I have an outgoing, friendly personality (98% of the time) that has led more than a few people here at the paper to tell me I should consider being a sales rep (selling advertising).

Forget for a moment that I am dangerous with numbers and that I can't even figure out our rate card. The real reason I'd never move to sales is that if my income depended on me selling something to someone, I'd starve to death.

I hate asking people for money. I'd rather just fork over the cash than ask someone else to. When I do a charity walk, I never collect donations -- I cover it myself.

When it comes to things I don't want anymore, I'd rather give my stuff away than sell it. And, yet last night found me preparing for a garage sale -- loading up the back of our pick-up truck with all manner of baby stuff and tons of preschool toys and household items we just don't need and/or want anymore.

There's just too much good stuff for me to just donate it, so tomorrow I will be laying all my crap out on my mother's front lawn in an effort to sell it to other people. Sure, I could list it on eBay, but...good Lord, who has that kind of time, energy or patience for all those trips to the post office to mail stuff (ugh...have you dealt with those people...what are they all so angry about anyway?).

I hate that I'm going to spend a beautiful Saturday afternoon watching people paw through my stuff. I hate that I'm going to lay a truck-load of my personal possessions out for the world to see. I don't know why but I find it embarrassing. I hate when people try to "talk me down" -- it makes me uncomfortable, and I always give in.

The other thing I hate about garage sales is all the prep work. We spent all evening hauling stuff out of the house last night, I'll spend all of tonight marking it all and setting it all on tables and in boxes.

And, tomorrow, it's quite likely I'll be hauling half of it back home.

Which makes me wonder -- is it even worth it?

I guess I'll find out.