My Book Buying Ban
Hi. I’m Phoebe. And it’s been 23 days since my last book purchase. And I’m mega proud of that statistic! In 2020, I’ve been focusing on reading what I already have on my shelves. The only part that gets in the way are the wonderful and generous books I am sent from publishers, but other than that, I am not buying a single book until I’ve read the 23 books on my shelf that I haven’t read yet.
I feel like that doesn’t sound difficult to some people but for me, it’s almost impossible. Bookstores are so calming to me. It’s nearly impossible for me to see one and walk by it. When we were in Lake Placid, I went into The Bookstore Plus every.day. even though the inventory hadn’t changed. Nick is thankfully a good sport about it and just laughs. But then he usually ends up finding more goodies than I do!
It’s also been nice to think sustainably and that I’m not wasting any other materials unnecessarily. It’s made me think about my clothing and other needless waste! I’ve been trying to move away from fast fashion and into more sustainable, long lasting investment pieces.
Look through your own bookshelf and see if you can find any gems in there that have remained unread!
Books on my shelf I’m excited to read:
The gorgeous print featured can be found here!