If you know me in real life, you know I am a creature of habit and routine. And you know that it is sometimes hard for me to break those habits and routines 🙂 So, it might come as a surprise to some of you that we no longer get a newspaper every day. I know… gasp! 😀
I grew up with a daily newspaper. My mom worked the crossword and Jumble every morning, and my dad read the paper with his breakfast and coffee. Once I got out of college and got into my first apartment, I subscribed to the local newspaper. Since I’ve lived in our house, for over 16 years, I have received a paper every day on my driveway. My sister works in the newspaper business. My dog loves to retrieve the paper every day for a treat:
So, you can understand that I’m having a bit of a problem adapting to no longer getting a daily paper. Tim has been wanting to cancel it for a long time. We’re trying to cut some things in our budget, so this seemed like the easiest one to do (he wants to cut the landline, house phone soon, and I’ve been fighting that one too, mostly since he works from home full-time, currently). Our local paper does have a website, and I am trying to get used to checking it daily for news. They also twitter headlines, so that’s been the main source of me geting my local news. Sigh, it’s just different. I can’t sit at the kitchen table with my meal and read the paper. You’d think me, the computer girl, would really like getting her news on the computer, but so far I’ve had a bit of trouble adapting. 🙁
At least Tim did compromise and let me keep the Sunday newpaper, so I can see the ads and coupons 😀 One day is better than none!
Oh, I am fighting this myself! We are at the point where we have to decide whether or not to renew. Like you, I grew up with the newspaper being such a part of our daily routine. I love my crossword puzzle, my husband does the suduko, my son reads the sports page everyday. . . but it’s just so dang expensive. I haven’t given it up yet. We get most of our news online or by watching the news every night, so it seems redundant to have the paper coming . . . and a rather expensive form of entertainment for just puzzles!
Aw, Stace, I’m sorry! I can see that being really hard to adjust to. We’re thinking about canceling our subscription, too. But I have to admit that I won’t miss it as much as you. Some days no one in the house has a chance to even look at it…and well, that just seems like a horrible waste of paper.
Oh no! What a disruption of your daily routine to have to adapt to! I don’t think I could let the paper go — it’s such a regular part of my life, a real staple. Sorry you had to do it.
Oooh, that must be tough to get used to! We used to get the Sunday paper and all I did was go through the flyers. We cancelled and I don’t miss it a bit! My mom got the daily paper until she temporarily moved out on Fri. It’s really nice not filling up the recycle bin daily!! I have no idea what she’s doing without her crosswords, probably taking her sister’s paper.
Love the photo of Beau doing his chores!!
We also dropped our subscription. I miss the circulars on Sunday the most. I try to look at them online, but I don’t always remember. I do miss reading the paper at the kitchen table!
As much as I love reading, the newspaper was never one of my addictions. My MIL is like you, however, and subscribes to three newspapers. She loves to read the paper. Me, I just scan news headlines online. Ive been doing it for years; I don’t even watch the news on television anymore.
I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE NEWSPAPER TOO, SO I ONLY GET IT ON SUNDAY. THE ONLY THINGS I MISS ARE THE PUZZLES. I GET THE NEWS FROM THE TV. YOUR DOG IS SO ADORABLE WITH THE PAPER IN HIS MOUTH. I LOVE DOGS TOO. THE MALAMUTE IS MY FAVORITE. WELL, TAKE CARE, AND THANK YOU FOR VISITING MY BLOG “GIFTS FROM THE SEA “. RIZZI
We just get the Sunday paper too. The internet is disappointing, I think, though for the news. Never any deep stories…
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