I also find myself in the position of hoping that if I read enough organizational get-your-stuff-together books that it will work magically, kind of like osmosis, but no such luck so far. It gives me hope, though, and ideas, and a little bit of motivation as well. And I can say with confidence that I am farther ahead of the game today than I was last week, so that has to be something!

Reading your posts about everything under the sun are a BLAST!

A man I recently dated was REALLY bothered by my library and said it was a sign that I was not a happy, successful person and implied I was inferior to “need” these books! As if there is automatically something wrong with the millions of us who want to learn more about health, relationships and career skills??? Uhuh… if you say so.

He told me to get rid of my library because its embarrassing to him. I told him that I am always interested in learning new things and don’t have his “excess of hubris” (and probably his level of buried insecurity) to think I cannot or should not strive to improve my already pretty fabulous self.

It took me some time, but eventually I kept the books and got rid of the man!!!

Thanks for the article- it helps to be reminded that there are so many other people out there like me!