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Bookaholic For Life

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June 17, 2019

Hi! I’m Terri and I am a bookaholic. I say that in no way to be critical of any other addiction but in all honestly, I am truly a bookaholic. Now, that isn’t a BAD thing to be, per-say. The fact that I have NO bookshelves for MY books but I keep getting MORE just might be an indication of just how critical the problem COULD become. A solution to THAT problem would be to acquire some bookshelves!
There is NO WAY I would EVER follow the “Kondo” rule on books in my house. Why? Because books are amazing and we find JOY in them. How could I EVER JUST have 30 books? NEVER!
I have books for ALL ages and so many different genres. I love a variety. One of my greatest dreams is to have a room that I can call my library. With wonderfully soft furniture to sit in to read for hours. And a fire place in winter plus a beautiful view out large windows.
At the moment, I have books stacked in my closet, in the hall closet, in each of the bedrooms, along with many in the garage on some homemade shelves that I am unable to get to easily since we have so much junk piled in front of them. That is a sad state, to be sure.
Does that stop me from getting more books that I love? Does that stop me from doing book reviews for FREE books from my favorite authors? Does that stop me from grabbing awesome deals when I see them? The answer is a thousand times, NO! I have started my book reviews again, to which I am delighted to add those books to my library. I waited too long and barely found anything in the nearest Lifeway, since they are closing all stores and will be strictly online only. I had actually walked the entire store and was ready to walk right out the door when I found ONE shelf of novels.
Oh, my joy! I found some that I already owned, but also found many from my favorites that I had missed in the last few years. I found twenty-four books I didn’t have and marched up to the check out with them. Mind you, they were 80% off PLUS another 20% off that price. I paid around $2.25 per book. That was almost $400 worth of books for under $60. In my mind, you just can’t beat that. I had made a bit of extra money last week so I chose to treat myself with some things I treasure.
There are things I plan to get rid of as I continue to de-clutter my home. Books are NOT one of those. I’ve come to realize that many things I used to “collect” are no longer important to me. Knowing that is freeing but that just leaves me so much that I need to figure out how to do away with. I would LOVE to be able to sell what I don’t want so I could put the money back into the things I need to get done and want to keep. I do love donating things to those who don’t have as much, so I usually chose that option. It is the easier option, too.
I’ve come up with another DIY project for my dear husband and we will see how long it takes to even get around to taking it seriously. The hall closet needs to be gutted and new sheet-rock put up. It is full of junk right now to the point no one even wants to open the door to try and find anything. I would like to turn it into bookshelves, possibly with no door or a sliding door like the cool “barn doors” so many have now. With that updated, all of my books will be on shelves where I can enjoy them and they will be take care of, instead of piled everywhere.
I will be doing more book reviews, posting some fun home updates and travel adventures. I hope you will check back, often.

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  • About
    • Get Moving >
      • 30 Day Breakaway Round One 5K
      • 10 Rounds Tour Dallas
      • Color Run Tradition 2019
      • A Turn Around >
        • Family Life >
          • Grand Adventures March 2021
          • Just A Bit of Fun
          • Winter Storm of 2021
          • Looking Back At 2020
          • Like The Sands In An Hour Glass
          • Our Furbabies
          • Climbing Out Of The Muck
          • Celebrating Marriage 2020
          • This Simple Texas Girl’s Vision 2020
          • Christmas Adventures 2019
          • Not A One & Done Kinda Trip
          • Intentionally Dating Your Spouse
          • Hickory Moon Anniversary Trip
          • Bookmarking Through Life
          • Morning Devotional Living Heart Healthy
          • A Year In Review 2018
          • Happiest Place On Earth
          • Hello Weekend
          • Horseback Riding With My Girls
          • Mission Trip To Kenya 2011
      • Mother’s Day Transformation
      • First 15K
      • A Year In Review 2019
      • Half Marathon Lone Star 13.1
      • My First 5K
  • Food Fun
  • Toxin Free Living
  • BCAA Adventures
    • Habitats & Homes >
      • Places We Live
      • Rooms
    • Mother’s Day At School
    • Garden Plants & Weeds >
      • Planting Gardens
      • Garden Treasures
    • Small Sea Creatures >
      • Large Sea Creatures
      • Seascape
    • Exploring Space >
      • Giant Planets
      • Rock Planets
      • Space From Earth
      • Space & Sky
    • Read Across America 2021
    • Global Passport Wrap Up >
      • World Market
      • Global Passport
    • BCAA Valentine Party
    • Jurassic Land >
      • Dinosaur Body Parts
      • Types of Dinosaurs
      • Paleontology
    • Interactive Boards
    • Ice Castle >
      • Weather & Seasons
      • Island Fun >
        • Exploring The Island
        • At The Beach
        • Treasure Island Setting Sail
    • October Fun
    • Crawly Things >
      • Camouflage Bugs
      • Bug Homes
      • Backyard Bugs
      • Bugs and Crawly Things
    • May The Fourth
    • Exotic Birds >
      • Tree Birds
      • Bird Parts
      • In The Nest
      • Birds and Eggs
    • Wrapping Up Pond Life >
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      • Pond Life
    • Gold At The End Of The Rainbow
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      • Character Rhymes >
        • Number Rhymes & Valentines
        • Nursery Rhymes
    • How Babies Change >
      • Keeping Babies Safe >
        • Carrying Babies
        • Waiting For Babies
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        • Winter In The Woods Woodlands
        • Winter In The Woods Animals
    • Cooking Class Cupcakes
    • Organizing My Curriculum
    • Halloween Party 2019
  • Books Movies & More
    • The Runaway Bride by Jody Hedlund
    • A Reluctant Bride by Jody Hedlund
    • Bookaholic For Life
    • More Than Words Can Say by Karen Witemeyer
    • Roseanna M White…Author Spotlight
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