Do you love to hear be a minimalist? Declutter! Get rid of things! And get rid of all your books! Hum!
1. I love books. I love reading both fiction and non-fiction. Always have a book in both categories on the go. In University I wanted to have a home library of my own. So the den with a wall of shelves was created. There is an emotional comfort to have favourite books or reference books and even dictionaries to peruse. Sitting at a computer to find the meaning of a word just does not cut it all the time. Yes I know there are E-books but hard to hold in one's hands or at the beach or on a plane.
2. Genealogy has many different books. So another two shelves of genealogy references are handy to the family history binders. Okay to go to a library but one's own reference material is always quicker and at one's fingertips. Oh the atlas and history books that go with this topic!
3. Crafts have many different theme and ideas and yes books. Then a few binders with ideas downloaded from the Internet complement those ideas. Holding on to patterns for knitting, crocheting or sewing is important too. Many modern ideas just use old patterns and ideas.
4. The love of art! So books bought on trips or to art galleries are wonderful reminders of travel. Looking through those books periodically let's me enjoy the artist's creations again and again.
5. Like a garden, books can be weeded to find a new home. Donations of pocketbooks to charity sales. The genealogy library nearby has acquired a few of my books that did not contain any family history information for me. So not being overrun with books is important too. But keeping books from my children's childhoods are handy for this new generation to enjoy.
Having books are a way to support our intelligence.To keep the brain active. So will this Senior ever be without books? Nope. How about you? Do you love your books?
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