It's a public holiday here today, but a grey, rainy and slightly dreary one. So I decided this morning to throw on some old clothes and have a big clean, tidy up and most importantly... a cull. I decided to start with the absolute hardest thing I find to get rid of - books.
Over the years I have acquired lots of books, and something like 95% or more of them I would never get rid of. But you know how there are those few? Those poorly judged gifts? The nice cover wrapped around a thoroughly disappointing interior? Well, those books have got to go. Once I start stacking books on top of others in the shelves it's time to either cull or buy more bookshelves, and frankly I'm out of space for more bookshelves (I have 7 already).
So far I've filled a couple of shopping bags, and then it's off to the secondhand bookstore and/or Goodwill in the morning. These books will not be coming home again! Syonara!
3 comments:
Good luck. You will feel better for it and then there will be space that has to be filled with new books.
As one who purged 99% of our books late last year, its hard to start but very cleansing afterwards.
Of course we are building up it all again. There is the best used book/DVD/CD store in town, Its huge and cheap plus they let dogs in.
This is Coz not Anti Ob, but he would say the same thing ;)
yes, sister, be strong, let them go. Someone out there is deperately looking for that copy of "Kitten on the Keys: My Life as a Tranny Concert Pianist"
Thanks for the words of encouragement, gentlemen. Now I know how Sophie felt, it's like giving up my children... er, stepchildren maybe. One's you're not THAT attached to.
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