The Beauchamp FamilyYes, we really are this geeky…

I know this comes as a huge surprise to anyone that knows me – even in passing, but…

I love books. I love to read, I love to hold books and choose which one to read next. I love when I get a new book to read. I wish I had an entire huge room to devote to a library, but really, how practical is that?

Ah… yes. I’m also a “get rid of it” type of girl. Things have a 6 month rule in this house (well, they used to, we are trying to get back into that again). If no one has used it or otherwise enjoyed it within 6 months, it’s gone. The only thing safe are special cooking gadgets, holiday decorations and to-be-read or otherwise special books. I still, every now and then, weed through them to take out those that I’m either no longer interested in reading or I don’t remember why I wanted it in the first place. I get rid of those. Either through Paperback Swap or giving them to a friend or whatever. They are gone. But it’s so hard. I want to be one of those crazy book hoarders, but it’s just not in my nature… I have a few books that I keep, but for the most part, I figure if I want to re-read something so bad that it will go above the 150 or so books waiting for me to read them, well, I can just get another copy somewhere.

So, recently, I weeded through my bookshelves… they look all clean and tidy again. Well, except for the kid’s stuff around it. Ignore that. When do they move out again?

Tom’s side is even reasonably clean (trust me, as much as I love the man, he’s a huge slob). I have noticed he’s been stockpiling some in his room, but it’s the man cave and he can do whatever he wants in there, so I’m trying not to go in there and start grabbing and Frecycling… *laugh*