I used to LOVE reading magazines. Back when I was a journalism major in college, I would study the layouts, photos, catchy headlines and different sections while I dreamed of working at a magazine someday. (Eventually I did work at a few magazines. It was as cool as I imagined.)
Something’s happened, though. Magazines have lost their appeal.
Don’t get me wrong – I still love looking at the layouts, photos, headlines and stories. I just have no time to read them.
Magazines were perfect when I was out of college and living on my own because I could sit down and read them at night.
Since motherhood has entered the picture, though, I simply have no time to relax with a magazine. As a result, magazine subscriptions simply pile up in my home because I have no time to peruse them. (Except for Food Network Magazine. I faithfully flip through the pages each month in search of great recipes.)
The magazines also seem to mutiply, as my mom and my neighbor both pass along their old magazines to me.
I hate having too many commitments to enjoy magazines – but even more I hate watching unread magazines pile up in my house.
So what am I doing about it?
- I’m stopping my subscriptions – or, since they’re already paid, I’m letting them run out.
- I’m quickly looking through my piles of magazines, tearing out pages of any recipes or projects I want to try, letting my kids cut out photos … then I’m passing them along.
- I’ve tried giving them away for free at garage sales, the library (for upcoming used book sales) and if I know I have a doctor’s appointment coming up, I’ll bring an issue or two along to leave in the office.
How do you reduce, reuse or recycle magazines?
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