![]() Elisa mentions how she loved the idea of quilting but will never actually sit down and spend hours upon hours doing the work. You have to ask yourself how likely it is that you’ll actually do the task, and if you even like it. Or, we say that we will do this activity in the future when we have more time. Sometimes we like to collect books for things we think we could like. Instead, ditch the books and open space for the person you are today!Ħ – Books for hobbies you won’t actually do. In fact, you might be making yourself feel worse by keeping them around! Seeing them on the bookshelf might make you think you ought to be that person you USED to be… What we liked 10 years ago may not serve us now at all, so you are not doing yourself a favor by taking up precious space with books from old interests. While college was great, there are probably better souvenirs you can keep than that statistics book.ĥ – Books from old interests. We change. And, if you do need that information, the ability to find that in a video online is pretty likely at this stage! Chances are you will never refer back to these books. ![]() The information often becomes obsolete and dated, so clear out those books ASAP and take back your space!Ĥ – Old textbooks. Think about books like travel guides, how-to’s, tech and computer, and home decorating books. Life is too short to waste on bad books – and space is too limited to waste storing bad books, too!ģ – Out of date books. Read more about decluttering collections here.Ģ – Books you don’t like. Copy the recipe and pass the book on to someone else who will enjoy it more. If you’re vegetarian, don’t keep a BBQ cookbook just because you like one recipe in it. Focus on your interests as these books will get read and re-used more often.Keep the ones that actually have meaning and fit into your theme(s). It’s about curating a collection with purpose rather than keeping any random book that happens to find its way into your home. ![]() ![]() How do you declutter and get rid of books? Start with These Easy Book Typesġ – Books that don’t fit into your collections. Luckily, Elisa has some great pointers and tips to get you started. When your bookshelves are crammed full, look messy, make accessing your favorites difficult, or become stacks of books on the floor – you know it’s time to cull that collection. Yes, there is a physical limit to the number of books you can keep in your home. Unfortunately, there is a thing as not enough space for books. There is no such thing as too many books… That’s why we’ve chatted with Elisa Rasmussen, one of our Decluttering Coaches and a former librarian, on tips to easily declutter books when books are life. When it comes to books, there are 2 types of people: people who are readers and people who love books and find absolute comfort in being surrounded by books.įor these book lovers, there will come a time when you need to declutter books from your collection. ![]()
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