Rainy Day Reads

As part of my “Simplify My Life” project I am getting rid of books I didn’t like almost as soon as I have read them. They don’t even get a space on the shelf, they go straight in a box to be donated, sold or given to friends as soon as possible. This means that almost my entire last book haul is included in this unhaul! I still have 2 unread books from the haul, but otherwise I think I am only keeping 2 books out of the 9 books I bought. And then I have some other books that are also getting the boot.   So let’s get started.  The first book I am getting rid of is The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith. This was an okay read, but I don’t think I will ever read it again or continue with the series.  Next up is  The Elegance of the Hedgehog   by Muriel Barbery. See my review for reasons of unhaul. Then we have the Reese Malcolm List by Amy Spalding. This book was also an okay read, but it didn’t really have me gripped.  ...

So I am a bit of a hoarder. And I like to keep my house as a museum, everything is on display! It has never bothered me before that my house has always been a little cramped and messy because of the countless picture frames, souvenirs and books scattered over every available surface. But recently I have started to feel like maybe I do have a few too many things on display...just a few! Therefore I have started a project. I am going to organize my belongings, get rid of things I don't use or need and move my furniture around to hopefully create a bit more space and flow in my apartment. I have already started and I must say I am quite proud of myself. Being a hoarder means it's really hard to throw things away, and I get emotionally attached to random things like my old broken shoes, notes from school, old doodles etc. And I have tried many a time to organize my things and throw stuff like that away, but I always get caught up in the good memories attached to these things an...