Musing Mondays - January 19

Musing Mondays is a weekly meme sponsored by MizB of Should Be Reading that asks you to choose one of the following prompts to answer:

** NOTE the NEW LIST of PROMPTS! **

• I’m currently reading…
• Up next I think I’ll read…
• I bought the following book(s) in the past week…
• I’m super excited to tell you about (book/author/bookish-news)…
• I’m really upset by (book/author/bookish-news)…
• I can’t wait to get a copy of…
• I wish I could read ___, but…
• I blogged about ____ this past week…

THIS WEEK’S RANDOM QUESTION: How many books, approximately, do you think you have in your personal collection?

I'm really late with this today, but I decided to take my girls out for a rare Mommy and Daughters day. My wallet didn't enjoy it, but I did.

Now, where would I even begin to consider how many books I own? In my office alone, I must have a minimum of 400 titles in a variety of genres. I have a large three-shelf bookshelf downstairs that houses another 200 or so. My latest Kindle freebie total is at 475 and I have a minimum of 200 digital books on my other device.

I don't keep books the way I used to because there is simply no room for them. The books I want to keep, I don't lend out, for fear of not getting them back. The rest are donated to my church or local charities.

How many books in your collection?