Fourth quarter of the year, and per my booknook budget, I’ve built my fourth booknook of the year.  And it’s a doozy!  It’s this one from Tonecheer, the same company that created my Leonardo da Vinci booknook. They really do a very nice job and any flaws in the build are of my own making, not due to a problem with the kit.

It’s now the third quarter of the year and I just finished my third book nook of the year.  I have to say, this book nook budget plan is working out well!  This time, it was a Leonardo da Vinci themed book nook and it was fabulous.  I even almost made it through without any major errors.  So close…

It’s said that the first step to recovering from addiction is admitting that you have a problem. So, this is me admitting that I have a problem. I’m addicted to book nooks. There. I said it. Huh. I thought I’d immediately feel better after completing step one, but I don’t.

It’s a brand new year, so I’m starting my book nook count from scratch.  This is the first (but almost certainly not the last).  It’s this kit and a beauty it is.  In the distant past (okay, it was last year), all my book nook builds had some things in common, mostly that they were heavy on miniature books and scholarly accouterments, as this is the aesthetic I particularly like.  But this one is completely different.

I know I said I was quitting the book nooks cold turkey.  What can I say?  I fell off the wagon.

I am not addicted to building book nooks.  I can quit anytime!

I mentioned in a recent post that I’d bought myself a book nook off Amazon and assembled it.  Prior to this experience, I’ve never really understood the appeal of miniatures.  But after putting this miniature library together and installing it in my actual library, I totally get it.  I had a blast messing with all these tiny fake books, itty bitty scrolls and paintings, miniature furniture…it was fabulous from start to finish (my assembly mistakes notwithstanding) and now I get to look at it nestled amongst my real books.  So of course I bought two more…

I keep a list on Amazon.  Well, I keep a lot of lists.  I keep a list of gift ideas for each of my family members, I keep my own personal wish list of things I’m considering purchasing, I keep a list for each blog project I do which uses a lot of Amazon projects.  And I keep a gift list for myself of things that I would like to have but can’t really rationalize purchasing for myself.  If someone asks me what I want for my birthday or for Christmas, I can just give them access to the list.  It’s handy.