Pinterest! AKA: "Porn for Women".

Ok, so I am supposed to be writing about friendship but I am going off on a tangent here.  It is not uncommon for me, so don't be surprised if I do it from time to time.   I start off focused and then I find something else more interesting or fun to do, and forget it!  The first thing is out the window.  You know, like when you set out on a Monday to clean the house. You are amped up to start the week with a clean house, and begin by cleaning the kitchen before the kiddos wake up.  Next thing you know you are taking your older children to school and get sidetracked on a shopping adventure?  Yep, that's what I am talking about!

Anyway, I thought I would share with you one of my latest addictions!  It is called Pinterest.  It is a website I just learned about a few months ago from a good friend.  I was at her baby shower, and she was talking about this Pinterest with some ladies, and something she had seen on there.  What is this?  I was completely out of the loop and hadn't heard of it!  She says, "You will love it, it's like porn for women!  It's everything women love: Fashion, Cooking, Home Decorating, Crafts, Kids..."  I'm pretty certain my eyes were getting larger and larger with excitement with each subject she mentioned.  Now for you with a dirty mind, it has no naked pictures!  No people doing the deed!  No  family jewels in plain sight, not unless you are talking about a fabulous diamond ring or earrings!  Just a bunch of old fashioned things that any woman I know would love.  Sorry to disappoint some of our readers out there, but if you take the time to check this website out I am fairly sure you will love this website and it's G-Rated qualities.

Pinterest is almost like a Facebook or a Twitter but you network with your friends and with complete strangers.  It is basically an online networking sight, based on a virtual "pinboard".  You begin by browsing the subject of your choice.  For example: "Dream Home".  You type this in and all of a sudden all of these photos of "Dream Home" ideas that your friends and others have pinned to their board are shared.  You create folders to save your pins in, and once you request an invite to join (yes, I said request an invite), you can go to town!  You can also tie Pinterest into a Facebook or Twitter account and every time you "pin" something it shares with our followers so that they view the ideas as well.

Make sure you request an invite because if you just browse without doing so, you are really missing out.  The day after the baby shower, I logged online and started to explore without being a member.  I didn't get it.  It only gave me a small peek into what is really on there, and I was thinking to myself, "Is this all?".  But once I became an official member, the possibilities are endless!  I stayed up one night after putting the kids to bed, until at least midnight "pinning".  I was hooked, and I had the bags under my eyes the next day to prove it!  (By the way if you have a miracle ointment or cure for eye baggage, please share, don't be stingy.)

Here are some of the things I have found, just to give you a peek into Pinterest:

Dream Home Idea:

Recipe:

Kids:

Quotes:


After becoming a member of Pinterest, I hope that you find it as interesting and maybe addicting as I have.  I know it can be a total time waster, but sometimes we need those to relax and put our mind elsewhere for a break.  Remember to take time for yourself once and a while...and you can incorporate the time spent on Pinterest as a useful tool for your family life too! If your "Mom Guilt" creeps in, make a recipe you find on there or do a DIY (Do It Yourself) crafts project with your children!



Check it out, I think you will be pleasantly surprised...and Happy Pinning!

Embrace Your Sparkle,

B

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