tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post2144708954740986967..comments2024-03-14T07:19:36.919+13:00Comments on How to be Chic: Saying Au Revoir to MagazinesFiona Ferrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-10117667645797921662014-11-11T05:54:36.618+13:002014-11-11T05:54:36.618+13:00I have always been a magazine junkie since i was a...I have always been a magazine junkie since i was a teen and must have wasted a huge amount of money over the years, despite the entetrtainment factor.<br />A few years ago I really reduced my consumption of mags quite drastically, keeping only one subscription. Then a whole slew of new countrystyle mags started to come out and suddenly there I was with a pile... I knew I had to put on the brakes, no matter how nice they are! Now there is only one that is not monthly that I occasionally buy and after 15 years I have decided to give up my last subscription and cull the backlog - I used to keep so many tear-outs as inspiration till I realised I was now keeping images of places that look like what I already have LOL!!<br />Now that e-mags are easily available and take up little space except in bytes, that is my little luxury for a country mag and a craft/knitting mag plus the occasional treat.<br />And I no longer tear out pages or articles - I photograph or digitise them and again, save space and can browse the pics I like most if I get the urge ;). That way , they are complete if someone else wants the pretty glossies!Swissrosehttp://www.thelittlewashhouse.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-84015280958695753262013-12-02T01:58:01.526+13:002013-12-02T01:58:01.526+13:00Fiona, you have articulated my thoughts exactly. ...Fiona, you have articulated my thoughts exactly. I gave up buying magazines 2 years ago and have slowly got rid of my existing stash (with a few exceptions). Buying them only stirred up negative feelings: time consuming, clutter, feelings of inadequacy, anger at the pages being mostly adverts, cost. I tallied up what I was spending for a year (SHOCK) which made my decision simple. I feel much lighter now and don't miss them at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-22519076504563922572013-11-28T14:34:07.890+13:002013-11-28T14:34:07.890+13:00I can relate to this post sooo much! I am disappoi...I can relate to this post sooo much! I am disappointed with most magazines these days. I have decided that I'll let all my subscriptions expire (I have too many) except for Victoria and Prevention--I still really do enjoy and learn from those. Thank you for expressing how I realize I've been feeling about magazines, and the further inspiration to just let them go! ~~MJ~~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-70047206216983617822013-11-27T05:06:07.541+13:002013-11-27T05:06:07.541+13:00I could have written this - because I agree with s...I could have written this - because I agree with so much of it - except that I don't have trouble reading my magazines. I love reading the good ones. But so many are disappointing. I have several friends I see regularly and we tend to exchange our magazines until everyone has had a chance at them. Then they go to the lady who works in an ENT unit at an NHS hospital. Sadly, the people there seem to walk off with the reading material and the children take away the colouring supplies. There is no budget for these items and because Lucy thinks they are important, our magazines go to replace the ones that were taken. I don't feel at all bad about ripping out pages before they go, but like you I find those pages don't hold their magic for all that long. I'm sad that magazines have somehow dumbed down, but happy that there are fabulous blogs to replace them - I'm sure the two are not unrelated.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239488936038510294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-87587521781795425882013-11-26T19:54:58.324+13:002013-11-26T19:54:58.324+13:00Love your table and your style! I find I don'...Love your table and your style! I find I don't think I'm buying many magazines but then when I'm decluttering I''m always surprised and dismayed at the stack that has built up, especially when I realize the fleeting joy they provided vs other longer term pleasure I might have had I put that combined expense towards a special decor item or experience instead... I also think we risk passively reading about a life we aspire to in magazines, rather than actively doing what it takes to build that life in reality. Which is why I love and am inspired by what you're achieving each week in your home and life. Thank youSusannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-19518945453372077252013-11-26T09:12:49.087+13:002013-11-26T09:12:49.087+13:00Maybe you could just keep the Victoria ones to dec...Maybe you could just keep the Victoria ones to decorate with. They are so pretty.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-78062935556579312922013-11-26T02:13:37.065+13:002013-11-26T02:13:37.065+13:00Thank you! I needed to hear this. I feel exactly...Thank you! I needed to hear this. I feel exactly the same way!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04915532583444877375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-2428076205375475622013-11-25T21:40:41.074+13:002013-11-25T21:40:41.074+13:00I used to be a magazine addict but don't find ...I used to be a magazine addict but don't find them nearly as inspiring now. Most are full of the same adds and have little useful substance. I might buy a few at the beginning of the season and that's all now. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08902418849121978821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-54602546219317132982013-11-25T17:26:36.912+13:002013-11-25T17:26:36.912+13:00Hi Fiona,
