[Monty_girl]

I'm getting myselves all worked up and stressed out about all the things that are coming up in the next few days. I know to some ppl these things are no biggy. But for me and mine it's choas.

Ok, tonight our friend is coming by to bring tables and racks over for our yard sale saturday morning. This is going to be my first ever yard sale. My hubby will be at work and our friend Robin won't be here till she gets off of work saturday morning. She works 3rd shift so she won't get off till 7am. And I need to be up and out setting things up before then. So I'll be doing it by myself till she gets here. This is stressing me out.

Tomorrow I have T. So besides getting my stuff together and marked for the yard sale I have to go to T. These last few weeks have not been the easiest for us what so ever. T actually wanted us in the hospital at one point, but we refused to go. So I have to deal with all of this and yard sale stuff.

And I know some might say put off the yard sale to later. But we are having the yard sale to earn vacation money. We're leaving for vacation on the 9th of June. So I have to get the yard sale done this week-end.

On monday I have to go to the doctor for my annual female exam. I hate going. It's an ALL DAY thing. I go to the health department and I've been there sometimes up to 5 hours. ( I'm bring my book and MP3 with me) But I'm really really worried about the exam. I've been having knock down bend me over pain in that area. I'm not sure if it's a woman thing or my digestive disorder. All I know is my head starts thinking the very worst. So I'm trying to stop my head from spinning out of control with all the things I have to do and all the things that can go wrong.

stop brain stop!

[Jewels]

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things r always stressful, an especially "little" things like gettin a yard sale set up, or havin a physical or somethin "small" like that...thing is, it AINT small things...its gigantic things that send us down a spiral an we dont know when ta stop...but heres one thing that we do: we stop, take a BIG breath, let it out slowly, an then just remember that tomorrow aint promised ta ne body...all u got is today...so leave the worry bout tomorrow til tomorrow...u cant do nuthin bout it ne way...an that way u dont get all wigged out tryin ta cope with somethin that aint happened yet...try to do some pricin today or tonight iffn u can...then do some tomorrow b4 the T appt...then after...take time ta eat, an do somethin u WANNA do but dont never seem ta get the time ta do it...an then attack the yard sale stuff again...an then dont worry bout saturday til saturday is actually here...maybe itll rain an then u can postpone the yard sale for another time...which means more time ta mark more stuff an more time ta get set up an actually have a plan...an take a piece of paper, put the tables on it...then put on the paper what tables is gonna have what items on it...an stick ta the plan...an u know itll work cuz u got it down on paper already...an then when ur friend comes she wont hafta ask u every 5 minutes where ta put stuff cuz itll already b down on paper...an iffn that means that u r still markin stuff on saturday...then u r markin stuff on saturday while ur friend sets up the tables...i KNOW u can do this monty...u r a strong person an u can do ne thing u set ur mind to...we b prayin for u too...an sittin here with u while u do the markin for the sale...

abbi

One thing at a time. I hear your stress and understand. And I don't think that what you are stressing about are "little"--A yard sale is stressful. And so is T and a female yearly--UGH. Plus the fact that you are on your own....
stress for sure.

make things easier on yourself. put like priced items in one area and mark "these items $1...$3....$.50" etc. Put stuff in a box like kitchen stuff and mark the box not each item. i've seen it done and mostly if there isn't too much in one box, ppl like to rummage thru. some things, if you have an idea how much they are, you don't have to mark. and allow room for bartering. ppl love to know that any reasonable offer is accepted. we do alot of garage sale shopping. if the prices are too high and sellers won't barter, we don't stay very long--nor does anyone else for that matter.

just some ideas.

[Monty_girl]

The yard sale went fairly well I made $47 and some change. My friend that was helping me only made $1 and her mother-n-law made $5. So I came out pretty well for only being out there for 3 hours. My friend Robin who was helping me didn't have time to get stuff together because her youngest was sick all week. So we are going to have another yard sale next week-end at her place. So maybe I'll get more things sold then. We just have to pay $3 to have one there because she lives in the town limits. ( I live like 500 feet into the county limits )

I don't remember much, but Robin said I was a good sales person. I hope I make another $40 next week-end. The yard sale money is my vacation play money.

[Kiya]

Glad the sale went well... how did T go? and your exam...if that happend yet? Those are not small things by any means and i totally get what you're going thru. Sounds like you did well on the sale even if you don't remember much - so that is a point in your favor =) Supporting you with the other stuff - what helps? Hugs, encouragement?

[Monty_girl]

not good is just not good. had pap today. went way way bad. can't stop crying. cried there. they told me go home come back this afternoon after I come down.

[Kiya]

Hm! They actually send you home! (shocked, envious, sad for you that you have to go through so much).
Did you go back?
Holding hugs here if you want them....

[Fuzzybear]

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