Posted in decluttering, simple living, books on Jun 25th, 2010 No Comments »
There is just one more box of books to go through. I’ve slowed down a bit due to the overwhelming number of books. I’m suffering from ’sorting overload’ and my weeding ability has become impaired. So, with 5 days to go until the end of the month, I’ll consider this Phase 1, take a break, […]
Posted in decluttering, simple living, books on Jun 21st, 2010 No Comments »
I was right. I knew there was at least one more box of books down in the garage. I had a look tonight and found it … and three more! Good grief! I’ll go through them in the next few days. A quick look tells me that one is a collection of books I read […]
Posted in decluttering, the beige concept, simple living, books on Jun 6th, 2010 4 Comments »
The local secondhand bookstore doesn’t buy books. “Sorry, I have too many books.” I’m tempted to try and sell them myself, but I won’t. That’s not the point of the June Challenge. I’m happy to donate the books evenly between the local library and Lifeline. On another note, I think it’s insane for a brick […]
Posted in books on Jun 3rd, 2010 3 Comments »
I think The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster could be one of my favourite books ever. Clever, funny, imaginative, absurd, ridiculous, thrilling, and with a great message to boot. Highly recommended.
Posted in decluttering, simple living, books on Jun 1st, 2010 No Comments »
There must be over one thousand. One thousand books in The Other Room. That’s a lot of books, and it’s only my best estimate. There are probably more! The last box from the garage (that I know of!) was brought upstairs over the weekend. There they sit; on shelves, in boxes, stacked on the floor. […]
Posted in books on May 16th, 2010 1 Comment »
Does anyone know where my copies of The Catcher in the Rye and Fahrenheit 451 are? They have gone missing. Perhaps they were attending a dystopian book gathering and became lost on the way home …
Posted in books, the arts on Jan 1st, 2010 No Comments »
Being the first day of the New Year, I joined Tom, Anmol, John and Cathy to usher in the new decade with some movie watching. We saw The Lovely Bones. I enjoyed the book and was looking forward to seeing the film adaptation. The movie was good. Not great, but good. A lot of the book’s subplots […]