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A Book Lover’s Guide To Parting With Books

4th April 2019
Image for blog post on getting rid of books to make space for more books.

It’s a well-known fact that I’m a book lover/hoarder. My three book cases are triple-stacked and my bedside table type thing is a tower of books. I clear book stacks from the kitchen table, because the kitchen table is my home office. I finish reading books and instead of getting them out of the house I um, suggest that my husband read them. I have yet to watch Marie Kondo, because I think I would find it really quite stressful.…

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The Empty Shelf

1st May 2012

I am in the midst of sorting out books to give away/sell.  As someone who actively hoards books, this is painful.  But also a good thing.  I want more space, less clutter.  Fewer boxes to cart out when we move.  Somewhere in my mission, I found this: I’m posting the above as proof, and for posterity. What should I do with it? And if you had an empty shelf, what would you do with it?  …

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Hello, My Name Is Lorna. I Have Piles.

1st February 2011

I have a confession to make.  I have piles.  Giant piles.  Really annoying piles.  There’s one in the kitchen, one in the bedroom, and several in the office. I spent a good part of last week organising the flat, and this task has spilled into this week.  Because I rewarded myself with an eyebrow wax (well, both eyebrows, I don’t like to be uneven) and a trip to Starbucks on Friday. With the help of my new people, several black…

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