Do you remember the scene in A Beautiful Mind where there are magazine pages plastered all over the wall?
Okay, well, it's not that bad.
Whenever I'm looking through a magazine and I see something I want to buy or look up on the Internet or an idea that I would like to use in our house, I tear the page out. Granted, about 2/3 of the pages never get a second glance and end up in random piles around our house. HOWEVER, the rest are used as I intended to use them.
So Stonewall is freaked out by my piles of torn out magazine pages laying around our house. I'll admit, they are everywhere. The kitchen, living room, dining room, bathroom, our bedroom. I think the only room that doesn't have a pile is Lil Mootz's room.
I've tried to tell him that there is a purpose behind my madness. That the purpose does NOT include trying to figure out patterns or when some foreign country is going to attack us. Rather, the purpose is to get my money's worth from these magazines.
A normal magazine costs anywhere from $3.99 to $6.99 these days. I could buy a paperback with that money or a really nice shirt on sale. I don't just read magazines because I'm bored. I read them so I can get ideas. I can't even remember what I wore yesterday, so how am I supposed to remember where that really cool kitchen gadget was from in Real Simple or all those under $100 nifty repairs for your home in This Old House or how Parent says I'm supposed to keep Lil Mootz from throwing temper tantrums when he's a toddler?
I suppose I could just keep the magazine. Actually, that is what I used to do. I used to dog-ear the pages and keep the magazine. Have you ever seen two years worth of magazines and then tried going through them because you know you marked a page that had a really pretty dress that you knew would be just perfect for a wedding some day?
Not fun.
So I started ripping out the pages that I wanted and then tossing the rest of the magazine. Actually, I think it's a pretty brilliant idea.
I think John Nash would agree.
6 comments:
You could put them all in a three ring binder! You know, with those see through plastic page protector things. You could even organize them into categories for easy reference later!
Does that make it even crazier? lol
Oh well, that's just my obsessive need to organize everything coming through. See, we all have our "beautiful mind" quirks :)
I totally did the same thing when I was prom-planning and wedding-planning! When we move to our new house, then I'll start doing it for decorating! lol
i totally rip out pages of mags and the recycle them! you are not alone LOL :D
i just put em in a zip up folder so i can find what i want later.
maybe you could start a junk drawer in your kitchen just for these pieces of paper?!
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who does this!
I agree with the three ring binder! Page protectors filled with colorful magazine images are the best!
I'm guilty of that. I'll rip out pages so I can get rid of the magazine. I feel that it takes up more room if I keep the whole thing.
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