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Bookish Problem

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So today’s problem is, stacking books!!!!!

I have a small room to myself which till date I have been sharing with my brother. He is now studying in a different city but most of his belongings are here, so again it leaves me with no extra space. The room has 2 small wardrobes, amid which there is a dresser with few chest of drawers and a study table big enough to cram the room.

Basically no shelf, rack, or a separate space to store books.

Over the time, I have filled my study table and all its drawers with my novels, after which the drawers below the dresser came. Can you believe it? Novels in the space where one would usually find accessories, lipsticks, nail paints and what not. And now, I am literally out of space!!

I don’t know where the following books would go. But I am pretty sure the books wouldn’t stop coming!

Occasionally I do threaten my brother to vacate his wardrobe so that I can cram books there, but in return I get to hear I can throw away all my clothes and replace it with books, if I am so desperate for space.

Does anyone relate to it? Any one of you face the same book problems, or is it only me who always runs out of space!

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67 responses to “Bookish Problem”

  1. Paul Avatar
    Paul

    Books have piled up here in the study next to my computer. On my wife’s side it’s neat and clean. sigh. I can totally relate. I think the idea already given to crate the books and place them under the bed is a good idea. My first suggestion is to donate your brother’s clothes to a charity, but I guess not, huh? If you can put up shelves on the wall, you can organize books easily that way. Good luck! My ultimate advice: Remain calm and read! 🙂

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    1. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
      Moushmi Radhanpara

      Oh, yes ‘remain calm and read’ is actually the best suggestion when I can do pretty much nothing about anything else, apart from storing some of them under my bed.
      Thanks Paul for reading it 🙂

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  2. feelingnakedweeklywriter Avatar
    feelingnakedweeklywriter

    I would get creative lol find a way to make it look neat and cool but functional.

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    1. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
      Moushmi Radhanpara

      Thanks for the suggestion. I might need something of this sort soon to avoid getting my room cluttered.

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  3. Deepika Kumaaraguru Avatar
    Deepika Kumaaraguru

    Right now, I’m facing a similar situation 😀 Though I don’t share my room, I am in need of loads of space for books!

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    1. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
      Moushmi Radhanpara

      Books do take up a lot of space, don’t they? 😀

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      1. Deepika Kumaaraguru Avatar
        Deepika Kumaaraguru

        They really do, Moushmi! 😀 And those are spaces that make our hearts swell with pride 😀

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      2. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
        Moushmi Radhanpara

        Absolute;y 🙂

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  4. KathrinS Avatar
    KathrinS

    I totally understand this problem!! I had 3 bookshelves in my room, parts of them filled with boxes of books (so more would fit), plus more books in various rooms of the house. Now that I’m moving out I had to get rid of some of them – but it was hard!!

    Kathrin — http://mycupofenglishtea.wordpress.com

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    1. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
      Moushmi Radhanpara

      I understand, even I don’t feel like giving away the books right now. And now I am not giving them to anyone. It will do for now, but may be in future I will have to give some of them.

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  5. hati03nisa Avatar
    hati03nisa

    Heaven dear heaven…. feel same but I love it😍

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    1. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
      Moushmi Radhanpara

      Thanks a lot dear.
      By the way you might want to check your spam folder, my comments are hidden there somewhere. 🙂

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      1. hati03nisa Avatar
        hati03nisa

        I will check dear

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  6. myexpressionofthoughtsblog Avatar
    myexpressionofthoughtsblog

    Sweet had I problem when why Mother was setting my room and she wanted to discard few of my books which I don’t need but I am in love even with my school books that I can discard!! Excerpt few have all kept them specially in my new requested storage box on demand and lucky enough that my mother designed extra book shelf specially for my novels

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    1. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
      Moushmi Radhanpara

      Seems like we all face the same storage problem. But school books are not my problem, I gave them away long ago 😀

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      1. myexpressionofthoughtsblog Avatar
        myexpressionofthoughtsblog

        That’s great but some how of 10 and 12th couldn’t part with pulse of college

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      2. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
        Moushmi Radhanpara

        Hmm, that could be. 🙂

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  7. cassiiegirl Avatar
    cassiiegirl

    I relate so much 😂 sometimes you do have to pass on books (after a lot of self persuasion) but the good part of that is that you are giving people new,amazing books to read that you loved! Maybe get a small bookshelf for ones you love love, and you could store them under things like your bed? Hope this helps! X

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    1. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
      Moushmi Radhanpara

      Yes, the only logical solution is keeping them under my bed. as for now, i am absolutely not ready to part with them. Nope.
      But thanks for sharing here. It is good to know every book lover shares the same problem 😀

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      1. cassiiegirl Avatar
        cassiiegirl

        I have no storage ever for anything, but books are the biggest issue definitely, they’re a blessing and a curse(mainly a blessing of course). I had to organise my bookshelf the other day and the amount of dust was ridiculous 😂

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      2. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
        Moushmi Radhanpara

        Hahaha, I can relate. Just as how much you love reading them, cleaning them is a task, isn’t it?

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      3. cassiiegirl Avatar
        cassiiegirl

        Definitely😂 it’s awful but I always get a bit exited from how the bookshelf looks after so it’s kinda worth it 😂

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      4. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
        Moushmi Radhanpara

        Yes it is worth it, absolutely.
        By the way I tried writing something on your glasses problem. But I landed in your spam. Please check…

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      5. cassiiegirl Avatar
        cassiiegirl

        Going to sound a bit silly but I don’t know where the spam box is.. could you instruct me?😂😂

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      6. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
        Moushmi Radhanpara

        It is okay dear. It might be in your settings page, where you go to customize your page.

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      7. cassiiegirl Avatar
        cassiiegirl

        Ok, thankyou !

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  8. Jyotirmoy Sarkar Avatar
    Jyotirmoy Sarkar

    After facing this problem several times now i prepare book racks with plywood myself and set it in the wall.

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    1. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
      Moushmi Radhanpara

      That is a good solution actually 🙂

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  9. authorstevecostello Avatar
    authorstevecostello

    You are not alone Moushmi, book storage is a huge problem here too. Wherever we discover space, books move in. I refuse to buy only digital because the print versions are special.Good luck and Namasté, Steve

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    1. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
      Moushmi Radhanpara

      Thank you, the same is the case here, I haven’t yet adopted the digital versions, only a hard copy and the smell of books satisfy me.

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  10. Sifar Avatar
    Sifar

    That’s a problem book lovers usually find themselves in! But i love dealing with books and trying to make space for them! Fortunately, i come from a publishing house background, so our home was designed keeping books in mind we always had dedicated stacks, almirahs, huge tin containers for storing books!! So space for books was never a problem!! 😁 We take pride im preserving books!! You may not believe, but i have kept all the books and copies of my education starting from nursery classes!! 😊

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    1. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
      Moushmi Radhanpara

      Oh, yes that is hard to believe. Nursery books too?

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      1. Sifar Avatar
        Sifar

        Yes nursery too!! 😁

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      2. Moushmi Radhanpara Avatar
        Moushmi Radhanpara

        Oh God!!

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      3. Sifar Avatar
        Sifar

        😁😁😁

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