One Woman's Junk is Another Woman's Treasure!
Posted: Wednesday, August 17, 2011
by askahealer
Detoxing Your Body Safely
Hobby or Obsession? Tankymotin' Either Way!
Tankymotin' is a phrase we have up around northeast Alabama. It means, basically, let's fill the tank with gas and go automoting til we drop!
When I go tankymotin', either alone or with my mom, sisters, nephews or nieces, I go to thrift stores, yard sales, flea markets and Walmart. Usually, tankymotin' includes eating out as well, somewhere fun and not too healthy, ha.
I seem to have some kind of radar when it comes to yard sales and thrift stores. I can walk into a room full of, well, basically junk, and find the one treasure hidden down deep in the mess.
This "hobby" has led to my becoming a sort of "American Picker". I've sold collectibles on line for years at my Collectibles Yardsale Blog and this year, helped my sister open a bricks and mortar store. We call ourselves Down South Sisters and we're in Shelby, North Carolina. Google us and come see us if you're ever in the area!
I don't know exactly what it is about treasure-hunting (some people call it thrifting, or junking, or yardsaling, or picking) that I love ... maybe it's the look on someone's face when I find that one thing they have been looking for and couldn't find.
Anyway, I'll probably keep tankymotin' as long as I have a tank and gas to go in it! Treasure-hunting is exciting, unpredictable and just plain fun!
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