Progress: Day 64, March 4

Progress: Day 64, March 4

Today was a busy day with lots of appointments, etc. so just a little progress today.

I read 4 chapters in Joshua by Joseph R. Girzone.  It is a parable about Jesus.

I decided to get rid of 40 books that I am no longer interested in reading. I received an email from M.C. Starbuck who is a book-loving minimalist who decided she needed to clear out some books. She reasoned she can read 40-50 books a year and was willing to let go of all but 250 books, with plans to read those 250 in 5 years. She actually had 4 categories to help her decide what books to keep: Definitely Keep, Not Right Now, Sentimental Value, and Decorative Books.  For me, Sentimental Value = Definitely Keep. I really don't have books that I want to display because they are decorative.  So I chose to use the Definitely Keep and Not Right Now categories. It really did not take long for me to weed out 40 Not Right Now books. It was quite liberating. I will have to continue to do this. I have 7 more bookcases of books to sort through, plus lots of piles of books. When I finally have decided which books I am not going to keep, I will price them for my upcoming garage sale.

 ***Kim

 For Reflection

 Are you a book lover? Do you buy your books or borrow them from the library? Are you okay with buying used books or do you need to buy brand new?

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