08/11/2026
Books, books and more books.
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I was a mom at 22, lost my mom at 24, started a 10+ year custody battle by 25, went to work full time by 27 and feel like I have been on auto pilot ever since. As my daughter approached 18, I had the realization that everything was going to change and I didn't really know who I was outside of being a parent and a caregiver.
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Three years ago, I had watched a movie about the world ending and it changed the way I thought about owning physical copies of stuff instead of streaming. Year one, I prioritized having a fully stocked emergency supply stuff which was also so important because we live in a flood area. Year two I prioritized board games because I like playing them, they don't require electricity and I was trying to motivate Kyle to play something other than Monopoly. Year 2.5-3, I was always someone who loved to read. I can easily finish a book in 1-2 days. A different province had the start of a book ban that really pi**ed me off, so I bought 50ish titles. I saw a video on a different platform that was talking about how 1000 books is a library. My daughter says each year is a different hyperfixation which could be true but they in my mind all connected as one.
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While I did already own books prior to starting my goal of getting to 1000, it was something that I didn't actively do or didn't prioritize reading the same as I did when I was younger. The goal made it fun again. I started buying more diversity in my genres. I met new people and it gave me time to prioritize myself which was very overdue. I don't look at my TBR like a to-do list but rather a menu that I'm cultivating. I'm 300ish away from my goal of 1000 that I fully plan on reaching before the end of the year.
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I will happily take any genre (prefer paperback) books that anyone is downsizing. I'm also hoping to be able to have a little free library outside our house one day.
