Stuart Aken's Blog - Posts Tagged "clear-up"

With my daughter at university and her room now available (at least for a short spell) as a dumping ground, I decided to clear out my study for the first time in 11 years. In the process, I had to remove every book from the shelves that line two walls. Guess what? I discovered books I had bought and never read and others I'd forgotten I'd read. Once the room was re-carpeted, painted and generally spruced up again, I replaced everything, having discarded a good amount of junk along the way. As part of the process, I decided to catalogue my remaining books (I say 'remaining' because, when I broke up with my first wife over 25 years ago, I had to leave about half of my then library behind). It's been a fascinating exercise. I'm now going through the list, a bit at a time, to add many of the books to my list here on Goodreads.
I've rediscovered old friends and found new ones I've yet to explore. It's a worthwhile process and one I'd commend to others who have a reasonable collection.