You’re familiar with decision fatigue, right?

It’s estimated that the average adult makes 35,000 decisions per day.

Phew, no wonder I can never decide what to make for dinner!  If I don’t plan dinner in advance, I almost never have the bandwidth to figure out what to have at the last minute.  And since I’m trying to reduce the amount of ultra processed foods in my diet, that can be a problem.

I definitely struggled with the decision of whether or not to hold my occasional sale today too.  I’m not exaggerating when I say that the weather forecast changed multiple times a day over the last week.  Originally it was 90°, sunny and humid.  Then it got changed to a possibility of thunderstorms, then rain showers, then just overcast but no showers, and briefly it was even 76° and sunny!  The latest is a 50% chance of off and on showers and a high of only 70° on Thursday, but sunny and 77° on Friday.

Good grief!

Ultimately, I decided to go ahead with the sale.  I’m not worried about a random shower or two as long as there isn’t any severe weather.  I’m having the sale tonight, but reserving the right to close in the event of high winds or hail (and so far they are not in the forecast).  We also plan to be open tomorrow morning from 9 a.m. until noon.

I’m even thinking that if we have enough merch left, I may open again tomorrow evening.  That’s because there is a vintage car show just a few blocks away from my house every Friday night, and it brings in a lot of traffic.

My sister said she’d be happy to come and sit on the deck with me to see if anyone moseys down from the car show to check out my sale.

Friday evening isn’t definite though, we’ll play that by ear.

But you know where else I suffered with decision fatigue?  Pricing my items.

I’m sure that shoppers come to my sale and wonder why the prices can seem so inconsistent.  That’s probably partly because opK, Sue and I all price our own stuff independently of each other.  But also, I just get tired of making a decision on what to charge.

In my case, I start out early in the day probably pricing things a bit high like my little Au Public dresser at $45.

but as I get tired of making decisions the prices get lower.

By the end of the day I’m just slapping low prices on everything!

By the way, that’s a set of 3 Bobbsey Twin books for $6, not just one book.

I guess this is my way of saying that you just never know what you might find at the Carriage House Sale.  There are plenty of bargains, lots of vintage, and quite a few upcycled items like the flower market sign (which, by the way, is only $30).

So if you’re local, I hope you can swing by this evening between 5 pm and 7 pm, or tomorrow morning between 9 am and noon.

See you there!