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PROMPT: Do you own a lot of books? Do you think of yourself as a book collector? Outside of reading, do you have any other hobbies that involve collecting things? What would you love to have a collection of?

Happy Friday!! No snow over here, but freezing winds and sunny weather LOL, what a great combination I know… Although it was a little better today than yesterday, we went out to our local park, and the little one fell asleep on the swing. So I let her sleep for 1 hour! This aside, I actually quite like today’s topic! (scroll down to the end to find a photo I sneaked in :D)

Do you own a lot of books? Do you think of yourself as a book collector?

Absolutely yes and yes! I own around 1000+ ebooks and more than 100 physical books. Even though the hard copies are not all here with me, I have them all over the place (Italy, South Korea, UK and between my granny’s house and some friends I lend to). The worst thing is that I hoard them more than I read them! This is bad, but there is a Japanese word that I think describes me best, “tsundoku” from the Wiki: it is a Japanese term for the habit of acquiring books, reading materials, or other items and letting them pile up in one’s home without reading or using them immediately. Originating in the Meiji era (1868–1912), it combines tsumu (“to pile up”) and doku (“reading”) to describe a, often guilt-free, collection of “hope on a shelf”. Here, this is me in a nutshell!

Outside of reading, do you have any other hobbies that involve collecting things? What would you love to have a collection of?

I do, actually. I looooove collecting stationery stuff as I enjoy journaling. This is one other thing besides painting that relaxes me and makes me feel better. Speaking of which, the next is painting/drawing stuff, I have a section in our wardrobe (which is huge btw) dedicated to my painting stuff and journaling stationery. And last but not least, I love cross-stitching and embroidery, so I have boxes upon boxes of kits and threads and needles!

The idea of stitching and creating an image out of nowhere is mesmerising to me, and I always have to do something with my hands. I am very fidgety, this is the perfect hobby to indulge in whilst listening to an audiobook, at least to me; this is my safe haven. Here are some photos, some recent, some older, but I am still using the same notebooks for my books and my private journaling.
Also, please ignore the mess and my handwriting 😀

All my posts are pre-scheduled, just wanted to let you guys know that if you see me posting but not answering your comments right away, this is why.

I am curious to find out what you have been hoarding other than books 🙂 Happy reading ❤