My Yard Sale Finds

July 20, 2009 By Anne

I didn’t take pictures like I had wanted, but here’s my bounty from last weekend. For under $20.00 we got several Christmas presents for my children.
A baby stroller (needs a little scrubbing)$1.50 – will save for Christmas
A Blue’s Clue Movie (VHS) $.50
A Blue’s Clue plate $.50 (Savannah used it at dinner)
A Blue’s Clue toy $.50 ( notice a theme? Savannah loves Blue’s Clue!!! )
3 books for Hunter $1.00 – will save for Christmas
Multiplication flash cards for Hunter $.50 – will use in the fall for third grade
Pool float for Savannah $.25
Xylophone for Savannah $2.00 – will save for Christmas
A princess mirror, brush and comb $.50 – will save for Christmas
A shirt for Savannah for next year $.50
A basket for me for storage $1.00
A book for me for my sanity $1.00 ( hubby paid for it, I wouldn’t have paid a dollar)
A princess chair for Savannah ( who else, the princess)$4.00 – not sure if I’ll save it for Christmas
2 rackets $2.00 (Hunter bought with his own money)

Then this weekend we had our own yard sale!! We made about $60.00, but we had fun and got rid of a lot of stuff and we also got more stuff too.
My neighbor saw me setting up and decided to have one too. She was getting rid of a lot of girl stuff. I got a baby and baby clothes to go with the stroller above, another Blue’s Clue movie, some books and a toy storage rack. It’s white wood with colored plastic bins, a really nice piece of furniture. And some little dishes and some plastic food, not alot, about one bin full, I’ll probably save those for Christmas. Oh and 3 skorts for Savannah to put aside for a few years. They were a quarter a piece, I couldn’t help myself.

Anne

I'm a mother of 2 who likes to get involved in too much! Besides writing here I started a non-profit, I'm on the PTO board, very active in my community and volunteer in the school. I enjoy music, reading, cooking, traveling and spending time with my family. We just adopted our 3rd cat and love them all!

Recycling Facts

July 10, 2009 By Anne

Did You Know?
I got this info from my local Solid Waste Authority. They handle our recycling.

Did you know?

Recycling a stack of newspaper 3 ½ feet tall saves one tree from being cut down.

Every Sunday it takes 75,000 trees just to print the New York Times newspaper.

Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run your TV for three hours.

The energy saved from recycling one glass bottle could operate a 100-watt light bulb for four hours.

EVERYDAY, the SWA gets 5 million pounds of garbage. This is enough to cover an entire football field nine feet high.

Americans go through 2.5 million plastic bottles every HOUR.

Anne

Garage Sales

July 10, 2009 By Anne

Who doesn’t love garage sales? I know I do(so does my family). In today’s economy, garage sales are an ideal way to buy things we need and want at a great price!

All through the last baseball season, my son had been wanting a catcher’s helmet and chest guard, but we could not afford it and it wasn’t something he had to have for baseball. In May, while out and about looking for garage sales we found a helmet and chest guard for only $5.00!! It looked almost new! My son was so excited and he even bought it himself, which he was very proud of.

Of course having a garage sale of your own is great too. We had one recently and made $150.00. It’s a great way to clean out your house, while making some extra money.
I just recently found a website that will track garage sales by typing in your zip code, or you can advertise your own sale. Check it out at www.garagesalestracker.com or click on the above box.
Let me know how you do!!

Anne

Recycle Tennis Shoes?

July 4, 2009 By Anne

I got a Greenwise magazine from Publix the other day and in was an article about recycling your old tennis shoes. I thought, Wow, what a great idea. So I wanted to pass along the information.
Nike has a program called Nike’s Reuse-A-Shoe. Athletic shoes (any brand) are ground up for reuse in playgrounds, running tracks, basketball courts and more. You can mail your shoes in or find a drop off location here. Their website asks that no cleats, dress shoes or shoes with metal pieces be recycled. And to please make sure the shoes are dry and free of mud and dirt.
This sounds like a great idea for shoes that can’t be worn anymore. I always try to donate, but some shoes are not good enough. I looked and there is a drop off location near my home, so that’s where our shoes will go from now on!
For more info. check out their website nikereuseashoe.com.

Anne

Way to go Adam

June 25, 2009 By Anne

My stepson came over for dinner for Father’s Day and told us he is now using a PBA free water bottle and refilling it!

Let me give you some history…
Adam was always using store bought bottles and he never really finished them and rarely refilled them and never recycled them! This was before we decided not to buy anymore bottles. I would always find water bottles in his room half full or in the trash can.
So way to go Adam!! High five!!