Apparently Marie Kondo lists books after clothes in the order that you should declutter. Here is a picture of our bookshelf:
As you can see, my book section (less than half of the second shelf from the bottom) is pretty small compared to my husband's. For those of you that know both of us, that should come as no surprise. As I count it, I had 14 books, with 3 others I would consider "our's". I got rid of 2 books, both fiction that I enjoyed but will probably not read again. I put one book back on the shelf that had been in the drawer in my nightstand (even though I had finished reading it), and I put the stack of Bibles (that were behind the tv) on the bottom shelf behind the picture on the right. No real need for an "after" picture, because it looks exactly the same. I did leave two books that I haven't read and I'm not sure I will ever read them, but it's ok. I also have two books on my nightstand, one I am almost finished reading and another that I haven't started yet. Unfortunately, our bookshelf looks a little "busy" with all the pictures, but we don't have anywhere else to display them, and I love them all, so that's the best we can do in our space.
Check that off the list! Boom! :)
It should probably be said that I do have (I think) some books in boxes at my parents' house, but last time we were there, I went through all my clothes and a lot of our books. For now, I can only focus on what I have here, and I hope to do more decluttering next time I'm in the US.
Good job getting rid of stuff! Maybe you could mix the books and pictures more. Google "style a bookshelf". I'm really enjoying this blog!
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