10/09/07 -- Tuesday
Some pictures of my belongings might be good for several reasons; I will have a photo record of what I’ve done, a before and after look at things, and a more interesting blog. I may even need them for tax purposes. So I spent some time last night taking pictures of the over-stuffed areas in my home, the areas I’m concentrating on first, shelves and closets mainly. Then, to my surprise, four large boxes arrived at my home by UPS from my brother-in-law, things he wanted me to have that had belonged to my parents. I’d only started thinking of what next to take out when suddenly I had new things I would be adding to my home. Obviously, I was not going in the right direction.
Well, getting on with the downsizing to live a simpler life, I decided to concentrate on the shelves in my study. That will take at least two weeks to reduce to what I really use. I have many older books and magazines on photography that I don’t consult anymore and would be of greater use to someone else. I packed up 2 years of Outdoor Photography magazines from 1987 to 1988, and one large book about Cibachrome, a special chemical and photo paper process for making prints from slides, and another book on photographing children. These will be good donations this afternoon to my local public library.
Next, I need to check out eBay to see if some of the other book and magazine collections might be ‘m worth selling. I’ll do that this evening. In particular, I will check on the Time-Life series on photography; my set is in good condition and complete. And, I need to check on the AMGBA magazines; my collection spans about 12 years from the start of that publication. I’ll have more information on what I find tomorrow.
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