Confession: I have too many books.
About ten years ago, or more, I was involved in an online Classical homeschooling set of women, and we all counted our books. Our count was over a thousand, and since then, I'm afraid the number has increased more than is sane. I do need an intervention.
The question is whether it's worth my time and the aggravation to put some on Amazon to sell. The details of listing things, plus having supplies to mail them off sort of puts me off. The money would be nice, but since several of these have been free to me (review copies) I really don't need to recoup any cash.
Our main bookcase in the living room (see side photo) is two-deep with books. Can't even see half of what we have just right there. Fortunately my husband is understanding, or maybe he thinks it's useless to control me. Least I don't drink.
With our new next-door neighbors renovating, and also with second son bringing over his stuff to go into our attic before he leaves tomorrow----well, I'm into the clean-out mentality. I'm trying to do a bit in each public room of the house (also our bedroom) to fix up. I've been in a depressed mode for about two years and finally I'm snapping out of it. Blame Jury Duty. That was a big snap. Brain re-do. Really.
Speaking of our new neighbors----she's South of the Border in some sense. Not sure if she's Mexican or South American. Her accent isn't too awfully thick, and her English is very good. The Lord spoke to me as she was first working on the house, telling me she'd be a really special friend. Love that. I just met her yesterday and we clicked. You know how that is. Instant. Met her husband too, who seems a bit of the masculine-take charge type. Works for me.
Tomorrow night we'll have a dinner for soon-to-be-moving son. Gosh, I'll miss him. He's trying so hard to listen to what the Lord would have him do. And the girl he's going to see in California. He told her the other day he wasn't taking the job (which she initially told him about) solely to be near her, and that seemed to take off some pressure. Otherwise, she'd feel responsible in a way. In my mother's mind, I hope he doesn't settle in CA. She's from Maryland, which is still too far from us, but her family is there. What can I say to that? See, I have them married already. Don't have a clue as to how this will play. God has it.
Today is good. Blessedly good.
