I’ve been a little off this week. The first back-to-school cold has hit—not the Kiddo—but me. So I’ve been lucky to get any home-cooked food on the table. No creative cooking for me.
Since I have been hopped up on Dayquil (non-drowsy—yes, non-hallucinogenic—no) I haven’t been getting much done. I was actually too out of it to READ. That is nearly impossible. I had to find other pursuits to occupy my long days alone.
I delved into Pinterest.
An addiction was born.
I mean, what better entertainment is there when your eyes are glazed over and you need vast quantities of time wasted? Thousands upon thousands of neat and nifty gifts, recipes, fashion, decorating ideas flashing right before your eyes in a never-ending stream.
And I learned so many vital things this week:
I am not crafty.
I take crappy photos.
I do not know how to accessorize.
I need to learn to walk in high hells heels.
I need many scarves and I must learn how to tie them.
I can dig out all my old jewelry from high school. It’s back in style.
I am grateful my Grandma gave me loads of vintage jewelry—it’s back in style too.
I need belts and brightly colored shoes.
I must work harder to create unique gifts for teachers, relatives, and everyone in my life, because apparently I don’t care enough to send the very best.
I should spend more time decorating my abode to create a dreamlike home full of tranquility and bliss.
I should have colored handbags to match all of my colored shoes and accessories.
I do not know how to decorate for the holidays.
There are far too many recipes containing cream of chicken/mushroom/celery soup (ick).
Mad Men brought 50’s dresses and glamor back.
That glamor can work with tattoos (who knew?).
I knew I should have been saving all of my wine corks to make cool projects.
Braids and buns are back in style.
There are many other Nutella addicts out there.
I need to save money to travel, so I can’t buy above listed scarves, jewelry, purses, and shoes.
I need to win the lottery to buy all this stuff and pay someone to dress me, decorate my house, and make crafty things (so I can take all the credit).
So, instead of cooking, I’ll just link you up with some of the fav recipes I found.
Donut & Nutella Acorns
Pumpkin Cheesecake Truffles
*Absolutely NONE of these are mine, but I DO plan on trying them all out.
Have you been bit by the Pinterest bug yet?
Nope, and I plan on avoiding it like the plague for a couple of reasons.
1) I don't really "need" anything and have never been a big shopper anyway, unless it's for food (then I'm SO there.)
2) I don't really "need" anything else to distract me or take away time I could be spending on writing, and by writing I mean Twitter.
3) "Pinterest" looks entirely too much like "Pine Rest," which is a mental hospital in my city. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but spending large amounts of time there is a bit daunting.
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Yes, yes I have! And I love the browsing and the inspiration! But boy, do I sometimes feel a little less than stylish afterward.
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I haven't even checked out Pinterest yet and I don't plan too. I seriously don't have time for blogging and Twitter let alone adding anything else to my plate. Looks interesting but I don't think I'll be going there.
Pinterest is my drug of choice. It amazes me the amount of time I can lose and yet still feel productive.
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Yes Pinterest is crazy. I go there to find one picture for the blog or something and goodbye one solid hour. I just call it "research".
I hope you are feeling better.
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I've been seeing Tweets and posts about it but thus far, have avoided it. I may have to take a tiny peek later this weekend….
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Totally bitten.
And I just saw a crafty idea for wine corks like…today. Sadly, I too am not that crafty but it looked simple enough.
Nice post.
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That was hilarious. I haven't really explored Pinterest yet, and not sure I should since I already have a serious addiction problem with the internet. : )
visiting from WOE.
Hello, my name is Hopes and I am Pinterest freak!! I blame my friend who told me about it in the first place. There are some great ideas there. But it also gives me such a complex. It basically tells me I have no fashion sense (because I don't wear anything like whats on there), my cooking is BLAH, and I suck at crafts!
But I'm addicted to it nontheless.
Great post!
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Have no idea what Pinterest is but will have to check it out. Seems like a great way to veg on those nights your brain is in neutral. Stopping over from the LBS Tea Party. Hope you're feeling better.
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Stopping in from the LBS tea party. I haven't signed up for Pinterest yet – I held our on Twitter for a long time because I was worried about becoming addicted, and Pinterest is no different. I'll probably end up jumping on the bandwagon some day when I can no longer bear to be left out.
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I have tried pinterest but I really just don't get it. I'll check it out some more though. Everyone sems to love it so I'll give it another try.
Oh yes! Mine is the typography & quotes. Funny, sad, inspiring … who makes all of this stuff up?? Love it!
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