I love everything about physical books and the memories attached to them, but have recently sold about 1500 books, to raise money for a Kabal based animal rescue I support. I’m increasingly needing to use Kindle for the back lighting & lightness of my Kindle reader. It was a huge wrench but eased by knowing it was helping to save human & animal lives. I still have boxes of yellowing classics I can’t part with, and my battered Mary Webb books & copy of The Secret Garden will never be sold, as sometimes I just need to hold them and carry them around 💕
I am about to move out of an apartment, and haven't found a new rental place. I have 8 days left to move out, and I have two book shelves I have not packed yet, as I cannot imagine not having access to any books. I know that I will take at least one crate of books to my temporary home, while the others will go into storage. I am already dreading their absence. My books are really like a comfort blanket.
Agreed, Liza. I'm cleaning and clearing my bookshelves this weekend and finding it SO hard to part with books that I know I'll never read/re-read but that still mean so much to me x
I’ve moved house several times…my family calls me the serial mover. I was packing for another relocation and it came time to box up all my books. I had a lot of history and reference volumes, essential, of course as I write about people in historical times. I could not part with some long owned volumes that always go with me to the next home's bookshelves. Then, the new, to be read volumes….
In the end, I donated one small box of books to the library….which left a vacancy on my bookshelf …
I love everything about physical books and the memories attached to them, but have recently sold about 1500 books, to raise money for a Kabal based animal rescue I support. I’m increasingly needing to use Kindle for the back lighting & lightness of my Kindle reader. It was a huge wrench but eased by knowing it was helping to save human & animal lives. I still have boxes of yellowing classics I can’t part with, and my battered Mary Webb books & copy of The Secret Garden will never be sold, as sometimes I just need to hold them and carry them around 💕
Good for you, Jaimie. The animals will be very grateful 🙏🏼🥰
I am about to move out of an apartment, and haven't found a new rental place. I have 8 days left to move out, and I have two book shelves I have not packed yet, as I cannot imagine not having access to any books. I know that I will take at least one crate of books to my temporary home, while the others will go into storage. I am already dreading their absence. My books are really like a comfort blanket.
Yes Liza, I think a lot of us feel like this. Good luck with your move 🙏🏼
Agreed, Liza. I'm cleaning and clearing my bookshelves this weekend and finding it SO hard to part with books that I know I'll never read/re-read but that still mean so much to me x
Don’t do it!!! 😫😫😫
Thanks for having me Anna. Honour to be Sunday Shelfied by you.
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I’ve moved house several times…my family calls me the serial mover. I was packing for another relocation and it came time to box up all my books. I had a lot of history and reference volumes, essential, of course as I write about people in historical times. I could not part with some long owned volumes that always go with me to the next home's bookshelves. Then, the new, to be read volumes….
In the end, I donated one small box of books to the library….which left a vacancy on my bookshelf …
A vacancy is always nice too… something to be filled 🥰
Very nice…imperative in fact! I’m on it…
Loved this! Thanks for being so raw and funny and the great recommendations.