My girl Hailey and I were taking a morning stroll in our favorite neck of the woods, downtown Naperville the other morning. As we ventured into the heart of the town, I saw tables being set out and merchandise being placed upon them. “What is this I see?” I said to myself (and whoever else was listening). It’s a SIDEWALK SALE! Today of all days! I had no idea. This is how much I pay attention to the world around me. I was overcome with GLEE. That’s right, I said it. GLEE. We passed not one but MANY stores participating in the annual three day sidewalk sale. We browsed through many sale items; antiques, jewelry, children’s items, clothing, etc. I just LOVE sidewalk and tent sales. There’s a little “extra” percentage off and it’s all outside. None of this pushing the awkward stroller in and out of stores crap. After we made our rounds, we stopped for some ice cream at Naperville’s own Cookie Dough Creations.

Not knowing about this event has made me realize that I need to start checking out more of the local guides and websites so I’m aware of these local happenings. This is what is so nice about living in the Chicagoland area. We have websites with event calendars posted so you will always know what’s going on and where. I’m going to make the Naperville website one of the first sites I visit from now on so I leave the house with ALL of my credit cards next time I hit the summer sidewalk sales.

*One of my original Chicago Moms Blog posts