My last post was about how baby sales are green, but garage sales are just as green and obviously appeal to a much wider audience.

And with the weather warming up, they are about to get into full swing. Garage sales are a great way to get rid of clutter — things you don’t use — and make a little money. They are also great places to find unique, well-priced items.

I’ve been realizing lately that there’s a whole lot of wisdom in the clutter = stress articles that I keep seeing everywhere. We have small piles of stuff in every room. I sold some at our local baby sale and have put the rest outside for an upcoming garage sale. Just getting rid of those piles has made me much happier. The rooms don’t look as cluttered, I don’t have to sweep around piles, or keep little hands out of the piles. It’s easier.

While it will be good to make a little money with a garage sale, it’s a lot better to keep this stuff out of landfills. We live in an older home. There were lots of extra doors in our home, and we replaced all of the windows with energy-efficient upgrades when we moved in. I’ve been able to sell some of the windows on craigslist, but we have lots left. While these windows aren’t very energy efficient, they are very appealing to local artists.

I’m thinking that people can probably make use of our extra doors, old glass light globes, cabinet doors, etc. These are just taking up space in our storage room, but I’m hoping that someone in our area can actually make use of them.

Once we finish with our yard sale, then I’m sure I’ll be ready to hit other people’s and find more “treasures” to put in our home. Hopefully, I’ll be able to stick with things that we actually need and will use.

Do you like garage sales? Prefer to donate everything? Or have a swap with friends?