I'm lying. It's huge.
It is possible for me to lose hours of my life just by clicking on the tiny little red & white P that adorns my cell phone screen. I heart it. I have to check it before I go to bed and I scroll through everything everyone has pinned throughout the day until I get to where I last left off.
I'm thinking about getting into treatment.
Except, there are things I like about Pinterest so much, I don't know if I would want to beat this addiction! There are so many great things on there.
There are recipes that I would love to (but never should) try. There are puppies and baby animals for when I am feeling sad and need a boost. There are home ideas that I can plan to use in my new house. There are funny sayings that make me burst out laughing in a silent room. There are REALLY funny things I can't pin but can send to my friends because if I pinned them it would ruin my reputation.
Best of all, there are clothes. Tons of clothes.
I'm a shopper. It's my happy place. Whether it's the Dollar Store or Tiffany's, I am happy when I shop. Not just things for me (but mostly, yeah) I love to pick things out for everyone.
Thus, Pinterest is perfect for me. I get to shop, pick things out for people I love, and I don't have to spend a dime!
I decided that, in addition to (or replacement of, I haven't decided) Christmas presents for my friends/family, I would instead show everyone what I would have bought them if I had time and money to do so. From now until Christmas, I will make a post of things from Pinterest that I love for people that I
I kind of worried when I saw you pinning all those recipes. But then I realized I pin skinny-girl outfits that I will never be able to wear and home decor that I will never be able to afford (kitchens are my weakness). Pinterest is just lovely. And I often wish I'd had it back when my kids were little. So many brilliant ideas!
ReplyDeleteI often pin recipes thinking "I want someone else to make this for me!" So, you know, if you want to....
DeleteHaha I think we've all been there... or are still there. I used to feel this way about Tumblr which I used to check every.single.day.
ReplyDeleteWhile I'm not Pinterest-addicted, I do get obsessed with pinning recipes/food. :D I think, oh I'll just see if they have an easy recipe... and end up pinning a bajillion other recipes that I probably can't even make.
I will now be following you. :D
Yay! I will follow you back. I am a huge fan of recipes and all good things.
DeleteWhat a great way of looking at it: like shopping! I'm very similar to you, I love to shop. Maybe I should be spending a bit more time on Pinterest? ;)
ReplyDeleteNo. Probably not. I'm already fairly addicted!