Pinterest, anyone?
I know I am a little late on the band wagon, but that seems to be my lot in life.
Okay, okay. If you know me, you’ve heard my mini-rant about how Pinterest makes you want things you don’t have and is just promoting the cyber world over the real world (why look at cool ideas instead of doing them?!).
And while I still agree with the above statements, I have come to realize that Pinterest holds a lot of awesomeness.
I’m pretty new to it, so I haven’t exactly plumbed the depths of all Pinterest has to offer, but I have some pretty nice boards if you ask me. My favorite is (of course) “my someday farm”, which is really a conglomeration of dream homes and rustic views and animals.
Sometimes when I forget how beautiful the world is (like when it’s raining and I’m annoyed and all I want to do is drink hot tea), I look at this board and I feel happy.
“secret gardens” is beautiful too. My garden may never look like these, but aim high, I say.
My most outlandish board? Possibly “i couldn’t help it”, because that’s where I pin things I’m embarrassed of, but like I say, I couldn’t help it. Sherlock lives on!
And I feel like every single woman in her twenties needs a “world traveler” board. Not that you can’t travel when you’re hitched, but there’s something about the freedom of singlehood that makes traveling so utterly enticing. I keep pinning the most beautiful places – some I’ve seen but most I haven’t – and this is where Pinterest gets unhealthy for me. Every year or so I get itchy to go somewhere, and Pinterest makes it seem so possible.
The board that inspires me? That would be “to make”, although “food and other delights” is inspiring in its own fashion…
I mean, come on. This is the cutest thing since babies.
Roasted apricots with honey, marscapone, and blackberries? Yes, please.
And as a shout-out to my dear artist friends and my own sense of aesthetics: “artsy”.
So, there you have it. There are things in life that I change my mind about. I hear the ability to change your mind is a good thing, at least that’s what I’m going with. Pinterest could without a doubt become a problem for me. Especially when I start to long too deeply for things.
But you know what? Moderation. Like with all Good Things.
[Check me out on Pinterest if you like the outdoors, silly quotes from Sherlock, Latin and teaching ideas, and other not-so-necessary but fun things.]