Well, we are officially done with paperwork for now it seems. That is, a new form hasn't crossed my inbox for about a week. YAY! So we are truly in the waiting I guess, with nothing else to do.
Obviously, I've been working on the nursery lately. It's certainly coming along. I got the curtains I wanted as a gift this week! Andrew and I picked up some cheap-o frames at Ikea recently and I printed off some adorable pictures of characters from some of our favorite children's books. So there's a bit of color going on in the room now.
Now that the baby room is almost done, all the stuff that WAS in the room had to find a new home in our house. I've decided it'll be much easier just to get rid of it all. That's not going overboard is it???? Really, I started walking through the house and thinking about what I could live without if it meant that I could bring home my baby. That list grew QUICKLY! Thus begins my yard sale brainstorming.
Since sharing my idea with friends and family, we've had TONS of stuff given to us to sell. I have actually had to set up a room in our house just for yard sale stuff (thank goodness the home study is over!). This weekend I started pouring over everything, pricing things, sorting boxes like a department store (electronics, women's clothing, etc.). This is my new little pet project I guess.
I've heard that big yard sales, especially ones involving multiple families contributing like this one, are fabulous fundraisers. I've never really been a fan of yard sales, but Pinterest has a never ending list of valuable tips and ideas for putting on a great sale. I'm going to give it a whirl and see how it goes. I'm inspired and encouraged by the ever growing pile of boxes at my house - it may just be fantastic after all! Stay tuned!
(If you're reading this and you've thought you'd love to help but don't have a lot of cold hard cash to spare, please feel free to bring me that box of stuff you've been stashing in an upstairs closet for two years and waiting to get rid of. I will gladly sell it!)
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