I LOVE magazines. I used to subscribe to several - Vegetarian Times, Women's Health, Organic Style (now defunct) and it was always such a joy to discover a new magazine amidst the bills and junk mail. It's been awhile since I've experienced the excitement of seeing a fresh magazine cover in the mailbox ... until today!
The first copy of my Mother Earth News subscription arrived today! Hoorah! And guess what article popped out at me as I was flipped through to pull out all those annoying stiff card thingys? A story about Kiva.org and Microlending. Am I good or what?
I'm sure this magazine will lend some great ideas for my green living - I see something about cage free eggs, recipes for sensational soups and perhaps some tips about composting ... but I also know as hard as they might try over there at Ogden Publications, there's going to be no shortage of out-there crunchy granola type of suggestions. Which I will happily include on my blog for sheer shock value. Take this, for example, from the "75 Inspiring Ideas to Live On Less and Love It" article:
"Avoid paying rent by finding a live-in elder care position. There's always someone desperate for reliable help, and often there are no qualifications needed other than compassion."
"Instead of shopping, scavenge. Watch the curbs at the end of the semester in a college town. If you live near a high school, try talking to the janitor the last day of school when they're cleaning out the lockers." -- You know, for Chapstick, old Algebra homework and if you're lucky, you might score some random tampons.
This one though, I like: "Rediscover the radical notion of a public library: Get books, music and movies for free!" I always say I'm going to go to the library instead of shelling out $25 for the latest book club option. This month I mean it! Maybe I'll even ride my cruiser bike and put the books in my basket.
I might have a little bit of crunchy granola hippie in me yet.
The first copy of my Mother Earth News subscription arrived today! Hoorah! And guess what article popped out at me as I was flipped through to pull out all those annoying stiff card thingys? A story about Kiva.org and Microlending. Am I good or what?
I'm sure this magazine will lend some great ideas for my green living - I see something about cage free eggs, recipes for sensational soups and perhaps some tips about composting ... but I also know as hard as they might try over there at Ogden Publications, there's going to be no shortage of out-there crunchy granola type of suggestions. Which I will happily include on my blog for sheer shock value. Take this, for example, from the "75 Inspiring Ideas to Live On Less and Love It" article:
"Avoid paying rent by finding a live-in elder care position. There's always someone desperate for reliable help, and often there are no qualifications needed other than compassion."
"Instead of shopping, scavenge. Watch the curbs at the end of the semester in a college town. If you live near a high school, try talking to the janitor the last day of school when they're cleaning out the lockers." -- You know, for Chapstick, old Algebra homework and if you're lucky, you might score some random tampons.
This one though, I like: "Rediscover the radical notion of a public library: Get books, music and movies for free!" I always say I'm going to go to the library instead of shelling out $25 for the latest book club option. This month I mean it! Maybe I'll even ride my cruiser bike and put the books in my basket.
I might have a little bit of crunchy granola hippie in me yet.
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