Hello's and Thank You's
Hello, fellow Bookmoochers, dear friends.
As most of you have read/heard, I recently lost my home to the flood. This is a (late) message to thank so many of you who have expressed their concern and support. Thank you especially to Rise, Triccie, Joel G. and Shari for the wonderful messages they sent. It was really nice to receive these warm messages during those tough times.
We've moved to a new place already, but I still go back to our original home almost every day to clean. I think that's the toughest part--going back and having to face everything. It really tears me apart every time I see my soggy, nasty-smelling books, especially when it's garbage day and I have to cart them out myself, to hand to the garbage collectors.
Thankfully, I did manage to save some, maybe less than a hundred. I feel good when I see the 2 boxes I managed to save--but when I think of all that I've lost, it makes me feel awful once more. I lost over two thousand books--all collected since I was 3 years old, with the help of family, friends, and Bookmooch! I try to tell myself--and so do my relatives and friends--to see this as another chance in collecting books all over again, but the damage has really made me lose heart. I still find myself drifting to Booksale every time I enter a mall (old habits die hard!), but I can't seem to make myself buy expensive and brand-new books again.
Of all the books I lost, what I really feel sad about are my Filipinianas--most of them rare, coffeetable books, and my graphic novels. I lost all of my Tintin collection, too. :-( Notice their similarities? Big, coffeetable-like books were all gone, because they were placed at the lowest shelf.
Sorry if this seems to be so late; I owe you guys this story, and so much gratitude. It took me a while to gain back some sense of normalcy, but I hope you accept my sincere thank you nonetheless.
I hope all of you and your loved ones are safe. Enjoy your weekend, everyone.
Much, much love,
Jaymee
Jaymee S started this discussion 2 months ago. ( )
