Yard Sale Success...and a big step for me!

This past Saturday I had my first yard sale ever. I had been going through all of our junk, I mean stuff, for the past month and pulling out the things we no longer needed or used. I was amazed at the pile as it grew and grew. John and I have never been big on keeping things and we keep it pretty simple in our house, but still I had a fair size pile of clothes, toys, and other goodies in the end. Anyways, we had told the girls that we would buy them a trampoline if we made enough from the sale. Needless to say they were very excited. Well I am happy to report that we did very well, and I ordered the trampoline today. I sold most of the big stuff, left with mostly winter clothes. (It was 95 degrees by 10am and noone was interested in looking at big heavy coats or sweaters!)
What was the big step for me? Well, as you may or may not know, I am a paper fanatic. I love paper. I have a large scrapbooking case full of papers and stickers and such for scrapbooking. In my head I always wanted to make beautiful scrapbooks for my girls. But in realty, I am the worst perfectionist and procrastinator, so I have yet to complete a book. But, I just couldn't stand the thought of getting rid of all my beautiful paper. I kept telling myself that I could use it to make unique cards for people, but yet again, I failed miserably at completing them. So...this past Saturday I sold the entire case of scrapbooking supplies in my yard sale. And as funny as this seems, I have felt a weight lifted off of me. I feel freed from the paper!! I sounds nuts, I know and I can't explain it, but it is true.