A Collection or Two Too Many

Was just sitting in bed this evening listening to music while I was reading.  Finished reading and then flipped through the 7 tv channels that I receive on my bedroom television.  Not cable in here, just one of them there fancy digital receivers :) So I get the local channels plus a couple "extras".  Two of the extra channels are music stations, one is old school 1980-1990 music mostly and the other is country.  Was pretty happy to sing along to The Hooters a moment ago, but I digress....

Rainbow of colors!  Aluminum tumbler set!

Anyway as I was sitting here looking around my room, I noticed that I have quite a few 'collections'.  Then it came to me that I am definitely a collector.  I am by no means a hoarder of things as clutter at any level drives me crazy, but I collect.  On my wall I made a collection of plates as a display.  There are currently 18 books in my room, so yes this is just a small portion of a larger collection (or library) of books.  Books are my passion.  I love them!  Reading them, owning them, losing myself in their stories or lessons.  What I need to do is either purchase, build or rehab something into a proper shelving system so they can be properly displayed.  Just ask any of the family members who helped carry boxes into this house in November 2009 and they will agree that many of the boxes were extremely heavy and labeled "Books".  My collections don't end there though.  Nope, I have what some may call a collection of coffee mugs (even though I probably gave the Goodwill 20 or so when I moved here and unpacked).  I'd guess I have 30 or more in the cabinet right now?  That's a lot for 2 people!  I also have a pretty big collection of 1950's-1960's glassware.  Let's not forget the hundreds of 1950's-1970's kitschy Christmas decorations.  Then there are the Native American/Indian Dolls that are packed away.  I'd venture an estimate of several hundred Pez dispensers are packed in boxes as well.

What does this say about me?  Other than having a propensity for garish retro items, I may have revealed myself to be a bit nerdy :)  Some of these collections I have thought about going online (eBay or the like) and selling off the majority of items.  My love for one thing turned into a huge collection of items that as a whole mean less than the one important item that began it all.  Selling these would be a little sad, but if someone else would love them more then I should send them off to a better shelf!