♦Spend an
hour (set a timer) flipping through magazines scattered around your household
and tear out pages or clip stories that you're interested in reading again (or
for the first time). But DON'T read each story now, while you're
organizing your magazines.
♦If
you're keeping just a few articles, put the clippings in one manila or hanging
file folder in your home office file cabinet. Or put them in a shoe box
that slides underneath your bed. Or buy a colorful plastic box that sets on a
shelf and blends with your home decor.
♦If you've got a bunch of clippings, punch three
holes in them, sort by subjects and place into a few slim half inch binders
purchased from your local office supply store. Or instead of punching holes into
the individual article pages, slip each page into a translucent top-loading
sheet protector (which is already three-hole punched on the side).
♦Label
your binders. Binder names can be "exercises,"
"dieting tips," "Web sites," "craft projects," etc. Keep the binders handy on a
book shelf. What's NOT handy, you'll never read or use again.
♦Then discard or recycle the periodical remnants
into your community recycle bins for magazines and newspapers. (Put the remnants
into your vehicle immediately after clipping so you don't forget to do so
later).
♦For preserving whole magazines, purchase a magazine storage
binder. That way you can keep several whole magazine issues accessible in one
magazine storage binder. This is good for archiving specialty magazines such as
ones about recipes, golf techniques or craft projects. A magazine storage binder
uses a post or rod system to hold the magazine in place. You can still flip
through the pages of the magazine. You'll often see multiple issues of magazines
archived this way for browsing at public libraries.
♦Also, you can use magazine files to store
whole issues upright. A typical magazine file would hold about two dozen
average size magazines in an upright position. Then you'd put the magazine file
on a bookshelf (with a label on the outside that says either the specific title
of the magazine or the category such as "fitness magazines.") Magazine files may
be made of paper/cardboard, metal or plastic.
♦Look for
Magazine Files
like these pictured to the left at stores such as Stacks and Stacks. A magazine
file may also be called a magazine holder or even a magazine box.
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