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The Art of the Garage Sale

Spring may still be a few months away, but I am already doing some major “spring cleaning.” We been out of town for a few weeks and I am only now trying to find a place for all of the goods we acquired over the holidays. I am a mom on a mission. My mantra: purge, purge, purge. If it were a few degrees warmer I would be planning a garage sale, but unfortunately we live an area where rummage sales go on a winter hiatus. So even if I posted a sign advertising a sale most people around here … Continue reading →

The Family Garage—What’s In Yours?

The garage… nowadays it’s a place for much more than just vehicles. For example, for my uncle, it is a home away from home (no, he doesn’t set up residence there during fights with my aunt). His garage makes male visitors drool. Not only does it house the family vehicles, but it is also home to a workshop that rivals Ty Pennington’s… okay, Bob Vila’s. For my neighbor, the garage is a storage unit, not for the family vehicles (those sit in the drive way), but rather, for every single item that doesn’t have a designated area inside his home. … Continue reading →