And a good time was had by all

It's the morning after. The moving sale dust has settled. All is still. It was an uphill battle for a bit, but after three days of tagging, schlepping, Craig's List updating and yes--merchandising, all is quiet. The hoards of bargain hunters have left, bringing more stuff into their (for the most part) overstuffed homes.

And the house is...eerily still. No clocks tick. There is no sound of a chair scraping the floor. Dishes do not clang together in the kitchen sink. No smell of burning toast emits from the toaster. Netflix movies do not appear on the television. Even the rain has stopped drumming incessantly against the roof. All is quiet.

And in the stillness of the silence, the reader asks, "Why? What is the source of this almost reverential quietude after such boisterous and hectic activity?"

Well, gentle soul, all will be revealed in time. First, close your eyes...breathe in...breathe out...enjoy the silence...revel in the glory of the anticipation. Namaste...

Because...

WE SOLD ALL OUR FREAKING STUFF!!! WOO HOO. HAPPY DANCE!! Oh yeah, yea us. Nice Stupid auction lady said we wouldn't be able to do it on our own. Ha! She underestimated the power of the dynamic duo! Ha ha. We rock!!! We are like the best, the most superlativeness, sumpremo can't-stop-us-so-don't-even-try yard sale gurus on the effin' PLANET!!! We totally freaking rule!!!

Okay, let me compose myself. That felt so good. All this silence was beginning to grate on my type A nerves.

Yes, dear friends. We are down to one new Weber grill, one chair and ottoman, a couple of desks and a handful of boxes of kitchen items. We've got a wad of cash in our pockets and nothing to dust for the foreseeable future. Plus, we feel good knowing our high quality junk (seriously, it was some great stuff) has flowed out from us to others who will make good use of the things and to whom these items will hopefully bring comfort, ease, and maybe even some happiness. Plus, PLUS, we made some new friends in the process--two couples with whom we sat at length and talked and talked. More on them in another post.

The location independent light at the end of the tunnel grows ever closer.

Maureen Thomson and Jeremy Myers are a husband and wife team offering professional housesitting services worldwide. Visit our HouseSitting Couple website for more information.