tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868395077988310106.post150527585196595711..comments2024-03-02T16:37:00.950-08:00Comments on Random Ramblings: stress and book buying. Jillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07629286727932554109noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868395077988310106.post-33746606164992213302013-02-13T18:45:13.821-08:002013-02-13T18:45:13.821-08:00Yes, I'm a complete bibliophile and always buy...Yes, I'm a complete bibliophile and always buying books. One day my friend and I were having a horrible day so for stress relief we went and browsed the bookstore for hours. Getting out and doing this helped.ErinPaperbackstashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13879655467410960166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868395077988310106.post-84687823334702662102013-02-01T03:17:29.456-08:002013-02-01T03:17:29.456-08:00Haha. This is soooo me, Ellie! :)Haha. This is soooo me, Ellie! :)Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07629286727932554109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868395077988310106.post-57845360693100406122013-02-01T03:17:17.071-08:002013-02-01T03:17:17.071-08:00Tea is always a good idea.Tea is always a good idea.Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07629286727932554109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868395077988310106.post-30209728532007692222013-02-01T03:17:05.396-08:002013-02-01T03:17:05.396-08:00:) Good for you! I am good at controlling myself a...:) Good for you! I am good at controlling myself as well. It just feels good to spend a little sometimes! Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07629286727932554109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868395077988310106.post-56154704198163572662013-01-30T15:18:13.454-08:002013-01-30T15:18:13.454-08:00Last year I started following the blogs of LitBlog...Last year I started following the blogs of LitBloggers and one of the things I noticed was that they allowed themselves to buy books to add to their TBR (to be read) piles. Some of these piles were enormous. I also noticed the number of books people were reading in a year. I was gob smacked. My wish list and Kindle samples are my TBR pile. Recently I've been a little easier on myself, I like the idea of being free to buy books with the intention to read them but withou having a rigid commitment to do it before you allow yourself to buy another book. The other day I did something wild and reckless, I bought the printed version of an audio book I own and love. Yes, wild and reckless I allowed myself to own two formats of the same book. (Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg) so this action opened, not quite the flood gates of desire, but a door opened. Then, oh yes I wasn't finished, I bought the printed version of a Library book I'd read. LitBloggers have given me the keys to the inspiration castle.Diane Challenorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07950266008543001121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868395077988310106.post-90454648664286238342013-01-30T08:35:13.636-08:002013-01-30T08:35:13.636-08:00I tend to be pretty good at controlling myself. I&...I tend to be pretty good at controlling myself. I'm kind of the opposite. When I get money or credits I can decide how to spend it.Tales of Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938494589922620170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868395077988310106.post-84606858505023115362013-01-30T04:15:35.354-08:002013-01-30T04:15:35.354-08:00I do indulge in a little retail therapy on occasio...I do indulge in a little retail therapy on occasion, but it's always within my budget. Although, I usually go for tea instead of books.<br /><br />- JackieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868395077988310106.post-50399436798489177082013-01-30T02:38:48.090-08:002013-01-30T02:38:48.090-08:00Oh yes, I am constantly buying books when I don...Oh yes, I am constantly buying books when I don't need any more - which is why I'm on a book buying ban this year. I'm sure I'll slip occasionally, but REALLY? I have hundreds of unread books that I just 'had' to have at the time and haven't touched since, it's ridiculous. It's not like I'm a super-fast reader either, so the ratio of bought books to read books is massively skewed!<br /><br />I definitely think my biggest temptations will come when I'm stressed out. In summer, for example, the bookshop can get very busy, and there can be lots of screaming kids and moaning folks and people yelling into mobiles and books getting damaged, and I must admit that when I get really frazzled I get this kind of urge to go into town and soothe my spirits with a little charity shop bookshelf-raiding. It's sometimes my reward if I've been clothes shopping too, because I like book shopping better. I'm going to have to keep a tight rein on it this year and find another way to treat myself after a bad day! :)Elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246472269477492583noreply@blogger.com