Culling

[theatokos]

Adam and I just culled at least 25% of our books. It was easy. We've always struggled with what to keep, what to get rid of; we've been very stingy. We really must be ready to leave because it was just bam, zap, pow. Comic books, fiction, poetry, women's history, loads of poker books...

(I won't pay for shipping or type them all out, but if you're a real book hoarder I can email you my phone number and we can go through them and if you pay for shipping, I'll totally give them to you!)

My goal now is to work through the books I haven't read that I decided to keep. Hardcovers first, then paperbacks. We are planning to do another cull closer to when we move. Whenever that is.

Comments

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

I worked at independent bookstores for a number of years so I have a whole host of books I got intending to read and never have. Yeah, it's difficult to give up books. But I seem to move a lot and they are so heavy. The piano will also be sold I've decided. I never thought I'd give it up! Clearly this move is meant to happen.

[ladyartemisa.livejournal.com]

they are hard to move... we moved them a bit and thankfully dont have to move them anytime soon at all but they were hard to move..

we have a library in our house with books that we each have had for over 30 or 40 years... books are like air to me.

the piano too? we wouldnt get rid of ours either.. lol...we actually have two of them but refuse to get rid of stuff.

we are also packrats. can you tell?

[ewigweibliche.livejournal.com]

I am not a packrat. I hate clutter. Books don't count as clutter if they're on a shelf! All of this culling just feels right. Of course, all this free space on the shelves probably means that we'll just get some new books!

The piano. That's a hard one. My mother shipped it to me from Alaska. It was the piano we got when I was 5 and I still remember the day it was delivered! But I don't really play piano and I'm not singing much these days, so it's getting no love. Why stick it in storage for several years to moulder? We're certainly not paying to move it to Wales. Sigh.

[ladyartemisa.livejournal.com]

i nested like crazy with cal and got rid of sooooo much.
i think this move is necessary, too this is why this feels so right.