Stuff I don't need

That title could generate a really lengthy post. There are so many things I don't need. But I'll stick to the original point.

We're getting ready for a yard sale. We've gone through each cabinet, each drawer, our closets, and are down to only a few more closets and we'll have a complete inventory of things to keep. We've made a pile of things to sell, and we're making progress on things to throw away. We've made one trip to the dump already.

We've been going through the bigger items, like dishes and ratty furniture. Today I started going through my jewelry box. I have a lot of jewelry that I just don't wear anymore. Some of it really isn't that old. I bought it thinking it was pretty, then got it home and realized it just wasn't me.

I pulled these items out to decide if I should keep them or sell them. None of them are fine jewelry pieces, and most of it is stuff I've had since the 90s. There are a couple of those cheaper charms for the Italian charm bracelet that I had about eight years ago. The pink and brown circles are a set of earrings that I got last year. Cool as I thought they'd be, I put them on and they were way too big. I'm petite, and they just looked weird on me. I have some big hoop earrings that I think look fine, but these were just too much.

It feels good to methodically go through this stuff.
I've been able to let go of a lot of things, and then there are some things that I decided to keep. I tend to keep some things that have a strong emotion or memory connected to them. I've noticed that some of those items I kept during the last go-through are now in the give away pile.

We really enjoy looking at stuff, shopping at thrift stores and yard sales, and we like unique old things. But I've been able to avoid going to the thrift store or stopping at yard sales this summer because I knew I had to get rid of a bunch of stuff first. I typically have a pile to take to Goodwill on a weekly basis. I kept thinking the house should have been empty by now, but it is unbelievable how much stuff we have.
Which do you enjoy more, getting stuff at yard sales, or selling stuff at a yard sale?