So, fixing the tv meant I could take an old crt tv to the recycling plant, along with two old BT Homehubs - that BT claim they can't recycle - so that's cleared a bit of space, especially in the spare room when the tv I fixed had been taking up floor space.
Next to get a going over was my books. I basically had a quick look and on first glance, books I knew I wouldn't read again went in a bag. This included a wee pile of Ken MacLeod and Iain M Banks. I have kept a couple of books by both, as they're signed. The rest now have a new home with a friend, who also got some Alistair Reynolds.
I've since decided that the China Mieville books can go as well, except for the one he signed and dedicated for me when I met him at a convention in London. The rest WILL be replaced, but on the Kindle.
Clive Barker took a pounding as well. All my Barker books (again apart from one signed one) are now in a bag and waiting to go to the charity shop. Again, these may be replaced at some point by Kindle versions.
Initially, getting rid of books was hard. I'm a hoarder, and I love the look of a shelf full of books, but seriously, keeping them for the sake of having them, when I know I probably will never read them again, is just plain daft. The best thing to do is pass them on and let others get the pleasure from them that I got.
Next to get a going over was my books. I basically had a quick look and on first glance, books I knew I wouldn't read again went in a bag. This included a wee pile of Ken MacLeod and Iain M Banks. I have kept a couple of books by both, as they're signed. The rest now have a new home with a friend, who also got some Alistair Reynolds.
I've since decided that the China Mieville books can go as well, except for the one he signed and dedicated for me when I met him at a convention in London. The rest WILL be replaced, but on the Kindle.
Clive Barker took a pounding as well. All my Barker books (again apart from one signed one) are now in a bag and waiting to go to the charity shop. Again, these may be replaced at some point by Kindle versions.
Initially, getting rid of books was hard. I'm a hoarder, and I love the look of a shelf full of books, but seriously, keeping them for the sake of having them, when I know I probably will never read them again, is just plain daft. The best thing to do is pass them on and let others get the pleasure from them that I got.
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