Many apologies, I am way behind on the updates. I've been really busy on the work front after receiving an unexpected promotion in early October that turned my normal schedule upside down. But, I'm starting to get my feet back under me and did get a little bit of reading completed in the last six weeks. Thank you , reading = stress relief! (I think it's best if I just skip the detailed "Month-end wrap up: Part Two" update I had planned previously in favorite of a super-quick recap of the last many weeks.)
#1. National Geographic (May 2010) - GREAT article on Mount St. Helens thirty years after the blast, fascinating article on China's Tea Horse Road, amazing pictures (as always), and the Iberian Lynx. Love!
#2. ShopSmart (October 2010) - This was the first time I read this magazine, and it looks like a keeper. I found a helpful article on how to buy clothes that fit properly that lead me to get a couple dozen items in my closet tailored. It's like having a whole new wardrobe for minimal expenditure. Also, my current eco-friendly laundry detergent (Method) didn't fare well in their tests, so that's good to know. Their eco-friendly winner was Kirkland Environmentally Friendly Ultra 2X HE and the runner-up was Seventh Generation Natural Powdered HE. Finally, I pulled out a pic of a pretty scarf (Sisley square dot silk $24) slightly similar to this one.
#3. Time Out Chicago (September 16, 2010) - I'm new to this title too, but I always learn something new about Chicago when I have time to read one. From this edition, I saved an article about fall foliage at city parks (and then visited a couple of their picks) and a description of the faces on the mural of Puerto Rican independence at Humboldt Park. I'd always wondered...
#4. House Beautiful (July/August 2010) - Total house lust and a great series on well-decorated small spaces from a 450 sq. ft. studio to a 1,400 sq. ft. cottage. I saved a couple of chair pics and an absolutely perfect pale pink ceiling paint job. (I know it sounds hideous, but it's really pretty and not at all overly cutesy.)
#5. InStyle (August 2010) - Pretty, totally impractical... this was a nice break from reality.
#6. Smart Luxury Travel (Fall 2010) - Cool articles on Bornholm, Denmark and Tulum, Mexico. Plus, I saved some details about the superior ice wines of Niagara, Ontario. Who knew?
#7. Fitness (June 2010) - Finally finished this magazine that's been in my gym bag since early summer, and - now that it's getting cold again - I'm not sorry at all that I took my workouts outdoors this summer and fall. Decent distraction for the gym, but the only thing I pulled out was this tennis sleeve from their Summer 2010 gear guide.
#8. Inc. (April 2010) - Really solid information including great articles on the virtual office and keeping tabs on the competition.
#9. Should I eat this? (from ShopSmart) - A fifty-page booklet about healthy food options. My fav facts include learning that a potato with skin has twice the potassium of a banana and that root beer is better for your teeth compared to other soft drinks because it doesn't have phosphoric and citrus acids, which can be corosive. Another fact for the "good to know" file...
#10. AAA Living (September/October 2010) - Well, I don't get this on purpose, it just comes with the membership. But, they did have an okay article on Alaska and a brief sidebar on Michigan fall drives that I found interesting this time around.
#11. Real Simple (October 2010) - Always great! Organization, discount tips, great meal ideas, pretty age-appropriate clothes, relationship advice... if they would just weigh in on work issues, they'd pretty much have my whole life covered. I pulled out a dozen items, but don't have the time/space to list them all here today.
#12. Foreign Policy (November 2010) - This arrived right before a work trip, so I had lots of uninterrupted plane time to read it all. I particularly enjoyed the coverage of womenomics, global aging, and the ten ideas proffered to turn around the next two years of President Obama's term.
#13. Rails to Trails (Winter.11) - Loved! And saved an article on a local trail I haven't yet hiked.
#14. Whole Living (October 2010) - Always relaxing and interesting... I saved a couple of articles (yoga move that increases serotonin, how to re-finish a table, info on a white noise machine, and a couple of yoga-to-errands outfits).
#15. Kiplinger's Personal Finance (April 2010) - Loved the personal finance content, but could have done without most of the investing reports. I did end of saving a couple of articles (buy vs. rent, value vacation destinations, and a free credit score website.)
#16. Sierra (November/December 2010) - I was new to this title and was not disappointed - great content throughout.
#17. Real Simple (November 2010) - Another well-done issue, and I pulled out a couple of products to investigate later.
Total magazines read in the last six weeks - 17
Magazines in queue - 169 - 17 = 151 plus 27 new arrivals = 178.
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