Video Games DO Offer Life Lessons

Well, at least Tetris does. The better you can get at Tetris, the more efficiently you can pack boxes. And the more efficiently you can pack the boxes into the moving vehicle. I'm learning that as I go along, trying to pack the last of my apartment. I still have lots of furniture, but, it is sold. Kind of. A couple who has moved to the area has nothing, and will take most everything that is left, so long as they can get the money from their boss to pay me. And if not, another woman is willing to buy it all for her son, who is also just starting out. I ended up selling it dirt cheap, but every bit of cash will help me get to Seattle, and every bit can help either of the people who will end up with my stuff. So even though I would have liked to sell it for more, it is still a win-win situation. I just hope that I can find a similar situation when the time comes for me to get my next apartment. I think it will. I truly believe that what goes around comes around.

Spammers Stop Spamming Me

Sometimes the internet turns out to be more of a hassle than a resource. I was very excited when Craigslist created a site for the Western Slope, since I had seen the site for other cities and always wanted to use it myself. But, as it turns out, it's not all that great. In fact, as it turns out, there are several people out there looking to screw you over. Lucky for me, I knew enough to not get taken advantage of (at least this time), but it was still a waste of time. All I wanted to do was sell my TV, and I thought that by listing it online I might do better than by just putting it my moving sale. Instead all I got were several emails asking me to ship the item to some far away place. It almost sounds real, the so-called buyer wants to pay for everything, but then there is that little fishy thing about sending a money order for nearly 10 times the asking price of the item. Turns out that all of the emails I got about my TV were from spammers.

I suppose it isn't all bad though, some of the people who came to my moving sale today did see my ad online. I only wish they would have bought more of the bigger things, like furniture. It is easy to load up my car with little stuff and find a place to donate it, but what about that super heavy couch that took the better part of an hour to get in my apartment? I hope I have better luck tomorrow.

Kids and Books

I have lots of kid's books. Why? There was a point in my life that I thought I would become an elementary teacher. I know, way out of character for me. Kids are cute and all, but me? In a classroom with 30 of them? All day long? For a whole year? Lucky for me I came to my senses just in time and changed my major to Sociology/Anthropology.

But, in the whole spirit of one day becoming a teacher, I started buying children's books when I could afford them, building what would someday be my classroom library. Why would anyone do that? Well, teachers out there already know: there is very little money given to you for classroom supplies. And if there are few books in your classroom, it will be hard to encourage your students to read when they have a little free quiet time. So if they are supposed to be quiet, and you would like them to read, but there are no books...well, kids are like ferrets. If you don't keep them busy, they will get into everything you don't want them too.

I decided to give eBay another try. This time with the books. I hope they go away. They were fun to read, but I don't need to read them again, nor do I need to move them half way across the country.

Ebay Boredom

So I thought Ebay would be a good way to sell things I did not want to keep. Not so, at least not yet. Only two of the 8 things I listed have been bid on so far. At least the other things are being watched/been bid on. I was really hoping this would be a good way for things to leave my apartment. I think I'll still try again though, maybe there is something to be learned from all this. Like don't buy a bunch of stuff you'll never get around to using.

Selling on Ebay

Since I plan on moving in the next couple of months, and I don't want to move all my stuff, I have given Ebay a try. Today I listed 8 items, which took quite a bit longer than I expected. They were all Partylite items, things I had bought a few years ago and never got around to using. Bummer too, I'm sure they'll sell for less than I paid for them. I suppose I spent the money long enough ago though that it will feel like I am just making money.

And on that note, here is another I have found that claims to make you money:

It could possibly be the slowest way to earn $25. But it doesn't take much time out of a day, so if you think you might be interested, you could give it a try.

Enough of that though, I should find the next thing to get to work on. Like the Pampered Chef stuff that I bought but will be not keeping. More ebay.