Saying goodbye

Today was bittersweet in so many ways.

I organized a neighborhood garage sale with my friends down the street. They had a ton of baby stuff to sell, and I decided to bite the bullet and sell all my stuff too. I had packed everything up very neatly and tidily two years ago, thinking that I'd be getting it all back out to use again in a year or two. Since that hasn't happened, and since I love to shop anyway, I decided to just get rid of it all and buy more if and when we ever need it again.

I had been bracing myself all week for the onslaught of pregnant women and babies I knew would come to the sale since we were selling so much baby stuff (just to give you an idea, between the three of us we had 4 walkers, 3 exersaucers, 3 high chairs, 5 booster seats, and at least one of every single kind baby item a new mom could possibly want). I am proud of how well I did emotionally. I had actually had fun talking to all the new and expecting moms about all things baby. It reminded me of how very grateful I am to have experienced the excitement of expecting your first child. There is just nothing like it in the world.

AND -- the two best parts of the sale:

1) We made almost $450!!

2) I met several new neighbors who have young children. I really love my street!