Curating Collections

Chronicles of a Wandering Mind

We are all collectors—of things, of memories, of selves we used to be. From childhood treasures to digital tabs, from egg cups and paperclips to emotional fragments we can't quite release, Curating Collections explores the deeply human impulse to gather, hold on, and make meaning.

Blending poetic nonfiction, memoir, metaphor, and reflection, this book is a love letter to what we keep and why. With tenderness and wit, author Linda Lavid invites you to rummage through your own life's keepsakes—both tangible and intangible—discovering how they reflect your identity, longing, and growth.

Organized into five thoughtful sections, Curating Collections touches on:

• Animal instincts and human curiosities
• The soulfulness of shrines, intention jars, and sacred clutter
• The weight and wonder of nostalgia and unfinished dreams
• Emotional debris, metaphor seeds, and inner stories still unfolding
• Ephemeral beauty, digital trails, and rituals of letting go

Complete with evocative short stories, small talk vignettes, journaling prompts, and creative exercises, this is more than a book—it’s a companion for the introspective wanderer, the meaning-maker, the sentimentalist in all of us.

Whether you’re cleaning out a drawer or curating your own legacy, Curating Collections invites you to reflect, reclaim, and reimagine what truly matters.