there was a lot of snow, or possibly, an alot of snow

[beachlass]

IN: 2 (PS3 remote, new snowbrush for the car)

OUT 3: books

So often letting go of something involves letting go of an idea of myself as the person who is going to use that something. Like admitting that the houseplants are really dead. And some of the books on gardening and houseplants never, ever get opened. (Which might explain some of the dead houseplants, really). And sometimes acquiring the new things means letting myself have something to make life easier. Like a not worn out snowbrush.

Comments

[bethctg]

letting go of an idea of myself as the person who is going to use that something
Well said. This is why bookstores are my downfall: so much potential for me in every book.

[beachlass]

Argh, I know. When I get rid of books, I always try to frame it in my head as letting them go for someone else to enjoy. But it took a bunch of intentional book-giving a couple of years ago to start shifting my comfort level.

[iliketea]

Me too, sadly. I've had to look at a lot of my books and say "Look, I'm not the person who is going to enjoy this, and hauling all of these around in the hopes that I'll magically become that person is an inefficient use of space." Plus, you know, there'll always be more books.

[beachlass]

Plus, you know, there'll always be more books.

Somehow, no matter how many books I buy, borrow from the library and otherwise acquire, this continues to be true!