Monday, September 17, 2012

the pinterest blues

I ignored the Pinterest craze for a long time because I just didn't understand it. People "pin" pictures and quotes on virtual boards for the fun of it? It didn't make sense to me. I can't remember what convinced me to finally take a look; maybe it was a cool decoration idea or cute baby clothes when I was pregnant. But I signed up, and I consequently spent the next two days scrolling through hundreds and hundreds of pins: makeup tutorials, fitness tips, cool recipes, funny quotes, new workouts, budgeting ideas, and oh so much more.

And then came the burnout. I got overwhelmed by Pinterest--by all of the inspirational ideas, the super-creativeness, the overflow of everything--and I stopped looking at it for quite a long time. I don't know if anyone else has felt this way, but Pinterest made me a little depressed. Like everyone else had these amazingly awesome ideas and outfits and recipes and abs, and I was a boring schmuck who wasn't crafty or stylish.

I am proud to say that I got over that phase (mostly) and am now a healthy, more limited Pinterest user. Browsing pins aimlessly is usually what gets me in trouble, while using the site for more specific purposes is normally great. I am probably a bit crazy and most likely too sensitive about Pinterest in general, but oh well. For now, I'll blame post-baby hormones. :)

When we moved into our new place in Salem, I found I had several glass vases that I wasn't using very frequently. I poked around on Pinterest for decorating ideas, and found this pin and blog post:





I decided to try my hand at being a little (read: hardly) crafty and poured some paint in my lonely vases. Then I got some flowers from the dollar store, and they actually turned out pretty cute! I'll admit that I was mainly just proud of myself for doing something I'd seen on Pinterest.



I think I've learned my lesson(s) with Pinterest: don't waste time by browsing aimlessly, don't feel bad about what other people are doing, and remember that it can be really helpful when looking for a little inspiration.

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