I'm moving in with my parents and nana, with my kids. Various reasons for it, but I have a kind of small bed sit room, and the DDs have a bedroom next door. Then my nana has her own granny flat and my parents have the main living room. We're not rich or anything, it's a big house because it has three houses worth of people in it :-D. Me and the kids (and everyone really) kind of roam the house, we basically just sit wherever what we want to do is happening, but we have our own spaces to be 'in charge' of.
ANYHOW. Sorting out stuff to move in, I've got rid of a lot, but refused to get rid of any books. This means that most of the wall space in my room is covered in bookshelves, but I like it, I think it looks cosy and increases heat insulation (single glazing is cold when you are used to houses that aren't full of random draughts...) and soundproofing (I'm a single 30yo, I have important discussions with my friends and netflix marathons to do without earwigging children/my parents/slightly confused old lady). They say I'm being ridiculous and that nobody needs to lose 23cm of space around the edge of an already small room to catch dust on books that I'll probably never read again anyway.
So... AIBU? Does my radically reduced personal space (but increased available living space) require a reduction in printed paper?
AIBU?
To keep all my books?
Brittapieandchips · 24/01/2015 22:58
YABU to move in with your extended family. I mean, why? Why would you do such a thing???
YANBU to keep your books though, nowt to do with anyone else.
I've been a bit of a book hoarder in my time so I know how easy it is to get emotionally attached to them, but I've trimmed back a bit over the years to make space for new ones.
Zigzag - because I just really enjoy not knowing what the hell is going on or having any privacy, obviously
Obviously
There'd be murders afoot if I did the same, so you're a brave, brave woman.
I know it's not fair to ask as they're all your babies important, but what's your favorite book?
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Agent Zigzag's a pretty good read wish 
Company of Liars by Karen Maitland sticks in my head as a good one too.
Pipbin, from now on you will always be RookieError to me!
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When my mother moved I had to pare down my giganto books collection and it was really hard. I forced myself to give away whatever I really didn't love. My DH doesn't think I've pared it down nearly enough 
. I do still have lots of books and in my opinion they are the best ornaments so YANBU.
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