tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post6840317619447428573..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: Stockpiling Books... Yes, I'm Guilty! by Savita KalhanUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-36593424724831008392015-01-28T09:51:06.584+00:002015-01-28T09:51:06.584+00:00Mary, Freecycle is SO dangerous for books. So are ...Mary, Freecycle is SO dangerous for books. So are house clearances! I was given quite a few boxes of books, but only a read a few of the books in them. A charity box must be sorted out this week!Savita Kalhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977368691995933130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-59813714103807060002015-01-28T08:26:32.881+00:002015-01-28T08:26:32.881+00:00I'm even worse! We joined Freecycle/Freegle to...I'm even worse! We joined Freecycle/Freegle to give away old toys and keep an eye out for useful 'rubbish' like old windows for greenhouse panes BUT I discovered people giving books away. At first it was a single book, Nigella Express.... then a dozen or so craft books....then a stack of crime thrillers.....and four boxes of scifi! I have to stop! Most of these are still piled on the spare room floor, with no hope of a permanent home-shelf. So my aim for this year is to read as many as possible (20 will barely touch the pile) starting with the least promising which I'm more likely to pass back on to charity shops. Hopefully by Autumn I'll have things under control - or I'll be looking to build a book alley....maryomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18265044617480788043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-42600047177759797332015-01-26T11:05:49.219+00:002015-01-26T11:05:49.219+00:00Sue, yes I should also give away 20 books too. I h...Sue, yes I should also give away 20 books too. I have sorted through books to give away before, but I always end up keeping half of them back! I'll be tougher on myself...<br />Catherine, I know which is easier for me!<br />Joan, yes, they're all great goals - apart from the one that involves stealing! Although, I do understand the desire! Savita Kalhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977368691995933130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-80219222491287171922015-01-26T09:56:24.553+00:002015-01-26T09:56:24.553+00:00Read 20 books, give away 20 books, lose 20 pounds ...Read 20 books, give away 20 books, lose 20 pounds - these are all admirable goals. I'd like to add, steal your writing shed. Maybe not so admirable but pretty understandable. Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-30576416316687785612015-01-26T01:07:57.648+00:002015-01-26T01:07:57.648+00:00You're definitely not the only one. The 20 go...You're definitely not the only one. The 20 goal is a good one. I wonder which would be easier for me, reading 20 before buying, or losing 20 pounds? Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07624657515252107431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-69978420852376918312015-01-26T00:59:35.057+00:002015-01-26T00:59:35.057+00:00Sounds like a good idea. I really should take it u...Sounds like a good idea. I really should take it up. <br /><br />I'm donating quite a pile of review copies and others in perfect condition which I know I will never read again, though I lived them, to school libraries(I read mostly children's and YA) and anything not suited to those libraries will be put in the Rotary bin at my local library, where they take books to be sold for fundraising - but don't feel too bad about your hoard. Mine was a lifesaver when I was unemployed and couldn't buy. Yes, there was the library, but that doesn't always have what you want, while my book hoard was entirely composed of books I did want. I would add to the TBR20: "Give away 20 books to make space on the shelves."Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.com