Who would have thought that having a Garage Sale could be SUCH a catharctic experience?.

             Mother Theresa once said, "The more you have, the more you are occupied; the less you have the more free you are." And she was right! .

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             Mind you, I doubt she ever had the level of clutter and embarrassing evidence of .

             consumerism-gone-rife that we have. Garage Sales tell you a lot about yourself, your family and the general public. It's a true eye-opener when all of your no-longer-wanted stuff is piled on tables and in your drive-way. .

             You groan at how self-indulgent you have been, how you've spoiled your kids, .

             how many useless and overpriced, gimmicky fishing, golfing and gardening gifts there are available on the market, and how impossible it is for your friends not to buy them for your husband.a man who denies himself nothing. .

             You have things broken, stolen, pulled apart and rejected by an eager, bargain-hunting public. .

             And despite all of this, holding a garage sale is a really liberating experience, culling all of the excess things out of your life and watching others walk away with it. That satisfied look of .

             snagging a bargain on their faces, may make you wonder (for a split second) if you should've held on to that extra fondue set, or if you were foolish to part with that unusable calligraphy set, that someone gave you because you mentioned in passing that fonts were really interesting(are you also THAT hard to buy a gift for?). .

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             In preparation for the big event, you embarrass yourself under the cloak of darkness driving the local streets the night before, taping garage sale signs to traffic lights and telephone poles at significant corners. You use so much tape, that it will remain there long after the day, forever reminding you of your garage sale whenever you pass that intersection. .

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             The morning of the sale (which is clearly advertised to begin at 7am), people are jumping your fences and lurking around your property from daybreak hoping that you will let them in early.