Yet again, I'm stuck inside the house all day due to it being extremely cold outside. I spent the day cleaning the house just to keep myself active. I hope everyone was able to find something to do during these last few days.
There's a subject that comes to mind quite often and I'm not sure why I haven't written about it yet. It's the touchy subject of borrowing books. I'm not talking about checking books out at the library, but letting people borrow books from my own collection. My books are precious to me, they're like children. So you can imagine how hard it is for me to let people borrow them. I've finally written my name in all of my books and I have my own card catalogue so I know which books I own. When someone borrows a book I pull out the correct card and jot down the name of the person borrowing it.
Then there's the waiting. I never forget a book I've loaned to someone. I only let trusted friends borrow my books and they MUST return them or buy me a new copy. If that seems harsh for borrowing a book just ask another bookworm their policy on borrowing. Now I have some pet peeves when it comes to my books. I cannot stand when someone folds a page to mark their place, USE A BOOKMARK! No writing in books, no bending the cover and no spilling food or drink on them. If you must eat while reading keep the crumbs from falling on the pages. And PLEASE, NO SMOKING around my books. My books should smell the same way I did when I bought them. You can treat your books any way you want to but you must treat mine with respect or suffer the wrath of an angry bookworm (just kidding).
Very few people in my life are allowed to borrow my books and you know who you are. Thanks for keeping my books in pristine condition. You will continue to be allowed borrowing privileges. For those of you who are thinking this is ridiculous just imagine if you would want to read a book with stained, wrinkled, bent pages or a book that looks nice and whose pages turn easily. Keep this in mind next time you borrow a book, whether it's from the library or a friend. Books have feelings too!
Thanks for reading!
Sincerely,
Erin a.k.a. Bookworm
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