what our bookshelves tell us: an assignment

kitchen mirror by dad
Originally uploaded by Nina Marie Gilbert.

i've been thinking lately about bookshelves. every night, when i'm trying to sleep, i look at the spines of the books lining my bookshelves, and they help me feel like me, bring me back to myself at the end of a long day. they are part of who i am. even though i may not take them down and read them often, they are there as reminders of where i've been and where i'm going. i have doula books and mama books and my favorite books on the top shelf. i have some random books of john's thrown in the mix, just because he's part of who i am. i have some old journals, the famous college quote book, some yearbooks, past issues of bust magazine. just having them near makes me feel better. i was thinking that it would be cool to post a couple pictures of our bookshelves...an intimate peek of who we all are. i get so much from learning about all my cybersisters and cyberbros- and would love to share my bookshelves with you. will you share with me? post your link or email me, and we can sneek peeks into each other's lives-

i'll be posting mine tomorrow. when will you?

lubbs,
n.