Today, I decided to gather up all the books in the rig so that I can reorganize them and catalogue their location. I sorted the books by categories. It’s amazing that this pile contains ALL my books; once upon a time a pile like this would have been a single book case!

Still, looking at this picture, I can just hear the minimalists say “Wow, you’ve got a book problem!”

I disagree.

The majority of these books, I’d say 95%, came with me when I hit the road. They are my core library; the books I refer to all the time and which are well annotated. A small amount were added along the way and some removed. When I stocked Miranda, I weighed everything that went into her and I made the necessary sacrifices to enable me to bring these beloved books with me.

I know I don’t have a book problem because I can get rid of tomes that are no longer relevant to me. I noticed quite a few cookbooks that I haven’t cracked open in ages that will be headed for the donation pile. There was a time when my books were very much clutter, but I’m happy to say I’ve got the addiction licked.

Now, I just need to get through the ‘I’ve been meaning to read this’ pile. 😀