#getridofyourcrap

[tigerarchivist]

*sigh* Tomorrow's task: appraise everything in these boxes. All from one family, covering multiple generations and some branches. And none of them threw anything away. Including junk mail, receipts and photocopies of articles they read. Which pisses me off. Because I have to do it. People!!! Appraise your lives. Get rid of your crap!! #appraisal #archivistlife #getridofyourcrap (at Montreat, North Carolina)

[unnecessarycrap]

I have this big hulking bookshelf in my living room. I’ve cleared out most of the books and use Calibre to store my books digitally now. The few I kept are now tucked away into the wire baskets. A set of floating shelves with take up residence in the corner now:-) Here are some tips for taming your collection of books- http://www.myloveforwords.com/organizing-books-with-the-konmari-method/