I just discovered that your blog is back...Hi Fiona,<br />I just discovered that your blog is back online and I can't tell you how thrilled I am! I've just finished reading all the posts I'd missed since you came back. I'm now ready to re-do some of my jeans and make them skinnier. (I thought that would be too hard.) I'm also thinking about whether I need (probably not)the magazines that are cluttering my house. Looking forward to reading your blog again!!!Charlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15148426728917494749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-45737410942199913522013-11-25T16:44:32.379+13:002013-11-25T16:44:32.379+13:00Fiona, I have loved magazines all my life and curr...Fiona, I have loved magazines all my life and currently have 3 subscriptions. However, I've been feeling a bit like you recently. I'm a hoarder where magazines are concerned and it used to be a pleasure to go through my old copies - but now I don't really have the time for that. I recycled a huge batch a while ago and still have a pile left to work on. Good for you for being so resolute!Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05504513116873595049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-91472825176820325112013-11-25T14:20:38.555+13:002013-11-25T14:20:38.555+13:00Anonymous, I love those personal finance articles ...Anonymous, I love those personal finance articles too. They are very inspiring.<br /><br />Nikki, thank you! When you have paid for a magazine, whether it's a single issue or a subscription, it's really hard to let go of it. Well at least that's what I've found.<br /><br />Leslie, my Dad built the table, and his house is in the Arts and Crafts style, so he's obviously influenced by that. There are only a handful of brass screws holding the top on, and the rest is all pegged/slotted in by his own design. Libraries are win/win aren't they? Thrifty and no clutter.Fiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-67420954900850750392013-11-25T14:10:20.617+13:002013-11-25T14:10:20.617+13:00I have one stack of Jeanne D'Arc magazines lef...I have one stack of Jeanne D'Arc magazines left and I discontinued my subsciption earlier in the year as I felt the same way that you have mentioned here. <br />I kept one magazine subscription because of the articles and quality writing, it is Town and Country.<br /><br />I am using the public library a lot more now as I decided that I can live more frugally if I borrow them and I do not need to store them after I have read them!<br /><br />Another delightful post Fiona.<br />Your table looks like it is in the arts and crafts style...beautiful lines and lovely to look at.<br />hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-31761142578812894482013-11-25T14:02:54.999+13:002013-11-25T14:02:54.999+13:00Hi Fiona, great article.i felt the same too. I gav...Hi Fiona, great article.i felt the same too. I gave my monthly subscription of magazaine for something more. I invested on books. Well some of them are ebooks but it is worth it. I dont have to worry about decluttering anymore :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06220819159508135321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-58512642063900173082013-11-25T11:03:18.707+13:002013-11-25T11:03:18.707+13:00Dear Fiona, I haven't owned a magazine in year...Dear Fiona, I haven't owned a magazine in years but I do on occasion quickly look through one or two if I am at the store. Usually they are not fashion related though, I go for the finance ones (Kiplinger's, Money, etc…). I love reading about people that have gotten out of debt and are now learning about investing and so on. I wholeheartedly agree with you that you could personally write something more interesting than many of the articles out there! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-60927622198800226332013-11-25T09:48:00.704+13:002013-11-25T09:48:00.704+13:00CSW, yes I agree that blogs have replaced magazine...CSW, yes I agree that blogs have replaced magazines for many, including myself.Fiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-35937720626397464282013-11-25T08:58:18.714+13:002013-11-25T08:58:18.714+13:00I also have a conflicted relationship with mags th...I also have a conflicted relationship with mags tho I now enjoy taking the mick out of them. I did a short stint in fashion or so I take them with a pinch of salt but it is amusing and I feel it is always interesting to see editorials to analyze decades after if anything. That's why I enjoy blogs because there is less chaff and real reviews.Coulda shoulda wouldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12507021618497645667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-29125371931643805152013-11-25T08:50:21.659+13:002013-11-25T08:50:21.659+13:00Stephanie, haha, 'magazine guilt'. I love...Stephanie, haha, 'magazine guilt'. I love it!Fiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-52656762561652100062013-11-25T08:48:35.564+13:002013-11-25T08:48:35.564+13:00Great post! It's refreshing to know I'm n...Great post! It's refreshing to know I'm not alone in my magazine guilt. I feel guilty when I don't read them, but yet, sometimes I just don't want to read them and scan them quickly before throwing them away. What's the point? I've always been suspicious of those "beauty editorials". Now I know. Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09289348366926684135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-75971101827032612122013-11-25T08:48:28.063+13:002013-11-25T08:48:28.063+13:00Anonymous, you're so right. It's nice not...Anonymous, you're so right. It's nice not to have all those other opinions in my head.<br /><br />Maria, you have reminded me that I bought a couple of issues of Burda that I will be keeping, and that was thanks to you! They are very inspiring and who knows, I might even make a garment out of them.Fiona Ferrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493105915055099408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-28432263955630133872013-11-25T08:45:42.539+13:002013-11-25T08:45:42.539+13:00Hi Fiona,
Another post that I can relate to. I sto...Hi Fiona,<br />Another post that I can relate to. I stopped buying glossy magazines several years ago for the same reasons that you mentioned. The only exclusion are sewing and knitting magazines. Gradually I (almost) stopped buying them too because I have enough to choose a pattern that I like and need when I am going to make something. My goal is to make better use of what I own already. It is so common to knit one pattern from a knitting book (which could cost up to £20) and then being tempted to buy the next one.<br />Thank you for a lovely post.<br />Regards,<br />MariaMaria (viola33)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13259580691611945249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4130537499074859934.post-76716753647947843602013-11-25T08:39:54.949+13:002013-11-25T08:39:54.949+13:00I got rid of magazines last September due to many ...I got rid of magazines last September due to many of the same reasons. It was difficult at first, but now I don't miss them at all! It is freeing not to have a deluge of opinions filling my mind and instead choosing what's right for me instinctively. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com