I have so many blogs on my favorites page that it’s ridiculous. I only go and read them when I am resting or bored. Since THE CRUD still has me feeling yucky, that is what I have been doing today. I found this link on one of those blogs.
Follow this link and it will tell you the #1 song on the day you were born, or the day you graduated high school or any day you’d like! How fun is that? Mine for the day I was born was “Viya Con Dios.”
Go here and see what yours is and come back and tell me. Unless you already know. Well, you couldn’t know about the one when you were born, but you may remember the #1 when you graduated…I didn’t. But, it was “Brown Sugar” by the Rolling Stones.
I enjoy magazines. I like to thumb through them quickly. Then I like to go back and read the articles that are of interest. I will go through one more time and pull out pictures or articles that I want to keep. So, a magazine would likely stay around my house 3 or 4 months before discarding. If I discarded it. Some I kept.
When we began planning this move, I knew that the magazines I had saved must be one of the first things to go. I have trouble throwing things away…but especially if I think there is something in there I might need to see again. I did not say this was sane…it just ‘is’.
And, so, I began throwing away magazines. I just picked up armloads and dumped them in the dumpster without looking at what was in my hands. I knew if I ever looked…I would spend too much time looking…one more time…just in case I missed something the first time.
I began letting all my subscriptions run out, and all did before we moved. But from the look of the publishing world…this may not be a problem too much longer. Magazines are folding quicker than you can say “what’s on the cover?” These are already gone : Blueprint, Cottage Living, O at Home, Mary Englebriet’s Home Companion, Home, Domino, and the saddest for me…Country Home. These are books that have provided me many hours of substance to peruse…planning, and choosing what I liked and didn’t. I have read Country Home and Home Companion for as long as I can remember. It saddens me to see them go.
But, they are not the only ones. These are going or gone: PC Magazine, Discover, Teen, Gourmet, National Geographic Traveler, EGM (a gaming magazine Alex likes). And from the looks of things, many more will follow.
Teen Magazine? I remember this from MY teens. They always had those great pullout pictures of the latest hearthrob. Gourmet? I thought this was a very well established foodie magazine…not that I would know. We have been receiving PC Magazine at my house since the boys were young. It’s about computers…I have never read one. I know what works what on my computer and that’s all I need to know. Too much knowledge clutters up the brain, ya know.
I had made many good resolutions to follow when we moved to the Creek House. One of these was not to buy so many mags and not to KEEP the ones I bought. Oh, how I would LOVE to be able to go back through all those Country Home and Home Companion that are in the dumpster just one more time. So many of the decorating tips and ideas there were timeless.
It makes me wonder just what will be left when all this is over? And, what will Barnes and Noble put on all those periodical racks in the front of the store?
I recieved this meme from my friend, Mrs. Breezy, at Scattered Fruits. The point is to go through and ‘make bold’ the ones you have done.
Started your own blogSlept under the stars Played in a band Visited HawaiiGivenmore than you can afford to charityBeen to Disneyland/world Climbed a mountain Held a praying mantis Sang a solo Bungee jumped Visited Paris Watched a lightning storm at sea Taught yourself an art from scratch Adopted a child Had food poisoningWalkedto the top of the Statue ofLiberty Seen the Mona Lisa in France Slept on an overnight train Had a pillow fight Hitchhiked Taken a sick day when you?
Do you remember when Jennifer Hudson was on American Idol? I remember that when she was voted off, I knew a big mistake had been made. From the first, I liked her humble demeanor, and her unassuming spirit. I remember Simon saying that he did not like what she was wearing. She told him that a friend had made the outfit for her, and she liked it!
Tonight’s appearance marks the first time she has sung in public since the awful murders of her mother, brother and nephew. I was anxious to hear how she would do on this song…it is one of the hardest to perform. Her voice had the smoothness that we have come to expect from her. Those hard high notes? She hit them perfectly! And, she looked beautiful, too. Way to go!
These are the coolest beds ever. No, I do not have one, but I’d like to. However, I do not have an extra $15,000 at the moment. But, if I did, I would sure be tempted. I believe that I could find some better looking linens for them also.
I am a Christian woman who has survived many years on the planet. God has blessed me with a wonderful family: husband, 3 sons, a dear DIL, and a precious grandson. I also have dear friends to keep me inspired. I am an artist of sorts and am finding my way through the great blessing of retirement. I recently retired after 20 years as a music teacher. Life is good!
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Hello, my name is Everly. I am a blogger living in New York. This is my blog, where I post about interior design and decoration. Never miss out on new stuff.
Hello, my name is Everly. I am a blogger living in New York. This is my blog, where I post about interior design and decoration. Never miss out on new stuff.