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Reading By My Values: A 2-Part Journey

I love my library. I want to support my library so I check out a lot of library books. The problem is... I don't read them. Well, I mean, sometimes I do. But I prioritize reading books I've bought because I've spent money on them, you know? I want to get my money's worth! Which is dumb because I would ALWAYS get my money's worth reading from the library... So, yeah, that's kind of the whole point of this journey - taking advantage of how cost-effective the library is. I like to buy books - pretty books, books I'm excited about, an interesting book to try, a book I want to share. I'm weird about ~collecting~ books. I think I want them forever, but then I end up giving them away. I live in a small house. I don't want to have a big collection. But I do want to be surrounded by books that bring me joy. Listen, I am complex. Let me get to the point. This past year, I tried to read mostly ebooks. This coming year, I'm going to try to read mostly borrow...