Real Simple

Today I got my May copy of the Real Simple magazine in the mail!

I thoroughly enjoy magazines because they are the

perfect combination of pictures and articles. 

Sometimes I find it hard to sit down and read an entire book,

especially if there's no pictures. 

So maybe there's some truth to why I have so

many kids' picture books on my desk at work. 

For anyone who has not paged through a Real Simple magazine, do it!

I promise that it's worth the $24 a year subscription because

most of the issues they produce are 1/2 inch thick.  No joke.

However, the issues are chalk full of advertisements.

I'm not sure the ratio of content and advertisements is,

but I usually rip out the double-sided advertisements on my first

run through of the magazine just so that in future page-throughs,

it won't take me so long to get to where I want to go. 

Overall, Real Simple is a well-rounded composition of fashion trends,

new uses for old things, advice columns, speed-cleaning tips, life lessons

articles, beauty tips, decorating tips, health advice, money tips, and recipes. 

Many times, it just makes life real simple.