Suburbia has its pros and cons, and a larger living space is a mixed blessing-- we tend to fill the space we are given. Ebooks make so much sense in so many ways; environmentally, accessibility, and practicality. I do hope that someday ebooks can support independent bookstores the way bookshop.org and libro.fm does for physical books and audio books. Thanks for reading and commenting.
What a transformation! Isn't it wild how there never seems to be enough shelves to hold every book you have/want, no matter how well you plan? Loved the rabbit hole recos, too!
I LOVE this. I bought my house because of 1) the trees and 2) the room with a wall of built-in bookshelves. Over the years, curating the books went by the wayside as I cared for everyone else and worked two jobs: the shelves were just packed. Now, I am culling to remove books that a younger self acquired; she had a mistaken idea that having a lot of books was important. Now I am fitting the number of important books to the container, leaving room for treasures in between.
“Grief lives in the space between the joy of now and the anxiety of letting go.” I felt that.
Your book closet is magical!! 😍
Since I live in a tiny Manhattan apartment, my Kindle has to serve as my book closet these days.
Suburbia has its pros and cons, and a larger living space is a mixed blessing-- we tend to fill the space we are given. Ebooks make so much sense in so many ways; environmentally, accessibility, and practicality. I do hope that someday ebooks can support independent bookstores the way bookshop.org and libro.fm does for physical books and audio books. Thanks for reading and commenting.
What a transformation! Isn't it wild how there never seems to be enough shelves to hold every book you have/want, no matter how well you plan? Loved the rabbit hole recos, too!
I LOVE this. I bought my house because of 1) the trees and 2) the room with a wall of built-in bookshelves. Over the years, curating the books went by the wayside as I cared for everyone else and worked two jobs: the shelves were just packed. Now, I am culling to remove books that a younger self acquired; she had a mistaken idea that having a lot of books was important. Now I am fitting the number of important books to the container, leaving room for treasures in between.