magazine outlays

1. Elle
2. Glamour
3. Harper's Bazar
4. InStyle
5. Marie Claire
6. People Style Watch
7. Real Simple

so what part of that list is real simple about my MSO?

i knew my mailbox was full of magazines each month and my night stand couldn't hold one more without falling over, but i thought i was just behind on reading them. i didn't really realize how many i subscribed to until i did an outlay tonight. sure enough, it is pretty much like i get two a week; not just one.

seven magazine subscriptions, really nikki?! don't get me wrong, i do luv magazines! they're great for plane rides, road trips (when not driving of course), beach outings, chilling by the pool, but seven "different" ones? do i really need seven "different" magazine subscriptions? and, are those seven different subscriptions really "different" from one another?

• seven "different" ways of which celeb is wearing it right & wrong
• seven "different" ways to get the look for less
  
• seven "different" ways to wear those fab red stiletto's out on the town
• seven "different" clutches that go amazing with THE dress
• seven "different" horoscopes that promise this is THE month for luv & success
  
• seven "different" ways men don't understand women

with all the renewal notices, payments due, payments received, magazine mound, etc. i figured it was about time for me to get a handle on this obsession it seems i have; MSO [magazine subscription obsession].

i came to the conclusion that i need to cancel at least one, if not two subscriptions after doing my magazine outlay. so, the one that didn't make the cut...drum roll please; InStyle. yes, i know that's torture to the ears, but it was pretty much determined for me when i realized it expired this month. i wrote CANCEL in BIG, bold. red letters across the renewal notice and stuck it in the mail.

no more InStyle for this girl, so please forgive me if i'm not all that in style for 2010. we'll have to blame it on that one cancelled magazine subscription.

now, back to reading my six "different" magazine's i need to get through tonight so i am ready to read all six of january 2010's that begin arriving next week; when i'm actually going to be out of town. and this is how the magazine mound begins with a little ruffles & lace.

hello...

...i'm back. ruffles & lace is alive. nothing like almost a year later to bring back the blogging posting. i figure no time is better than the now time.

a lot has happened in a year:
1. who would have thought i would have come & gone from KC & back out to Cali in a year?
2. who would have thought i wouldn't be in my one true career luv of advertising?
3. who would have thought i would be in the world of real estate?
4. who would have thought i would have traded-in the good 'ole toyota corolla for a VW jetta?
5. who would have thought i would be so addicted to pilates on the ProFormer?
6. who would have thought i would go back to NE to visit almost every month since i moved?
7. who would have thought i would buy a pink beach cruiser bike with a basket?
8. who would have thought i still can't make up my mind where i want to live?

who would have thought? ruffles & lace sure couldn't have thought...