Magazines and Recycling

Now that you know why I'm blogging we can get started. I read a lot of magazines and this is because my mom is notorious for subscribing to magazines of all kinds ranging from your typical gossip magazine to home and gardening magazines. After she is done with them, she passes them onto me. It has become a mini tradition just between the two of us; it is something we share. After I'm done with them I am supposed to recycle them right away, but for some reason that is easier said than done. I find that there are so many great recipes, crafts, fashion and decorating ideas, that it's difficult to recycle them as soon as I am finished reading them.

You may be asking yourself, "why doesn't she just tear out the pages she likes and recycle the rest right away?" Well, that's a great question. I don't have an answer for you right now. It is something I need to work on. That actually brings up a funny topic, because my Fiancé thinks its crazy how many magazines my mom and I have. I have them laying all over the house and it drives him nuts! He can complain all he wants, but it won't make a difference. I will do as I please.

I really am big on recycling though and I can't stress enough how important it is. I recycle everything I possibly can, but for some reason it's difficult for me to actually drop my magazines into the recycle bin. I stack them in piles around the house with intentions of recycling them, but they never seem to make it. I think it has to do with the fact that I'm an artist and I love to use found objects in my arts and crafts. I see this as a form of recycling, but I need to just hang onto a few and recycle the rest. Let’s face it; I'll never have a shortage of magazines as long as my mom keeps on subscribing!