Books

Books are my one weakness, notice I've said books and not reading. While I do enjoy reading, I have more of an obsession with buying books. My wishlist on Amazon is huge and I do tend to get a little carried away, forgetting all the books I have sat on my shelf, and before I know it a new book is winging it's way to me.

I've been thinking that this year, the year of the big 30, i'd really like to get serious with decluttering my home and creating space. To me, decluttering is a two part process, releasing things that I no longer need whilst also limiting what comes into my home...hmmm, I suspect there's a spiritual aspect going on here too...so to start with I am going to read all of the books that I have and not allow myself to buy any more. I am imposing a book buying ban on myself. It's going to be hard but until I have read all of the books that I own - or got rid of them because I no longer want to read them - I am not going to allow any more into my life.

Here's my list of what I need to read so far...though I suspect the list may grow as I discover more lurking on my shelves:

1. Cloud Atlas
2. The Secret Scripture
3. A Cat Called Norton
4. Behind the Scenes at the Museum
5. Lucky Jim
6. Wicked
7. A General Theory of Love
8. Lust for Life
9. Return to Wuthering Heights
10. The Man Who Disappeared
11. Blood and Ice
12. From Dead to Worse
13. Man and Boy
14. The Future Just Happened
15. The Only Way is Up
16. Altogether Dead

It seems like I have plenty to keep me going!