Real

I just can't get something out of me head. Someone close to me recently asked me if I was "real".

Are the things that I do and the way that I act who I really am?
Or, am I just pretending? Just playing a role?

The honest answer is that I don't know.

I used to think I was.

I think I want to be.

I get so close to letting go of all the things that I desperatly cling to that keep me from being "real", yet let the fear of being transparent keep me from going all the way.

Why is it so hard?

Goldmine Update

Just an update on my most recent auction find/ebay sale. My two plates sold for $177.50 and $189.50. I still have four more to list. Keep your fingers crossed!!

Oops, I Did It Again....

I spent all of last Friday with the finest people that Lebanon, IN has to offer and came home with a truck FULL of stuff from the auction. Ashley, my youngest sister, and I spent ALOT of money and I was feeling just a bit disappointed at the value of some of the items that I bought, thinking that I might not be able to come out ahead on this trip.

I was wrong!! I bought a whole lot of misc. items for $12.00. There was a bunch of stuff in this lot, enough to cover an 8 ft table and what I really wanted from the group was a set of sterling silver vases to use on my mantle. I knew that one of the clocks in the lot was Swiss and would bring a nice profit, but other than that the rest would probably be junk.

I was wrong!! Turns out that there were six ugly little green and white plates that were original to the West Baden Hotel from the early 1900's. We have only listed two of them so far and with 5 days to go on the auction, they are both up to $100 a piece. Oh yeah, and the clock will probably sell for about $75. Yeah!!

I love being wrong!

Check it out!