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 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.