Pinterest....Another Time Sucking Addiction!

As if I don't have enough time-consuming, sedentary hobbies, I have added new one...Pinterest!  It's the latest website craze!  And thanks to my crafting buddies, I am now addicted to it!  The premise is to provide social networkers a commonplace to share ideas, recipes, quotes, crafts, photographs, etc.  So here is how it works.  You create boards which serve as an organizational tool for posting pictures.  You can have as many boards as you like.  You can 'pin' pictures from anywhere!  You can upload your own photos.  You can "pin" any picture you find on the Internet.  You can "repin" someone else's pin. 

So this weekend I sat down and created my 10 boards.  Now most people have straight-forward,  simple board  titles such as Recipes or Pets or Quotes.  Not me!  My board titles totally reflect my smart aleck, sarcastic personality.  Now I have a couple of normal ones  such as Quotes to Live By and London/Paris.  I love quotes.  I find so much inspiration in words and lyrics.  Now I have a place where I can organize my favorites and refer to them at the touch of a button.  ( I also downloaded the iPhone app!  Honestly, I have a few problems!)  I also created the London/Paris board for future use.  When I go to Europe in 8 weeks, I have a place to instantly upload my pictures for friends and family to see.  Right now I am downloading pictures I see to get me excited for my trip.

And then there are the more me categories!  I have one called Recipes I'd Make If I Actually Cooked. We eat out probably 75% of the time.  It's not that I can't cook, it's just I don't like to cook nor do I have a lot of time to dedicate to it.  This also explains my weight issue!!  So, I have pinned many recipes to my board that I think would be good.  Now if I could only find someone to make them for me.  Another board is If It Doesn't Bling, Then It Isn't a Thing.  I love all things sparkly and glitterly!  So when I have pictures of  what I call "Flash and Trash", I pin pictures of it.  When I'm in a funk, I can go there and get my sparkle on.  It makes me happy.  Then there is Fortification.  This is a board dedicated to  my love of fruity drinks...alcoholic and non-alcoholic.  I admit there are more 'happy' drinks than not.  In the summer I do love serving fun drinks.  There is also a picture of Robert Pattinson.  I put him in the Fortification category because he is gorgeous and well, and sexy.  Trust me..if you saw the picture, you'd understand!

Forget Oprah, Try Denise's List is my book recommendation board.  I have a problem with Oprah's books.  Most of them suck!  They are so heavy and lesson laden.  And to be honest, I'm tired of Oprah telling all of us how to live.  So, I've created my own list.  I love to read a variety of books...biographies, mysteries, fiction,  romance, and girl done wrong getting revenge stories.  When I read a good one, I share it on my board.  Then there is My Kids Are Cuter Than Your Kids.  It is dedicated to dogs..most specifically mine!  Of course, I am a dog lover and will post all things canine whether mine or someone else's.

One of my personal favorites is If I Would Get Off Of The Computer, I Would Have Time To Make These.  I have found all kinds of quilts, scrapbook pages, paper crafts and other art projects that I would love to make if only I had the time!  May be when I retire.  So, I at least have an archive to refer to someday.  Rounding out my boards is Just Because I Think Its  Cool and Future Plans For My 10 Mansions.  People are always posting pictures of home decor and floor plans.  It never hurts to dream, right?  So I save designs and decorating trends that I love.  Who knows, may be someday I will be accosted by Ty Pennington and he will want to build me my dream house.  I can go to my Pinterest account and show him what I want.    And anything else that doesn't have a category either gets a new one of its own or I put it in my Cool board.  Talk about a hodgepodge of stuff.

My explanation  for starting my Pinterest account is simple.  I am a visual person.  I love to look at all kinds of pictures.  They let me escape my world.  I can explore all kinds of vacation destinations by looking at beautiful pictures.  I can feed my creative urges through the works of others.  I can elevate my mood with the words of the wise.  I can get in touch with my girly side with instant bling.  I can dream all kinds of dreams with the touch of button.  I am addicted to social networking and proud of it. It feeds my soul with possibilities.

Make Every Day Count....

Denise