You seem to have mysteriously duplicated a paragraph in the middle of this entry - ironically it's the one about how you shelve your own books that you suggested people might want to skip!

We don't shelve in any order, and I do like the randomness factor, but it's also because we buy books so regularly and the thought of having to reshelve them all every time scares me. One day I imagine things will be all organised, but not anytime soon.

I'd consider cataloguing books, though.