mothergooseof4 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 I'm going through my school room and trying to find stuff to sell. I need to declutter and I could use the money for new stuff. The problem is that I have a hard time selling books. I can handle selling the TGs, because the truth is that once I have done a core in a curriculum, I don't look forward to doing it again. But, the individual books....well, those I have a hard time letting go. What if we want to read it sometime? What if it is JUST THE THING for a child in a few years? Will it fit into book basket later? But, I find that MOST of the books that are sitting on the shelves that I kept in the past have been unused. We have pulled few off the shelves and read them, but I don't know that it is worth it. I still loved having all of those books lined up on the shelves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrixieB Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Yes, I have a hard time letting go. I even have a hard time letting go of books that my kids will never read again. Maybe I should use the library more. Then I will HAVE to let go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam101 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 I'm terrible about keeping books! I have two boxes of picture books that are so full I can't close the tops flaps! I love children's books and they were such a part of my kids younger years I just can't part with them. My oldest is 21 now and figure someday she'll get married and have kids. They'll get used again. ;) I have a boxes of curriculum and papers from my son too. I'm really trying to convince myself I don't need it any longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratford Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 I have the same problem. I have a feeling this will only be a bigger struggle for me as we delve deeper into homeschooling. When my grandma passed away, the only thing I wanted were her children's books....the ones I read as a kid, and now I read them to my kids. (How's that for enabling you? Whoops.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silliness7 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 I'm going through my school room and trying to find stuff to sell. I need to declutter and I could use the money for new stuff. The problem is that I have a hard time selling books. I can handle selling the TGs, because the truth is that once I have done a core in a curriculum, I don't look forward to doing it again. But, the individual books....well, those I have a hard time letting go. What if we want to read it sometime? What if it is JUST THE THING for a child in a few years? Will it fit into book basket later? But, I find that MOST of the books that are sitting on the shelves that I kept in the past have been unused. We have pulled few off the shelves and read them, but I don't know that it is worth it. I still loved having all of those books lined up on the shelves. I too hate to part. I am a book hound!!! This year, the reality is if I don't part I can't pay for the fall books. This is the 1st year in the 9 that I've been hs'ing that I've had enouigh incentive to part with the ones we never read. If we read it, I kept it. I feel attached to the ones we've read even if I'm fairly certain we won't read it again. I'm not that way about novels I read for myself. Just read-alouds. Weird huh? Maybe I'm just keeping them for the next time money is tight and I have to purge to raise funds.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMe Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 I sell no books. Zero, nadda. The only time those get sold is if dd has outgrown them and they're just too babyish AND they're not classics. Otherwise I keep them all. History, science, all of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanaryMelody Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 I sell no books. Zero, nadda. The only time those get sold is if dd has outgrown them and they're just too babyish AND they're not classics. Otherwise I keep them all. History, science, all of it. :iagree: This is me. I keep everything. I still have 3 young ones to school, so everything will be used again soon anyway. Even after I am finished homeschooling the last one, I'm keeping it all for my grand kids: curriculum, classic & living books, everything that was useful. I'll just pack them away by age/grade or topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icul8rg8r Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 I love books, too, and cannot seem to part with them. My husband's family grew up with no TV and every single one of his siblings are avid readers - as are all of their kids! Grandma (my mother-in-law) kept all the books and now has a HUGE library - all the grandkids love going there to "check out" books (yep, just like a reg library!). But I know her books are great classics, missionary stories, boys adventure, modest girls - almost all with character building/high morals - not just fluff. So I'm going to keep the tradition going here at our home, as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cschnee Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Not me! I've given away and sold a ton of books this year; I use the library now. Our house is just too small too keep a lot of books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 It is very hard for me. I feel sad about letting the books go. I make myself do it due to space issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeidiKC Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 I love books, too, and cannot seem to part with them. My husband's family grew up with no TV and every single one of his siblings are avid readers - as are all of their kids! Grandma (my mother-in-law) kept all the books and now has a HUGE library - all the grandkids love going there to "check out" books (yep, just like a reg library!). But I know her books are great classics, missionary stories, boys adventure, modest girls - almost all with character building/high morals - not just fluff. So I'm going to keep the tradition going here at our home, as well! LOVE,LOVE,LOVE this! How wonderful for your family! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetMissMagnolia Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 yes....I do LOL.....I always think "well maybe we can use this later-or maybe we will NEED it"-"maybe I can use it for supplementing something" lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryAtHope Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Your kids are still on the younger side--I find that many books we read aloud are now books that my 12 yo wants to pull off the shelf and read for herself, and she's my youngest! Both look at some of the reference books we've collected. Sometimes now that we are cycling back through history I'll pull out books we previously used--or sometimes I just pull one out and leave it on the coffee table for them to discover! I wouldn't feel badly about not getting rid of books yet. Here's what I do--I make my kids go through the books. I give them a stack or two to go through & have one sort into keep or sell piles. Then I have the next one only go through the sell pile. If even one wants to keep a book, we keep it (I go through the sell pile last & ask myself if it's really worth keeping if neither kid wants it right now--usually not, but occasionally there's a book I decide they still might use later on). I've been doing this for years & it's been a good way to declutter here. But...we still have a wall full of books, LOL! Merry :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janainaz Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 I'm the opposite. I have a hard time holding on. Unless it's a curriculum book I intend to use for my ds6, I don't keep stuff in my house that is not being used. I can not stand to accumulate a bunch of stuff that just sits there. There has never been a time where I've let go of something and later regretted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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