The weather really doesn't permit it anyother time. So, many of the housing areas set up large events of it together. They even go as far as getting port o potties for use during these 2 day events. Usually, I take my stuff to a friend's house that is right in the middle of one of these for them to help me sell and take turns with them looking around. It usually works out well. This year I missed it, though, so I have two really large boxes (and I mean jumbo moving size) labeled yard sale in my garage that I am stocking as I organize my house this year, that way they are ready to go for the next big yard sale event (and they are already pretty full, yeah!).

07/01/2011 at 12:18 am

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