At least, that seems to be my belief, considering the number of magazines I've accumulated:
Yikes. Now, in my defense, I don't subscribe to all these magazines. The vast majority of them were free, and I really enjoy reading magazines. I didn't want to just throw them out because I knew there would be articles I'd want to keep.
Eek! Look at them all!
Plus, there are two bins full of catalogs (homeschooling and otherwise).
Yikes. Now, in my defense, I don't subscribe to all these magazines. The vast majority of them were free, and I really enjoy reading magazines. I didn't want to just throw them out because I knew there would be articles I'd want to keep.So I'm going through a small pile each day, flipping through and tearing out articles of interest. Here's how many are left now:
I'd say I'm about halfway done, which isn't bad for a week's work! My new rule: New issues go on the coffee table, and I go through them at least once a week. I used to stash them in a bin upstairs, so they were never handy when I wanted to read them.
Well, I thought I had a lot of magazines, but I think you've got me beat ;) I do believe I might win the oldest magazine in the basket contest, however. I'm sure I still have some from the 1990s. I finally had to stop subscribing to all but one or two, because I just don't have time to read them. But if you can get them for free . . . how tempting!
I, too, had to quit subscribing to magazines for a while--they just went into a pile which I never looked at. Now I'm back to just a couple of them--so I'm hoping to keep it manageable this time around!
Our magazines live in a bin next to the downstairs toilet. lol Hey! Don't judge! That's where they get read! I go through the bin at least 4 times a year (I know, I should do it more often) and pull out the articles I like and recycle the unwanted parts.
Hmm, Lynn, I don't think I have any magazines that old!
As for keeping magazines in the bathroom... Whatever works!! =)
why is it we feel we need to collect these. I too have a small stockpile of magazines that are just collecting dust, mold, mildew in a box in our barn. I should just dig them out and burn them lol.
Sarah, if it's true about the mold and mildew part, I'd definitely burn them! LOL No fun flipping through icky magazine pages!
I was looking through the "design" magazines I had, like Elle Decor and stuff. After flipping through an issue or two, I realized I thought all their stuff was ugly, so I just threw them all out. Ah, freedom! =)
the mold should be an indicatoe of how long they've been out there, eh? heheh. Their all design magazines. I used to be soo in love with HouseBeautiful. Honestly I still am, I just know that with a house full of kids that those kind of decor would not work well around here. ha! ;)
I know what you mean. I used to go through them and tear out pages thinking, "Oh that would be so pretty!" And then I realize they're way out of the realm of possibility.
There's a big difference between looking for inspiration and cultivating discontentment.