K = Kaboodle

As in the whole kit-and-kaboodle. 

That's right. Today we're going to talk about those collections.

My collection, as you may have guessed it, is made up of books. It's organized by genre (mostly). I can always put my hands on a fantasy or a mystery or a horse book (horses, I've determined, are their own genre) because I always know exactly where it is. My only deviation from genre, is author collections. If I have multiple books by the same author, I group them together instead.

I haven't counted my books. I don't know how many I have. Not as much as some, but definitely more than others.

I don't share my books often. They usually come home dog-eared or with teeth marks from an inquiring kitten or smelling of cigarette smoke and occasionally they don't come home at all. I'm a collector you see, unless I truly didn't like a book and think someone else will enjoy it more, I don't just hand them out. I might want to read them again and I certainly don't want them to go missing.

As previously mentioned, my collection includes fantasy, mystery, and horses. But there's also historical fiction, science fiction, and nonfiction. I've got at least one true crime novel, some horror, and a few classics. I've dabbled in just about everything, although fantasy is my home base, and sci-fi my vacation home. I could put my genres in order of favorite to least, but I fear that may be a little dull.

Most of us collect something. Pokémon cards, video games, music... I had a grandmother who collected teaspoons; I can still see them hanging on her kitchen walls. I have an aunt who collects salt and pepper shakers, and they're shelved in every corner of her house. There's always something we hold dear, something we're convinced we need more of.

What do you collect? And do you know how many you might have? How long have you been collecting? Tell me all about your collections in the comments section.