Sad, not sad. Reading has been lower on the To Do List this past year, and I'm currently behind on my weekly goal of a book a week; however, it has been fabulous for other hobbies. I still absolutely love to read and listening to books. They continue to be part of my every day life, but it doesn't monopolize most of my free time anymore.
To cull or not to cull. Last summer I culled some of my bookshelves, and this summer I plan to delve into the hiding places (closets and boxes). I've decided to keep only the books that are true favorites or memorable reads . . . brilliant concept, I know! 😝 The most difficult culling project is addressing the TBR piles of books. I suppose the first glance through will be easy enough (automatically know that I will not read it), but after that . . . eek! The amount that gets bagged up is to be determined, but a donation of a couple bags to my local library will be a great start.
Thank you to those that continue to comment. With life constantly changing, 12 years of consistent blogging seems quite incredible, and I truly appreciate your continual support.
May all your reading goals be met with pleasure.
Thoughts of Joy
What an achievement! Happy blogiversary!
ReplyDeleteBermudaonion ~ Thank you!
DeleteA very happy blogversary to you!! And, I do still love to see what you've read or listened to. Your opinions are always definite - ha! I say cull ruthlessly. I've found it a good thing and you can always check books out from the library or whatnot. These days, we have so many options for reading and listening in e-format.
ReplyDeleteKay ~ Thank you! "Cull ruthlessly." Well, I definitely wasn't ruthless, but I did donate 4 bags to my local library for their used book sale. I will do more this coming summer. I love my library (converted bedroom), so I'm not going to rid of it. I just want to streamline it to the "Realies". I really want to keep it or I really want to read it.
DeleteCongratulations on this milestone, Joy! Like you, reading is still a part of my life, but other hobbies have entered my day-to-day routine and my numbers have dropped considerably. Quite the opposite of what I thought would happen after retirement! Good luck with your culling project. I do a little here and there. Pulled five books off my shelf for a Paris in July challenge and quickly discarded all but one! I'm also staying far away from the library in order to read what I already own.
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Les ~ Thank you! Culling here and there seems to work best for me, as well. Sadly, I don't pick up many of my own paper books that often. Usually it's audiobooks or ebooks. There are a few on my shelf that I have been recently eyeing, though.
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