It was after packing my third box of books, not even making a dent in the overall quantity or even getting to the cookbooks, that I rediscovered my pile of magazines. I wish I'd taken a photo of the stack. I found back issues of Taste of Home, Rachael Ray, Better Homes and Gardens, Real Simple, Clean Eating, and several other titles, including Conde Nast Traveler.
Hi, I'm Erin, and I'm a magazine-aholic.
It was with great sorrow last night that I set to going through the collection looking for "keepers". "Keepers" to me mean anything that makes a room beautiful, anything that looks like it will taste amazing, or great flavor combinations. I tried really hard to limit this round of "keepers" to recipes, and then reorganized my cookbook binder. Plus, I kept a few whole magazines -- when faced with Clean Eating, how can you toss any of them? (By toss, I mean recycle. Don't worry!) It's just not right.
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Tonight: scaring up boxes to pack more books. I read A LOT!
What are some of your moving/packing tips and favorite stories?