Books, they do a body good.

[auntiemeesh]

It doesn't happen nearly as often as it used to (probably because I'm not buying new books as often as I used to) but this has been an Alphabetizing Weekend. On Friday I went through all my CDs and alphabetized them (they were scattered round in all sorts of random ways) and today I've done the same with my books (only the paperbacks, for the moment, but I'm sure it won't be long before my insanity drives me to do the oversize and hardbacks as well). It was useful if for no other reason than it made me aware that, although I'd thought them all unpacked, I was missing at least one box of books. That found and all books accounted for, I realized that even though I have vastly fewer numbers than I did before the grand Giving Away of Everything several years ago, I still have a decent number of books. So, I now have the two half-size bookshelves and the little shelves on my desk filled to brimming. Any new ones coming in will be reduced to stacks on the floor.

I feel soothed by all this alphabetizing, and by having my books all nicely organized and filling up the shelves. Now, whenever I want to read some well-loved book, I'll know exactly where it is.

Comments

Holy cats.

[atomicpagan.livejournal.com]

Wow. I wish I could accomplish that.

Re: Holy cats.

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

I've been vaguely wishing I had the motivation to do it for a year now, and suddenly this weekend, voila, there it was! It's basically a product of having nothing to do and three days in which to do it. :)

Re: Holy cats.

[atomicpagan.livejournal.com]

Well, you're a wild woman. I'd do that for 10 minutes, and then sit in the corner and cry. ; )

[whtmtnwmn.livejournal.com]

Spoken like a true librarian.
;D

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

I always feel very librariany when I organize my books. :)

[ani-no-mouse.livejournal.com]

I am very impressed! Hey, would you like to plan another visit to Mississippi? I sure do have a lot of books and CDs that could use some organizational talent and patience like yours!

[auntiemeesh.livejournal.com]

Um, thanks for the offer, but I'm super busy for the next, um, *looks at watch* twenty or thirty years. *whistles innocently*