Comments on eclectic / eccentric: 173 Books Removed

I still have over 1000 books, probably closer to 1...

2012-01-22T16:54:15.415-06:00

I still have over 1000 books, probably closer to 1500, so I still need to get rid of more.

I'm the same way, and I always have been. I hu...

2012-01-22T16:53:44.893-06:00

I'm the same way, and I always have been. I hung onto books that I despised the first time I read them. It's a sickness.

I'm really trying to take that attitude!

2012-01-22T16:53:18.718-06:00

I'm really trying to take that attitude!

173 . . . wow oh wow. If I removed 173 books from...

2012-01-22T16:43:10.502-06:00

173 . . . wow oh wow. If I removed 173 books from my apartment there wouldn't be any left! You made a good point there about not keeping books you didn't like. What usually happens with me is that everything goes on the shelf, and once I run out of room I go through and pull the books I don't actually want to keep. I need to do it as I go along.

Wow! You're amazing. I wish I could do somethi...

2012-01-22T14:39:44.872-06:00

Wow! You're amazing. I wish I could do something like this, but I'm a total book hoarder :P Even the ones I know I'll never reread I have trouble parting ways with.

I was a bit of a hoarder as a kid, but I've pr...

2012-01-22T12:39:13.068-06:00

I was a bit of a hoarder as a kid, but I've pretty much gotten over it these days, for two reasons: (1) I don't have the space (2) I don't have the patience to keep it all organized.

I just don't see the point of holding onto stuff that I don't like. Why not donate or sell it to someone who would get use out of it, you know?

I'm proud of you for sticking to your guns and "moving some inventory," so to speak. Here's to 300!

It is sad, but I do feel really, really proud afte...

2012-01-21T20:38:10.113-06:00

It is sad, but I do feel really, really proud after. :)

That's awesome! It's disappointing because...

2012-01-21T20:37:49.965-06:00

That's awesome! It's disappointing because I'm getting less than one dollar per book, but I try to remind myself that it's better than the big fat nothing I get from the library. :)

I'm the same way. I got rid of a box of books ...

2012-01-21T20:37:06.687-06:00

I'm the same way. I got rid of a box of books I actually hated when I read them, and it was still ridiculously difficult. :)

Shelves as in 5-shelf shelves or do you mean just ...

2012-01-21T20:36:20.027-06:00

Shelves as in 5-shelf shelves or do you mean just three shelves? I have 4 5-shelf shelves full, 2 3-shelf, 1 4-shelf, and then a closet still with books all in them. It's a freaking sickness.

I'll probably wait until May or June and then ...

2012-01-21T20:35:04.537-06:00

I'll probably wait until May or June and then do another major cleaning. I need time to recover. :)

Wow, congratulations!! Always kind of sad but also...

2012-01-21T10:25:13.247-06:00

Wow, congratulations!! Always kind of sad but also kind of freeing to get rid of books isn't it? I know you can make the goal!

I did a cull of my bookshelves right before the ho...

2012-01-21T09:32:55.941-06:00

I did a cull of my bookshelves right before the holidays. I took a ton of books (I didn't count them but they were a LOT) and my husband took over a hundred movies. We got $103 back. He was more disappointed than I was about it though. Good luck with your book removal!

Trishaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa come visit me and help me d...

2012-01-21T07:20:22.263-06:00

Trishaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa come visit me and help me do this. I did take two grocery paper sacks of books to the library but most of these books were teaching textbooks that i'll probably never use again. It's such a struggle!!!

I consider $75 pretty good. I get so annoyed at the little money I get for my books that I refuse to take any to HPB. Sad.

But the thing that kills me? Scott has one 6 foot bookshelf for himself and it's full of outdated business textbooks and college textbooks (Psychology?! French?!) that he REFUSES to get rid of. He doesn't even like to read!!

I emptied two huge bookshelves last weekend. That ...

2012-01-21T06:32:49.728-06:00

I emptied two huge bookshelves last weekend. That leaves me with three bookshelves for keepers. That's enough, I think.

New rule: one book in, one book out.

Wow, good work, Trisha! I am proud of you, and I ...

2012-01-20T23:43:34.900-06:00

Wow, good work, Trisha! I am proud of you, and I bet you'll make good on your goal REALLY soon :-)

The hubby definitely thinks I have way too many bo...

2012-01-20T21:03:52.689-06:00

The hubby definitely thinks I have way too many books. Actually, he's pretty adamant that I need to cut them in half. :)

I know how hard it is to cull books, so I totally ...

2012-01-20T18:58:21.084-06:00

I know how hard it is to cull books, so I totally feel for you. When I culled most of my collection a few months ago, I had a minor heart attack about it.

But now I feel a lot better about it. It is nice to have a little more breathing room (although my husband will tell you that I need to get rid of more). I have also rethought my "buying" process. Books will only make it home with me if they will add to my collection, and if I don't like a book, I need to immediately find a new home for it before it finds a place to collect dust.

It was horrifying. I still shudder to think of it....

2012-01-20T17:43:28.433-06:00

It was horrifying. I still shudder to think of it.

I want to say I'm proud of you, and I am, but ...

2012-01-20T16:57:14.406-06:00

I want to say I'm proud of you, and I am, but the thought of giving that many books away makes me shudder!

A lot of those books were ones I knew I would neve...

2012-01-20T16:50:54.882-06:00

A lot of those books were ones I knew I would never read again or ones I knew I would never read in the first place. Still a really hard thing to do though.

It does feel productive to get rid of all the extr...

2012-01-20T16:50:15.909-06:00

It does feel productive to get rid of all the extra junk in your house. Scary, but productive.

I've been toying with the idea of just buying ...

2012-01-20T16:49:51.030-06:00

I've been toying with the idea of just buying her her own house..... :)

I only donate in really big spurts. A few years ag...

2012-01-20T16:49:31.473-06:00

I only donate in really big spurts. A few years ago I donated around 350 books and then not a single one since.

She better. :)

2012-01-20T16:48:59.905-06:00

She better. :)