I only wish I was doing some light reading! What I've been up to is more like heavy lifting! Unpacking and shelving books is hard, sweaty work. Stopping to read a little is simply not an option at this point-- the month is 2/3 over and I am still less than half unpacked. At first, I was taking my time, putting things away pretty thoughtfully. Now, it's just get these &^%$ boxes unpacked already and organize it all later! That's why these books look so terrible right now. Although they were packed in some order, unpacking has resulted in a lot of disarray, plus I have books set on their sides, which I can't stand but I'm not taking time to re-set the selves right now. And all those magazines actually are supposed to be somewhere else but again, I'm not spending the extra time and energy to relocate them just now. The main thing is getting rid of all these cardboard boxes that are trying to take over the house!
That being said, I am really looking forward to some relaxing book time-- there are a lot of books I've nearly forgotten I had. It will be fun to rediscover them again.
Almost done, glad I've got a little room left! And from now on, it's e-books and e-mags for me!
And yes, these are ALL needlework books and magazines! Anyone want to volunteer to scan all these to my iPad? Pretty please? Just kidding, I'd really hate to part with these, I love books and the electronic versions are just not the same. Moving them all really stinks though! Until next time, Happy Stitching to you all, I'll get back to unpacking now... ;)
I love your shelves. i thought I had put a big enough shelf in my new house but it is not and some still live in cupbards in the garage.
ReplyDeletefeel the same about the magazine / ebook but i have one magazine on ebook now which is great as i can still have it with me everywhere.
Thank you Diane! I am forcing myself to adapt to the e-mags, but I still prefer the "real ones" :) It's true, the eBook versions are really convenient and don't ever have to be packed, so I am consoling myself with that.
DeleteLove your built-in bookcases. You have more magazines than I do, but we look about even on books! Having been an Army wife for 20 years I can totally sympathize with you. It will all eventually get done.
ReplyDeleteThanks Donna, I appreciate the encouraging words, especially from someone who loves books perhaps even more than I do, because I'm not sure if I could face carrying all these around if I had to move as much as you do when you're serving in the military! :)
DeleteOh, Ada, to have such fabulous shelving for my thousands of books would be a dream come true. In my house, stacks of books function as furniture. :)
ReplyDeleteLOL Karen! Right now, because I had a big estate sale before moving and sold about 3/4 of all my furniture, currently we have more books than almost anything else! There have been some conversations regarding using books to build a dining table! ;)
ReplyDeleteBe sure to let me know if you need a few to make that dining table work!
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