My new favorite magazine…
May 3, 2007
A few months ago I got an email from someone at Good Housekeeping magazine. I really doubted it it was the magazine. Who did I think it was, I don’t know maybe some elaborate identity stealing spam. Because I am nothing if not trusting of human kind.
I had to sign a contract. And email my photo. And all sorts of other things that normal people would probably assume meant these people were legitimate. Yet in the back of my mind I still had a teeny bit of doubt. Perhaps it was really Mr Jim Mambo from Nigeria realizing no one was falling for his inheritance scheme. Far fetched, perhaps.
But today the magazine arrived in my mailbox.
Waaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy in the back of the magazine, where the coupons and ads are, on page 189.
Guess what everyone on my Christmas list is getting this year? That’s right, a subscription to Good Housekeeping. I am sure my children will LOVE a subscription of their very own.
Also, the title is Trash Talk. It really is about trash –as in garbage. Not tawdry pillow talk.
Unless people out there have some sort of fetish that involves talking about actual garbage in bed and I am just living my sheltered life. Judging from the spam mail and spam comments that I receive daily, it wouldn’t surprise me.
So excuse me while I run around and shove the magazine into the face of everyone I know. And then throw up. Because OHMYGOD people I know might be reading now.
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I think this would be a great Christmas present for everyone you know. Congrats! That is HUGE!
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:17 pmCongratulations! That is so cool.
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:25 pmI love it! Congratulations!!!!!!!
And you have soooo been outed in your hometown….unless of course noone there reads Good Housekeeping!!
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:26 pmSeriously cool!
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:27 pmCongrats!!!1!!
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:28 pmI think that was one of the very first posts I read at your blog, and I’ve been reading ever since. Congratulations!
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:38 pmcongrats!!
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:41 pmCongrats to you!!! So cool!
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:45 pmcongrats! is it on stands yet?
May 3rd, 2007 at 11:54 pmOMG! YOU’RE FAMOUS.LOL
What month will it be in?
I really don’t want to get a subscription just to see it . And here’s why…..Good Housekeeping AND Better Homes and Gardens ….their pages are too cheap and flimsy.
It really bugs me.
Maybe I’m crazy , but if not ….invest in some quality paper you cheapskates!!!
Love your blog! and congrats!
May 4th, 2007 at 12:05 amI LOVE Good Housekeeping…and I think I subscribe to it (I say “I think” because I subscribe to about twenty magazines and can’t remember for the life of me which ones still come, which ones are expired, yada yada). If I don’t get this one in a couple of days, I’ll go buy it. Ooooooh, I’m so excited…I can say I knew you back before you were famous!!!
May 4th, 2007 at 12:19 amI remember reading about your blog in a baby magazine at the pediatrician’s office. It blog was still called The Big Yellow House back then.
And now you’re in Good Housekeeping! How completely awesome!!!
Congrats!
May 4th, 2007 at 12:39 amWOW, that is SO COOL, Chris! I’m proud of you!
I love Good Housekeeping–always have. Now I have reason to love it even more!
Congratulations!!!
May 4th, 2007 at 1:15 amCongratulations! That is very cool!
[...And having nothing to do with your great page in the magazine, I see that Diana is still out there selling magazines which seems quite unfair.]
May 4th, 2007 at 1:44 amWow! That is stellar. I will be picking up my copy asap. Congratulations. I do, by the way have a fortune here in Nigeria which I need your bank account number to transfer out of my county. But more on that later, for now I am just so proud of you.
May 4th, 2007 at 2:15 amwOOHOO!!
I love that picture, too!
Mary
May 4th, 2007 at 2:18 amCongratulations!!!
May 4th, 2007 at 2:19 amCongratulations Chris! I wish I could get a copy but I doubt it over here.
May 4th, 2007 at 3:10 amCongrats! What a wonderful place for your writing to be seen!
May 4th, 2007 at 3:14 amGoodness, i suspect that makes you officially grown up!
