I also organize books by subject and put them in appropriate parts of my houses. I also keep several outfits of "civvies," some enchanted, some just because I like them, for doing different things around town. I also sit to read books and eat at locations I like.
My wife doesn't actually play but she loves alchemy. She knows the uses of a lot of the plants already and often stops me on the road and reminds me to pick more of this or that because I'm running low on a particular potion. She also picked the Elven Horse armor for my horse in Oblivion. We don't have a horse in Skyrim because we both find it unfair to endanger their lives unduly.

Yes the pure amount of interaction with the objects is what sets Bethesda's world building apart from other games. I am playing Deus Ex Human Revolution atm and it feels empty when I go into an office space and only like 2 objects can be interacted (opened, moved, etc.( with, haha.

I hoard resources. Seriously, the contents of my storage containers is greater than the annual output of the entire Empire. I could arm and armor an army, drown the entire province in potions, feed the world. Plus I have about a thousand (at least) Dwemer dishes, so they wouldn't have to eat off the floor.

It's a shame there isn't anyway to do anything with all of that. Economy, trade, industry, etc. are all just post-its tacked on to the game.

My girlfriend has been playing and all she really does is jump around, pick flowers, and loves killing elk and foxes (she lives on a farm)

First off, THANKYOU, Bethesda!

At this point in time nothing gives me greater pleasure than coming home after a long, hard days work, slinking down into my pjs (which, let's face it, is really only a fancy word for underwear), falling onto my amazing couch...and performing trivial acts around the cities.

I mean, yeah, intensely epic and life changing storylines are great and all...it's just after doing the hokey pokey 6742626717 times in a row (I'm a children's dance teacher) all I kind of really want to do is relax and arrange my potions. *nodnod*

Collecting ingredients, dressing mannequins, arranging my bookshelves - I love it all!

Am I the only one who likes this aspect of the game? Or am I not alone in my love for trivial acts of self satisfaction?

Please, tell me I'm no alone in my love for trivial acts of self satisfaction!

Yeah. I love that stuff. I wish it were possible in Skyrim. I miss it.

As an artist, I'll take things that I've hoarded and arrange them about town on in the fields, making installations. Have to start taking pics to post... incistuous, making art out of Bethesda's art.