'Twas the Week Before Christmas (Part One)

'Twas a week before Christmas and all through the house

A mama saw all the piles and sighed to her spouse.

The too-small clothes were flung on the treadmill without a care

So long ago that mama forgot they were still there.

The children were nestled all snug in their beds

Surrounded by 27 Squishmallows almost covering their heads.

Mama in her tshirt and leggings, unwashed hair in a cap

Had just sat down on the couch to scroll Insta and nap

When out from the storage closet arose such a clatter

She sprang from the couch to see what was the matter

The shelves of outgrown kids’ things had finally crashed

She kept on scrolling wishing it would magically turn into cash

Craving simplicity, the overloaded shelves were the final blow

Mama new in her heart the excess stuff had to go

And what to her wondering eyes should appear

But a post for the JBF Bloomington Spring Sale Event drawing near!

With a few clicks of her mouse, she figured out the schtick

She signed up to consign, it was easy and quick!

More rapid than eagles, her Amazon order of tagging supplies came

And she gathered up all the old kids’ things and tagged them by name

“On Carters, on Kohls, Cat & Jack, and Gymboree

On Little Tikes, Fisher Price, on Lego, and Old Navy!

From the basement corners to the rooms in the upstairs hall

Now, tag ‘em, tag ‘em, get tags on them all!”