Getting Over my Disgust of Used Items (yuck, yuck!)

So.  I want to make sure you guys know something about me.

Wow that sounds really secretive and a little worrisome!  What am I going to tell you? 

Nothing scary I promise!

Ok, I'll get to the point already.  As much as I love shopping for my home, I am/ or at least try to be as environmentally conscious as I can.  And I do love making crafts and the like.  So I am going to try to get over my fear of garage sale and craigslist items.  I will attempt to find cheaper older used items and fix them up, paint them, what have you, and put them in my home.

Fear?  Yes, I have a fear of used items when I don't know the originally owner.  Or I guess fear is the wrong word, but basically I think they are gross.  I believe they are full of herpes and other like diseases I know, no sense, none at all!  But that is what I think. 

Grumpy will be so proud.  He loves anything he can get for cheap.  It does not matter if it is anything we will actually ever, ever, ever use or need!  But if he gets what he thinks is a good deal, he is all smiles and giggles like a child.  Needless to say, our garage is full of crap I would love to give away or have a garage sale of our own. But anytime I bring it up, Grumpy vetoes it.  I think I will slowly, one item at a time, donate it all.  He wouldn't even notice. 

Anyway.  So yeah.  I have a few projects in mind (that you will soon begin to see!) and I guuuuueeeessssssssss I could find some cute older-used-full-of-diseases furniture and bleach them out and then sand down and paint them.  And I like rustic/antique-y looking stuff.  I think I will attempt to go a-garage-sale-ing this Saturday.  I'll let you know what happens.  Maybe.

Kisses~

Do you love or fear used items??