Something you should know about me..for those who have known me my whole life this is no secret..I admit I am one of them. I am one of those people..I can openly admit...I Charlene is obsessed and have been for awhile with Garage Sales/Estate Sales...there its out. Dont judge me. lol. I am sure some of you are like oh big deal..I have gone to them..no i havent gone to them...I go to them all pretty much every weekend if I am home. No I am not a hoarder....yet. You will find me driving the roads with newspaper and GPS, following the line of cars to the next great garage/estate sale.
You are probably asking why not just go by stuff new from stores?? What on earth do you need so much of...well this obsession goes way further back to my Nana. I can thank my dear Nana in Heaven for this obsession. She loved Garage Sales, Rummage Sales, Estate Sales..if it was a sale, cheap and used she wanted it. My mother and Nana grew up poor and so they did what they could to make do... but what people dont understand is the amazing things you can find super cheap at a garage sale or estate sale. Now for some of you who only like new or super modern stuff, you will probably be disappointed in this whole obsession and think im crazy for wanting used stuff...but thats okay im cray cray sometimes. As a child I would tag along with my Nana and Mom to garage sales, occasionally finding stuff here and there. When I got out of college and moved home I start going more regularly. My Nana passed away, leaving our family to continue on the traditions and experiences..but it was different without her..still is. But Mom and I still continue the tradition of getting up early, grabbing the paper and getting lost on our way to garage and or estate sales. My sister comes occasionally but it isnt her thing as much as me...but her daughter, my love love who is 6 LOVES garage sales. The girl is a natural....she learned at the age of 3 to bargain and negotiate a price. LOL.. She recently lived in an area where garage sales werent popular and even told me Char Char I miss yall so much..you know what else I miss.. Garage Sales. They dont believe in them here." LOL. Bless her heart.. She is back home now and I am sure she will be ready to start her garage sale hunt. I prefer Estate Sales over Garage Sales..estate sales are normally done with a home owner passes away or their estate is being taken over and they open the house up for you to walk through. Though it is sad I have learned to look at it in a different way..these women loved their glass and decoration and I am going to continue appreciating it just like they did. I have found some amazing old vintage and antique items... I collect glass and serving dishes for events and always looking for something amazing...
This past weekend I hit up an Estate Sale with my Mom and I scored this awesome bird cage. No I dont have any birds..but I love birds. I love that the are delicate but fierce..I love that they are fee and go about where they want.. I love how beautiful they are and the songs they sing. I decided to place my new bird cage on my porch....it looks lovely.