May 4th, 2007 at 4:20 amSo very cool and great for you to be published. You are a fantastic writer.
May 4th, 2007 at 6:15 amThat is sooooo cool!
May 4th, 2007 at 6:41 amCongratulations! I will check it out. Jen from Happy At Home sent me over.
May 4th, 2007 at 6:44 amWell done. Enjoy your “I’m in Good Housekeeping” dance! Congratulations.
May 4th, 2007 at 7:16 amOh my goodness!!! That is SO COOL!!!! I know what I’m buying today. I’ll be showing it to everyone I work with, because I’m always talking about your blog. Now I’ll have proof that you exist!
May 4th, 2007 at 7:18 amWell done! Can’t wait to see it.
May 4th, 2007 at 7:41 amI really like my subscription, too. Can’t wait for it to arrive!
May 4th, 2007 at 7:58 amIt’s so fun to see something of yours in a magazine or catalog! Congrats and good for you!
May 4th, 2007 at 8:19 amGreat for you, Chris.
May 4th, 2007 at 8:31 amHey, I’m still worried about your bear situation, can you give us an update??
May 4th, 2007 at 8:32 amCongrats!!! that is too cool!!!
May 4th, 2007 at 8:47 amCongratulations! I’m going to run out and buy it today
May 4th, 2007 at 8:54 am*** Huge grin on my face for you ***
And in my best Napoleon voice I say; “Uh! LUCKY!”
May 4th, 2007 at 9:09 amSo exciting!! Congratulations.
May 4th, 2007 at 9:13 amAwesome! Congratulations! I’m running out to buy my own copy today! (You know, so I can flash the article to my friends and say “I know her! I MET her!!!” LOL)
May 4th, 2007 at 9:16 amCongratulations Chris! How cool!
May 4th, 2007 at 9:21 amCongratulations, Chris! GH is one of my favourite magazines. How exciting!
May 4th, 2007 at 9:39 amDelurking to say Congratulations!!! I subscribe - well my mom subscibes for me - and I can not wait to get this in the mail!!
May 4th, 2007 at 9:41 amThat is completely AWESOME! Congrats!
May 4th, 2007 at 9:55 amYou deserve good things!
How cool is that, you are in a major publication, congratulations Chris!
May 4th, 2007 at 10:26 amThat is EFFING AWESOME!!! Congratulations!
I’ve always had a thing for “My Problem and How I Solved It.” Me and Good Housekeeping go WAY back.
May 4th, 2007 at 10:38 amWoo-hoo!! Yay you!
May 4th, 2007 at 10:42 amchris, that is so fabulous! good for you!!!!! i’ll try to check that out this weekend. wow, i’m so excited for you. will you sign my copy at blogher? *grin*
May 4th, 2007 at 10:51 amCONGRATULATIONS!! I am so mad I won’t be able to get a copy, I don’t think they sell that magazine in Chile, but I will try to look for the article online. Congrats again!
May 4th, 2007 at 11:03 amYaaaaay Chris!!!!
May 4th, 2007 at 11:29 amCongrats Chris! Woo Hoo!
May 4th, 2007 at 11:35 amWow! Congratulations! That’s awesome.
May 4th, 2007 at 11:44 amHeartfelt congratulations! The people at Good Housekeeping were very smart to have you write an article for them - they have just insured themselves of a month of record sales, I’m sure! Can’t wait to get my hands on it!
May 4th, 2007 at 11:55 amVery cool! I’ll have to go and get a copy.
May 4th, 2007 at 12:28 pmThat is wonderful. Congratulations.
May 4th, 2007 at 1:02 pmWell that is so cool - congratulations!!
May 4th, 2007 at 1:32 pmGuess what was in my mailbox this morning? Congrats!
May 4th, 2007 at 1:56 pmWow, Chris, that’s wonderful. I feel full of happiness for you. I’ll have to go get my copy today.
