I’ve spent most of the weekend reading and doing a bit of organizing around the house. I feel so accomplished, I finally finished three books that had been lingering on my nightstand for quite a while. I promise to tell you about those soon but let me just say I’m one book away from completing the Summer Mystery Reading Challenge. Isn’t that great?
Also, part of the organizing means I’ve culled down my shelves a bit, and I now have a stack of books to donate to the annual library book sale. My shelves are still overflowing and according to my Bookpedia file I have 858 books (read and unread). I’m pretty sure I have more than that because I know some books haven’t made into my database.
Now it’s time to select the last book for the Mystery Challenge. Ooh, that’s a challenge in itself. Am I in the mood for a cozy, a historical or how about a police procedural. Hmm, I think I’ll find something among those 858 books. I’ll let you know tomorrow which book I ended up choosing.
It’s always a nice feeling to finish those books that have been lingering a while. I also have one left to read for the Mystery Challenge. Looks like this is one challenge we’ll both finish! 🙂
The cleaning and organizing mood seems to be hitting everyone about now. I realized yesterday that I had to start removing the clutter that has accumulated and then started seeing posts one several blogs about the same thing. End of Summer phenomenon, I guess.
Only one more book on the Mystery Challenge? You are almost there, Iliana!
I am glad that you are helping your library! Congrats.
Organizing feels great once it is all done and dusted! I have much of that coming up….
Hmmm. so what book(s) will be chosen from the shelves?
Congrats on being so close to finishing the challenge! I have yet to actually finish a challenge, but I’m determined to finish Lesley’s Armchair Traveler challenge. And I’m about halfway there! Woot!
I am on my last book for this challenge. Phew. I have one challenge not started. Eeek. And, just read Carl’s RIP challenge.
My only problem with challenges is picking books ahead of time. I never know what I will want to read. Ya know?
I wonder how many books I own? Too many un-read that is for sure.
Isn’t it a nice feeling when things are organized? I spent 5 hours on Saturday doing the same around my house, though I still haven’t made it to my bookshelves yet. That’s on the agenda for next weekend.
At last count I had somewhere around 2800 books in my library. I really should cull that down some…but I probably won’t. lol
Seems like we’re on the same wavelength here. I’ve been culling my bookcases to make room for some keepers. I’ll donate and give away some to people in my book club.
On to Armchair traveler #4. 🙂
Tanabata – Yay for us! I need to stop by and see which one you’ve moved on to.
Jenclair – It must be. Plus, I’m going on vacation soon and I really don’t want to leave a mess behind to come back to you know 🙂
Isabel – After all the time I spend there I figure it’d be something nice for me to do.
Christine – It is hard to cull down the shelves but I have to otherwise there will be no room for us! ha,ha.
Andi – I haven’t even started the Armchair challenge. Yikes. While I’m on vacation I’ll do real travel and armchair travel to compensate 🙂
Nancy – Most of my books are unread ones! Sad to admit it but I love to buy books. Probably if I kept a lot of the books I giveaway it’d be a more even number but I need to make room on the shelves for the new ones.
Holly – Oooh, how lovely to have so many books. I haven’t counted my husband’s but perhaps between both of us we have 2,000.
Matt – Rub it in why don’t you that you are on to #4! 🙂
Good for you, getting things organized. It does feel good, doesn’t it. It seems I have more unread books than read ones around these days, since I also get rid of some periodically (generally ones I wasn’t crazy about).
I’ve been on a cleaning frenzy, myself. Funny! I think after that all that heat, just getting back down to double-digits can be a little energizing. It feels kind of terrific to pare down, doesn’t it?
Tara – I definitely have more unread than read books. I get so excited about all the new books waiting for me but then I start to panic too 🙂
Nancy, aka Bookfool – Must be end of summer that’s getting us all into a cleaning mode. I still have a lot of work left to do but at least it’s getting better!