Pin-up Girl

OK. 

I admit it.  I like the internet.  Nope.  Scratch that.  I love it.  

I love that the whole, wide world is at the tip of your fingers.  I love that I can research prices on upright freezers (which we are shopping for currently), discover my Love Language (Quality time and Words of Affirmation, if you are wondering), plan a yummy dinner (grilled stuffed cabbage, anyone?), and find a new knitting pattern without leaving my couch (or my bed, my desk, my car. . . .).  I love reading blogs, looking up new knitting patterns on my Ravelry account, and catching up on Facebook with friends old and new.  I actually care what you are having for dinner or when your kid lost their first tooth.  Call me nosy, call me interested, call me Crazy. . . whatever.  I love it.

So when a friend told me that she found a new site that I would love, my first thought was, “Uh oh, another time-sucker.  I have TWO kids now.  I don’t have time for this!”  But little did I know I would find my newest obsession.  And what a time-sucking obsession it is.

Pinterest.

Have you heard of it?  Oh.  My.  Goodness.  It is a virtual pinboard of sorts, to organize all of the fabulous finds you come across on the internet.  However, it is not just ONE board.  Oh, no.  You can create as many boards as you wish, with all kinds of fun names to categorize your finds!  Here are a few of my boards:

• ·         Gettin’ knitty with it—knitting ideas, duh
• ·         Sugarland—sweets to make!
• ·         Where I want to be—backyard/garden ideas
• ·         Sew little time—sewing projects
• ·         Crafty—the craft ideas are endless on here!

You simply apply for an account, wait for your invite to come, and start pinning!  You can pin from blogs, photostreams, shopping sites. . . You can repin from other members’ boards. . . the possibilities are endless.

On that note, I am sure there is a tutorial for magnetic paperdolls that I need to pin, or nutella cupcakes, or homemade freezie pops, or. . . . .

I’m off to pin!!!