May 4th, 2007 at 2:00 pmDear Chris,
May 4th, 2007 at 2:01 pmYou don’t know me but I feel I know you. I drop by nearly everyday to see “what’s goin’ on.” I’ve mentioned before that I’m drawn here because I think you write from your soul. Congratulations. Please continue to entertain and inspire us all. And thank you.
Congrats!
May 4th, 2007 at 2:33 pmWhoo!!!! That is SO COOL! And I love the photo that they included
May 4th, 2007 at 2:42 pmWe all know what an awesome writer you are, now alot more people can enjoy your blog too. Thankyou for letting us all read along.
May 4th, 2007 at 2:52 pmWow! Now the whole world knows how great you are. Your true fans have known it for a few years. Congratulations, Chris!
May 4th, 2007 at 3:13 pmAwesome! I have to go buy a copy now, woohoo!
May 4th, 2007 at 3:25 pmFantastic, just think now you really must have a follow up article to add the bear’s love of your trash.
Your trash talk is so popular even the wildlife are looking for it.
Congratulations!
May 4th, 2007 at 3:36 pmCongratulations! I am going to try and find a copy, and believe me, that won’t be easy here.
May 4th, 2007 at 3:39 pmYou have been given THE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING SEAL OF APPROVAL!
Congratulations … that is brilliant!
May 4th, 2007 at 4:34 pmWell, I shall have to go out and buy my own copy…or at least flip it open as I’m standing in the check-out lane at the grocery store and tell everyone within earshot that I read your blog.
Whahoo for you!
May 4th, 2007 at 4:54 pmOMG!!!11!! You’re famous. And OMG!!111 The people at Giant are going to look at me funny when I pick up my copy of Good Housekeeping right after I pick out my People Magazine.
May 4th, 2007 at 5:06 pmThat is awesome. We can all say we read your blog way back when….
May 4th, 2007 at 5:38 pmYay! Chris, that is so wonderful. Congratulations, hot mama!
May 4th, 2007 at 9:10 pmThat is soo awesome
May 4th, 2007 at 10:07 pmThat is so great! A photo and everything!
May 4th, 2007 at 10:33 pmi went out and bought that magazine specifically for your article. Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!
May 5th, 2007 at 1:41 pmSo Cool! I never buy magazines, cause I’m cheap like that, but I’m heading right out to get a copy. Yay, Chris!
May 5th, 2007 at 4:24 pmI’m so excited. Hmm…when I talk about you now, should I say that lady with seven kids that blogs or that lady with seven kids that writes for Good Housekeeping? I usually add stuff about how cool you are but I won’t talk about that now.
May 5th, 2007 at 8:57 pmCOOL BEANS…..gonna go out and get me a copy
May 5th, 2007 at 9:04 pmHey! That’s frickin’ fantastic! Go you!
sandra
May 6th, 2007 at 4:40 pmI enjoyed your turn in GH so much that I had to come and find you!
Thanks for having me in your ‘virtual living room.’ :)K
May 8th, 2007 at 5:47 pmAnother fan here, gained through Good Housekeeping Mag! You’ll be getting tons more hits now . . .
May 9th, 2007 at 5:00 pmI have to buy a coyp just to check it out, YOU ROCK!
May 9th, 2007 at 10:55 pmIs it June’s issue?
I scanned May’s today and didnt see it.
YOu have always been my favorite blogger.
I almost pee peed my pants when you added me to your blogroll!!!
You really need to write a book!
May 10th, 2007 at 9:24 pmOh it came in the mail today and I couldn’t wait to tear it open and get a look. Very cool, great pic!
May 10th, 2007 at 11:11 pmThat’s awesome.
May 11th, 2007 at 1:32 amI just read through my copy of Good Housekeeping (my sister got me a subscription for Christmas, incidentally!) and read your blog. I just had to check out your blog! You are a fantastic writer, and I love that you enjoy your big family! Your kids are absolutely beautiful.
A HUGE Congrats!!
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