Venta por Mudanza

​Much like I did as I prepared for my move here, I held a venta por mudanza (moving sale) on what turned out to be a beautiful Saturday morning to get rid of anything that won't be coming to St. Louis with me. It went exactly as expected, in large part due to my KISS philosophy of pre-sale prep: 

Piles in my empty back room grew by a little bit every day or couple of days until this is what Josh & I were faced with carting outside the morning of the sale. Early on, I wisely started categorizing items by price: RD$100 (~$1.64), RD$200 (~$3.29), or FREE. 

I'd shared a Google sheet of individually priced big ticket items back in January but still managed to fill four borrowed tables with things I cleared out of closets, cabinets, drawers, and shelves. 

Yes, I would put out a plate of homemade treats (molasses crinkle scones and pumpkin chocolate chip cookies). Josh put on some tunes to round out the vibe. 

Cutest shopper (but no, they didn't buy the mug)!

At the end of the day, I'm grateful that many of the belongings I'd accumulated in 7 1/2 years have happy new homes. Whatever's left will be for the new missionary couple that'll live in my house - en route to the DR as I write this! - to enjoy :)

Until next time, blessings in Christ!