Finding that magazine article, the easy way.

This next step will take a few extra minutes of your time but will pay off later when you want to retrieve that article you read, somewhere, in one of those magazines.

If you are like me I have several magazines that I order each year that I love. Some of them I buy because I enjoy the recipes, tips and tricks they offer. One magazine I order is very educational and is a great resource for my children when they study history.

It's a pain to sort through every magazine every time you want to find a specific article. So I finally solved my problem by ripping out the table of contents of each magazine, taking the time to write the date on the top and placed it in plastic sleeves in a 3 ring binder. It took a little time to get my magazines in order by date, but now when I know there is an article some where in those magazines I can pull out one book, and look for it. When I locate the contents page with the article I am looking for, I go to my magazine stash in the book case and find the date that corresponds. Not only did I find the magazine in very little time but I even have the page number.

This little job may take you awhile depending on how many magazines you have. Grouping them by magazine if you buy a lot of the same one is the best way to start. If you just buy magazines off the shelf when you walk by, and they are never the same, start organizing by date.

I have been known to get my cup of tea and curl up on the couch with my 3 ring notebooks looking for something to do, instead of 8 magazines.