One present which I received for my birthday has become very useful. I got a book journal and it is proving more useful than I could have imagined. Not only is it forcing (in a good way) to get through the books I want to read, it is also making it easier to let them go.
I wrote for my blog in the Warrington Guardian:
"I never throw out books as not only do I treasure every word in them, but tied up in those books, two stories exist; theirs and mine... Whether it is memoirs or a piece of fiction, there is something to be gained from every book and also something to be left in its pages". (21/01/11)
The journal is helping with that. I know that with my reviews I'll always remember when and how I feeling when I read the books. So I've decided to limit the books I save. I managed to clear out quite a few books before New Year, which unfortunately I never managed to review because I read them before I got the journal but I'm okay with it. Plus, I've cleared some space. I guess I have to accept you can't hold onto everything forever and maybe sometimes, it's better that way.
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