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As I‘ve mentioned before, I‘m just over a month into a year-long book-buying ban. For some, this probably doesn‘t seem like a big deal, but for me, it feels pretty much impossible. In order to cope, I‘ve revived my old blog and am writing about it. Here‘s the link: https://wordsforhappy.com/blog/
peacegypsy You are strong! It might be easier for me to just plain fast! Way to go! 7y
saresmoore @peacegypsy I can‘t tell you how many times I‘ve had that thought. And I also think about how many books I could buy with the money I spend on groceries! I have a problem, clearly. 7y
peacegypsy @saresmoore Then I do, too! I was going to suggest some sort of treatment facility for people like me, but then I just got excited because it might have packed bookshelves! 😂🤭🤫😳 7y
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Kalalalatja You might be the strongest person I know! 👏👏 7y
Moray_Reads "Bonnet-ripper" ? Stay strong, Sara. I'm in awe of your willpower! 7y
saresmoore @peacegypsy 🤣 My daughter tried to tell me that she wasn‘t going to give me a book for my birthday because I already have “too many books” ... ... ... I‘m sorry, what?! No, sweetheart. Just, no. That‘s not a thing. 7y
TrishB I think it‘s a massive deal! I know I just couldn‘t do it. Not because I don‘t have enough books to get me through..... 7y
saresmoore @Kalalalatja I suppose we‘ll see about that! It does help that I have a birthday coming up and my mom bought me a lovely Folio Society edition of Anna Karenina. 😍 Here‘s hoping the rest of my family will follow suit with book gifts! 7y
saresmoore @Moray_Reads Thank you, Moray! I still haven‘t really figured out my motivation for it, but I‘m sure I‘ll have some existential realization along the way. Meanwhile, per your brilliant suggestion, I‘ve set up a fund in the budget for my fast. Every successful month earns me $25 for next year. 7y
saresmoore @TrishB Right? I still spend way too much time browsing the library. I think I‘m addicted to new books. 7y
peacegypsy My daughter steers me away from bookshops too. She can spill, she can drop wrappers, bottom line: she can do a lot of stuff, but taking me away from a bookstore is NOT allowed! 😊😂 7y
TrishB Snap! Think about all the books you can buy with that money next year! 7y
BarbaraBB You can write! Great blog! 7y
saresmoore @peacegypsy Amen to that! 😆 7y
saresmoore @TrishB Oh, believe me, I am! 🤤 7y
saresmoore @BarbaraBB Thank you! I do love to write...when I actually get around to it. 😬 7y
LauraBeth This is a pretty big deal! 👏👏 7y
saresmoore @LauraBeth A year is a long time! 7y
MicheleinPhilly YAY! I miss book blogs! If you look at your stats tomorrow during the work day, you don‘t have a crazy stalker, just a semi-normal stalker that will read all of your entries to break up her work day. 😘 7y
LeahBergen That was so fun to read! I subscribed and will be a crazy stalker like @MicheleinPhilly 😘 7y
saresmoore @MicheleinPhilly @LeahBergen Aw, shucks! I‘m honored! ♥️♥️ 7y
vivastory I also subscribed & will be joining @LeahBergen & @MicheleinPhilly in stalking your blog! 7y
saresmoore @vivastory I‘ve never been so happy to have stalkers before! 😄 7y
vivastory 😂😂 7y
Prairiegirl_reading See I could never do it and if I did I would just make a huge wish list and buy twice as many the following year. 😕 7y
Prairiegirl_reading I also subscribed! 7y
ValerieAndBooks Love your writing! Good luck with your buying ban! Funny that the first day of your ban was on April 1st — if I had read that post on that day, I surely would have thought it was a joke 😊. Another new subscriber here! 7y
batsy I'm in awe of your resolve, Sara! You are my bookish hero 😁 And you're making me contemplate a book-buying fast... At the very least, I should read most of my books and then clear out what I won't keep before buying more 😳 And I planned to send you a birthday something, but it's definitely not going to arrive in time, so watch out for a little something from Book Dep and I hope to get your gift to you within your birthday month, at least 😆 7y
batsy Also, I've readily signed up to be one of your stalkers! ❤️📝 7y
erzascarletbookgasm You have my greatest admiration. I know I won‘t succeed if I ever resolve to do it, even for a few months. I‘ve subscribed btw! 😊 7y
saresmoore @batsy ♥️♥️♥️ I planned to send you a gift, oh, about a month ago, but I want to read What I Loved first so I can add it to the package and it just keeps getting pushed to the back burner. 🙄 Hopefully you‘ll receive it before YOUR birthday! 🙃 7y
saresmoore @Prairiegirl_reading I thought the same thing, but ironically, my wishlist is becoming more specific, if anything! 🤔 I consider myself an experimental guinea pig. 7y
saresmoore @ValerieAndBooks Thank you, friend! ♥️ 7y
saresmoore @erzascarletbookgasm I thought making it through the first month would have been more satisfying, but it just made me realize how much longer I have to go. This might end up being hard until the very end! 7y
britt_brooke But, did you take a “bonnet-ripper” home? 😆 7y
saresmoore @britt_brooke I‘m trying to come up with a valid snarky response to that question, but I just can‘t settle on anything. Although—who knows—Amish romance might just be Christian fiction at its finest! 🤔😝 7y
Suet624 Well of course I‘ll be subscribing! And I had no idea you had the goal of not buying books. What a challenge! 7y
britt_brooke @saresmoore Could be, haha! 😆 That it‘s such a specific genre always cracks me up. Good luck on your ban! 7y
saresmoore @Suet624 I‘ve mostly kept quiet about it. A part of me is still doubting my resolve. 😬 I realized as I started this that I can‘t remember a time in my life since middle school when I didn‘t buy books! I‘ve gone months without buying much food (thank you, California social programs), but not books. Ha! It feels kinda itchy. 7y
Suet624 @saresmoore I totally get itchy if I don‘t have a stack of library books. Even though I have boxes of my own books to read (and that I desperately want to read!). See how it goes. Life is short. Libraries, I swear, are what keep me going. They are free and I can grab as many books as I want. 😀 (edited) 7y
Suet624 I just had another thought. Wouldn‘t it be funny if everyone who read your blog sent you the book you were gasping over? 7y
saresmoore @Suet624 It would be funny! I hope, though, that they‘d buy it for themselves, love it, and review it. Libraries really are the best and a true privilege for us in the U.S. There were a few years when I could walk to the local library and those were some of the best years of my life. I loathe car culture & driving. 7y
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