I’m obsessed with magazines. I’m enchanted by glossy photos of fabulous places and award-winning recipes. I’m mesmerized by in-depth studies of interesting people, and calendars packed with places to go and things to do. Magazines are my Sunday afternoon ritual. I settle into my overstuffed leather club chair, sling my feet up on the matching ottoman, place a cup of Chai Spice tea with honey on the table next to me, and dive into a stack of magazines. Sometimes the cat curls up at my feet, and together, we peruse a magazine, taking a mini-vacation to far-away places, meeting interesting people and discovering mouth-watering recipes and places to dine. Ahhh…magazines.
Good Deals on Magazines
I’m also obsessed with getting a good deal on magazines. I just renewed a year of Coastal Living Magazine for ten bucks. Yes, ten bucks. That’s a big deal, because I live on the coast and I’ve been a loyal subscriber for many years. This year, shrinking budget in mind, I opted to let the subscription expire. Two months later a “special offer” arrived in the mail; one year of Coastal Living Magazine for a mere ten bucks. If a deal doesn’t knock on your door, check out the discounted subscription prices at amazon.com.
Garden & Gun in the Atlanta Airport?
Magazines catch your eye in unlikely places. During a layover in the Atlanta Airport I meandered through the newsstand, and Garden & Gun Magazine demanded my attention. I bought the magazine just for the name, intending to tease my southern husband, but I cracked it open and fell in love. Garden & Gun: Soul of the New Southfeatures southern style, talk of the south, below the line southern events, and satisfying stories of southern lore and celebrated southerners.Garden & Gun Magazine tops my list of favorite magazines.
Addicted to Magazines
My magazine addiction includes Garden & Gun, Coastal Living, Architectural Digest, Real Simple, Southern Living, and The Weekly Standard. Concerned that I might be missing something good, I queried my girlfriends for their favorite magazine’s for women. I wasn’t disappointed with the response.
Magazines My Mostly Southern Girlfriends Are Reading
When asked about magazines for women, Denise said, “Even though I don’t cook very often, I still consider myself to be a recipe junkie. I love, love, love to scour Rachael Ray’s and Paula Deen’s magazines for new and fun recipes and cooking ideas. As often as I can, I read on-line articles from Y’all, the Magazine of Southern People because they’re usually funny, especially the “Cranky Yankee” section.” Denise is the friend I turn to when I need to laugh.
Tracey recommends Redbook as a good magazine for women. I like it because it deals with the silly, you know sex and love, and beauty tips, to the more serious things, like money, being a mom, and having a career. Of course, sex and love isn’t all that silly now that I think about it.” For the record, Tracey recently got engaged.
Despite the title, Julie suggests that Handyman is a good magazine for women. “It’s a great magazine with lots of ideas and how-to projects. Especially helpful are the articles that tell you how to fix stuff. The magazine has pictures and diagrams, and lots of useful information. It’s one of my favorite magazines.” By the way, there isn’t a DIY project that Julie won’t tackle.
Kimberly recommends Everyday Foodas a great magazine for women. “It has at least 50 recipes in each edition that are quick, tasty, and economical. She adds, “My favorite southern magazine is Southern Living.”
Jeanne thinks Creating Keepsakes is a good magazine for scrappy women. She said, “I’m a scrap-booker at heart. God has blessed me with four grandchildren, so I have the perfect audience. Creating Keepsakes is my favorite magazine. It has nothing to do with the business world but this magazine encourages my creativity. Also, with such a great magazine you don’t have to come up with your own ideas, you simply “scrap-lift” someone else’s and make it your own.”
Karen Burns, who writes for women, and understands the plight of working women, suggests Cooking Light as a good magazine for women. Karen said, “I’ve always liked Cooking Light because it has good recipes and articles about health. However, I got way behind on them and stopped subscribing. But it is a good magazine.” Karen is off the hook for falling behind because she just finished a whirlwind author tour for her book, “The Amazing Adventures of Working Girl: Real Life Career Advice You Can Actually Use.”
Charlotte, a young, successful career woman in New York City says, “It’s rare that I buy magazines, but if I do it’s usually People, and I get it for the crossword puzzle which is great for killing time in the airport.
Grace, a working woman with a busy career likes Better Homes and Gardens, Southern Livingand Coastal Living. She justifies her subscriptions to these magazines; “This is because I’m in real estate and want to keep up with the latest home trends.
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http://www.architecturaldigest.com/
http://www.realsimple.com/
http://www.southernliving.com/
http://www.weeklystandard.com/
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http://www.southernliving.com/
http://www.coastalliving.com/
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http://www.people.com/people/
http://www.marthastewart.com/everyday
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http://www.karenburnsworkinggirl.com/
