So, because I actually need to access my home office (and because I value my marraige) I spent the holiday weekend organizing all my books, mostly to get rid of as many as possible. The 2 photos below should make the problem clear.
After a few hours of work I was this far (the piles are actually organized - trust me):
After a bit longer (still orgainzied, just lest distinguishable. My son launched a great expedition to climb Mount TBR):
And finally, I dicovered that I do actually have bookshelves back there.
19 boxes of books.
They are on there way to a combination of a local used bookstore and the library (though I imagine quite a few will find their way into the recycling system). I'm exhausted, but it's nice to have my office back. Any bets on how long it'll take before I'm drowning again?
i give ya 8 months.
ReplyDeletedear lord I hope it's longer than that.
ReplyDeletebut it probably won't be
ReplyDeleteOh. My. God. I would be divorced. My wife would carve books into my flesh. Or something awful.
ReplyDeleteshe tries to tell herself that I could have a much worse vice than this. But she's a type-a neat-freek, so I'd probably be better off if I was a drinker (OK, more of a drinker)
ReplyDeleteDaaaawwwmmnnn that's a lot of books!! My father must have around the same ammount of books in his bookcase and it took him 2-3 days to organize all of them. I'm afraid to say though that probably in less than 6 months you'll be drowning again under piles of books.
ReplyDeleteI could never get rid of a single one of my books - they're a collection for me, a treasure. Plus they're expensive, especially since I only buy new! You had so much more room on that shelf - it's all about maximising space! But good work nonetheless!
ReplyDeletePS: I'll get back to you in a few years when my partner starts making threats.
Well Josh, good luck with that - and I mean it. 5 years ago I was the same way. But I've run out of space. And no, there isn't much space on those shelves - they are stacked 2 deep. I'm guessing that I got rid of close to 400 books this weekend, and my remaining shelf - nearly full with the 1000+ I still have.
ReplyDeletePlus, I'm still receiving about a book a day. I hope to cut down on that with digital ARCs, but there is no magical button to click to make that happen.
Any chance for giveaways ;)
ReplyDeleteI did this a year ago when I moved cross-country. Got rid of some 400 books that I realized I would never read again. Almost all went to the local library. Pretty liberating, actually.
ReplyDeleteI am torn over whether to pity you or wish I was in your position o.o
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