Pinterest Part II

I know everyone has been waiting for an update on my Pinterest status.  I'm still learning/wasting time over on the site.  But I have experienced a few confusing emotions and may have to step away for a while. 

First of all, I see the same thing pinned all over the place and start to wonder about anyone's true creativity.  I worry that if I braid Kitty's hair in the "waterfall" braid for church on Sunday she'll be one of four other girls with the same cool hairstyle.  Worse yet, the mom's will all look at me and call me a copy cat because they saw it on Pinterest too, but no one really knows where it came from in the first place.

And I think that's the thing... it's all about "sharing", which translates to copying for me.  And as we all know, I am a true copy cat but I don't want anyone to know that.  Before Pinterest I could get away with copying something and convincing myself it was half my own idea. Not anymore.

Then there's the problem of the site sparking my innate negativity.  I love all the decorating and design inspiration, but then I look around and think, "that will never happen."  So then I get mad that some people think they can achieve a magazine layout for a living room and I vow to never invite them over to my house.  Maybe I'm just jaded, but reality is never as good as the fantasy. 

And what about the fashion and hair pinboards? I don't mind if you want to pin your favorite fashion inspirations, but if you are actually skinny and wealthy enough to wear any of it-- stop rubbing it in. I've been looking all over the internet for the perfect pair of yoga pants to pin to my fashion board.

It can get a little materialistic and sometimes leaves me empty.

The one thing I have liked is when people have a pinboard that shows every craft/recipe they've actually tried, which is rare because it is so much easier to pin than to do.

I also like all the food boards. They don't leave me empty like those inspirational running quotes do.