Help! I'm a Magazine Junkie!

I need a twelve step program. I really do. I am a magazine junkie. My favorite day of the week is Friday. Not because the weekend is almost here. Not because Friday is our weekly pizza and movie night. Friday is my favorite day of the week because the new editions of my beloved magazines hit the stores.

I have a weekly routine. I drop the kids off at school and hit the Rite Aid for my little darlings. As I drive there, I hope the delivery truck has already stopped and my glossy, shiny sweethearts are all in place in the rack, ready for me.When the moon and stars are all aligned in the correct way and Ralph the stock boy has unpacked and arranged them on the display rack, I am a happy girl. Woman's World,check. In Touch, check. Life & Style., yes. People, yes. Ladies Home Journal.Yes,Yes,Yes! I leave the store with about twenty five dollars worth of magazines and home I go to indulge my addiction.

My husband doesn't understand this. He thinks that one or two magazines a week should suffice. He couldn't be farther away from the truth. Each magazine serves it's own purpose. In Touch and Life & Style satisfy the part of my brain that loves gossip and living vicariously through the celebrities. I am never going to be able to afford the brand new Hermes bag. But I can ooh and aah at Paris Hilton's. And then I can go off to Target and find one that looks just like it for a tenth of the price. I am happily married and intend on staying that way. And yes, I find it fascinating to read about movie star's changing their spouses and romantic partners like I change my socks. No harm, right?

Since I am primarily a stay at home mom, I need to find better and faster ways to clean my house, raise my kids and save money on the bills. That's where, Woman's World, Ladies Home Journal and the like come in handy. Recipes, book and movie reviews, dieting tips. It's all at my fingertips. For just a small fortune, I can learn how to lose my winter fat in seven days, feed my family of four on less than 1.00 a day and how best to unclog a sink. And, find out who Kate Hudson is dating this week to boot. Come on. you can't put a price on that.