{"id":706,"date":"2009-10-22T12:30:37","date_gmt":"2009-10-22T12:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/2009\/10\/are-you-a-magazine-freak.html"},"modified":"2009-10-22T12:30:37","modified_gmt":"2009-10-22T12:30:37","slug":"are-you-a-magazine-freak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/freshliving\/2009\/10\/are-you-a-magazine-freak.html","title":{"rendered":"Are You a Magazine Freak?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"magazines.jpg\"<\/a><\/span>I ask because I am.  I love their shiny paper-feel in my hand.  I love the gorgeous photography and enticing headlines.  I love the ritual and reward of looking forward to a new issue, which feels like a gift when it arrives.  And I love curling up with a stack of unread mags and diving in, flipping through, and maybe even learning something in the process.<\/p>\n

Today was a very good magazine day–my mail just came, and I joyfully discovered 5 gleaming new mags in the pile!  I think the magazines we subscribe to say a lot about who we are, what we care about, what we are striving towards in our lives.  Here are the 5 that just came today (not<\/i> all of my subscriptions, I feel compelled to add…):<\/p>\n

1.  Newsweek–my love of magazines might actually trace back to my mother’s weekly ritual of sitting in a comfy chair and reading her Newsweek, casually calling out interesting tidbits to my sister and me as we did homework.<\/p>\n

2.  The New Yorker–because I trust them.  And, duh, the cartoons.<\/p>\n

3.  Brew–a beer-brewing magazine that my husband gets because he’s a make-your-own beer guy.  And though I’m not a beer drinker, I do love the smell of hops….luckily!  <\/p>\n

4.  Organic Gardening–so many projects, so little time (and land).  Inspiring every month.  This month, an interview with Michael Pollan!<\/p>\n

5.  Everyday Food–not my all-time favorite food mag (that’s Fine Cooking), but a sweet, compact magazine that always has something new and good (and easy) that I want to try.<\/p>\n

What mags do you most look forward to?  Do you have a love affair with magazines?  Do you have special tips for saving the best clippings\/ideas\/recipes you find?  I’m a binder girl myself….<\/p>\n

(image via: http:\/\/www.interaccess.org\/blog\/?p=294<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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