Tidy Books
Like thousands of people I read The Life-Changing Miracle of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo last year. I thoroughly enjoyed the book and could see a little of myself in some of the stories the author told of her tidy childhood, as she tried to convert her family members.
As for putting the principles into practise, I have done a little. I am currently in the middle of taming the paper beast.
However, I have recently helped all three of my children go through their belongings and whittle it down to what sparks joy for them. I’ll post pictures of two closets that are much cleaner now.
As part of this process, I went through my book collection in the past year and it was surprising to me what books I no longer needed – particularly with the ease of getting digital copies if I had an emergency and needed to replace something I had foolishly given away. Many of my books were in the “should read someday” (Lord of the Rings or Wuthering Heights, anyone?) and in the “I read this once but I will probably never read it again” category. And of course there are also beat up copies of “books I keep rereading.”
Some of the books I keep reading are:
Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers (when I want to know that brainy women can fall in love with worthy men)
Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh (when I want to find peace as a hectic mom)
Convenient Marriage by Georgette Heyer (when I want to step into another world. Note just about anything by Georgette Heyer will do this)
When I was young, I used to think I would love to live in a library, but now armed with my Kindle or my phone with the Kindle app, I do live in a library. There I’ll be in the middle of the night, finishing a novel and when it’s done, I can just click on something else. I don’t have to leave my bed. The book can magically appear on my screen.
It’s so tidy.
What are your favorite rereads?
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