The other day I wondered to myself how many books we have in our house.
Given that I've been writing about heavy topics of late, I thought I'd indulge my lighter side and pay homage to books.
I decided to go through my house and snap a photo of every place I find a book.
I started with the main floor:
Given that I've been writing about heavy topics of late, I thought I'd indulge my lighter side and pay homage to books.
I decided to go through my house and snap a photo of every place I find a book.
I started with the main floor:
The dining room table (also my makeshift office)
The other side of the dining room table
My purse
My desk in the kitchen
(Actually, there is a Jodi Picoult novel on my desk, too.)
The living room
The bookcase by the front door
The upper floor where our bedrooms are:
N's bookcase
N's bedside table
The boys' bookcase
Books in bins on the floor in the boys' room.
Book on boys' dresser.
Table in my bedroom
D's bedside table
Book on a desk in my bedroom (I work in a lot of rooms in the house)
My bedside table
The basement:
My bookcase
D's sci-fi/fantasy books
Under the steps closet for miscellaneous books
A few years ago I actually got rid of a lot of books from college because I decided to only keep books I love. I have sold or given away many children's books as the kids have outgrown them because there is only so much room in our house. D actually reads mostly ebooks, so we would have more if he didn't do that. I'm also a big library user, so I borrow regularly, which also cuts down on the books we own.
See, I feel like I'm offering excuses for why my book hoarding behavior could be worse.
Still, if there is any truth to articles like this, I think we're setting our kids up well.
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