So it was just two days ago that I was complaining about how busy I have been for the last three weeks and how much I wished I could return to the petticoat and Pantaloon days of yesteryear, blah, blah, blah, blah. I am suspecting some cheese in the mail any day now to accompany my seemingly never ending supply of whine. Yet here I am today, quite possibly never happier to be here in the 21st Century. Well, except for maybe the day I gave birth to my daughter and got an epidural, but that’s a tale for a different day. Nonetheless, this weekend I have fully discovered, explored and become slightly addicted to Pinterest.
If you have not discovered this amazingly decadent, extraordinarily useful, and completely addicting website/tool than now is the time. DIY Projects, Books to read, Delicious recipes all right at your fingertips. It’s pretty simple. You find something you like you “pin it”. The pin gives credit to the original site and when you click on the pin it takes you straight there, opening up a whole new world of interesting and amazing blogs, websites and businesses that I might have never known existed from just visiting Google. You can follow people and visit all of their pins and even re-pin to your board. You need to decorate on a budget? Pinterest it. You are looking for a good book to read? Pinterest it. You have finally decided this will REALLLY be the year you make all homemade gifts? Pinterest it. The site is still new, but once you start I promise, you will not be able to start. Creating a visual journal is something I have been working on to help me have a hard copy of inspiration to look back on in my dullest of moments. Pinterest, gives me a digital version of that to keep track of all the most interesting and fun things I find when perusing the world wide web. So in essence, I will once again be complaining about lack of time, because having found this amazing new and fun site, I realize I need at least a year off to do nothing but craft, cook, landscape, garden, raise animals and read. Well, a girl can dream an count pins to sleep!! Happy Pinning.
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Omg, I totally agree. I am so addicted to Pinterest, which is funny because I was so “Eh” about it and thinking I had no time for it lol! Now it has become a crucial strategy of my business (personal branding online) and it has been quite powerful. I am amazed and plan on continuing to explore it.
I was eh too when my friends starting talking about it on Facebook and then suddenly I caught a glimpse and I was in!!! It is a great way to get some personal branding out there. Good luck to you and I will look for your Pins. 🙂
nice article, though i wouldn’t know as i don’t have an invite yet. could you please send me one? thanks!
I did in fact just send you an invite. User beware, it really is addicting, but awesome!!!
Oh I love Pinterest too! I think part of why it is great is because it isn’t full of forced advertising. I mean, obviously a lot of the things that are pinned are items for sale but it’s not the same as having scrolling, flickering ads all along the side or bottom of your screen. And I’ve found more fantastic craft ideas too! 🙂
Thanks Rosemary. That was the first thing that drew me to the site. I love that when I do a search it brings up things that my friends and other members of the web community have approved and recommend vs. scrolling through a nutty search engine. But oh gosh it is addictive.
Okay, you’ve convinced me to at least LOOK at it. I’ve been holding off, wondering if I have time for anything else but I’m going to take your word for it and give it a try. Can I sue you if I get too caught up? LOL Sandy
LOL!! Oh gosh I hope not. My biggest hang up with this site so far is that I did not invent it. Happy Pinning!!!
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