Ok, so since my first task with the newspaper failed so miserable, I decided to tackle another vice of mine: books. I LOVE books!! And I buy them by the bagful but I never seem to purge to make room for the new purchases (instead, I just keep buying more bookcases!)
So I thought I would try a bit of a different approach to helping dispatch of some of my books. I joined the sites BookMooch (http://bookmooch.com) and SwapTree (http://www.swaptree.com.) The concept is that you list books (and in the case of SwapTree also cd's and DVD's) that you want to give away and then make a wishlist of ones that you would like to receive. I know, it means that some stuff will be coming into my apartment instead of going out, but I feel a million times more willing to part with things knowing that they are "going to a good home." Plus the annual library sales at the three libraries I donate books to have already gone by for this year.
Again, those of you who know me know how much I love my books and do not like to part with them. So far, I have listed six books and two DVD's. I am hoping to be around 20 or 25 by the time I get back from vacation! I hope that people will take an interest in the things I'm listing...most of my items are either brand new or in mint condition because my OCD is so nuts that I don't like any rips, folds, or fingerprints on my books! I feel really good about this...and I can't wait to reap the rewards of the effort when I get to send them to someone else's home!!
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