gistfile1.js

//not even sure if I can do this? should I declare each var for each value?
  var newSalesPageInputs = [$newSaleAddress = $('#newSaleAddress'),
                            $newSaleAddress = $('#newSaleAddress'), 
                            $newSaleTitle = $('#newSaleTitle'), 
                            $newSaleDescription = $('#newSaleDescription'),
                            $newSaleSummary = $('#newSaleSummary'),
                            $newSaleItems = $('#newSaleItems')];

  for (var i = 0; i < newSalesPageInputs.length; i++) {
    alert(i);
    $newSalesPageInputs[i].focus(function () {
      $newSalesPageInputs[i].attr('data-value', $newSalesPageInputs[i].val());
      $newSalesPageInputs[i].val('');
    });

    $newSalesPageInputs[i].blur(function () {
      if ($newSalesPageInputs[i].val().length === 0) {
        $newSalesPageInputs[i].val($newSalesPageInputs[i].attr('data-value'));
      }
    });
  }