Before Pinterest, I would wake up in the morning, check my emails, take a quick look at Facebook, and then get on with my day. Since I don't usually start work until 2:00ish, I had plenty of time to make phone calls, reply to emails, handle issues in the office, and get everything together that I needed for the day. I was excited about adding "blogging" to this morning routine as well.
Once my blog was set up, I noticed this little button at the top that said "next blog." I began clicking away through these, and miraculously came across some very creative teacher blogs. I was a little intimidated because all of the fabulous posts I was going to make about things I had been doing with my kids were NOT on point with the creativity of some of these educators. One blog had a Pinterest link button, and since I had never heard of it, I clicked it. That's when everything went down hill...
Pinterest is the creative people's mecca of the world. It's kind of like doing a Google image search, except that you don't have to type anything into the search box; it just has pictures of things that it KNOWS you want to see. And instead of having to read a ton of website descriptions, it's just pictures. So basically, it's a site that you go to that has pictures of stuff that it knows you want to see. Oh wait, it gets better. Rather than just a picture, the picture links you back to the original sits on which it was found. This is where the creative types of the world go to brag about their work, rightfully so. For the first few days, I was on a RAMPAGE to find every creative and crafty thing ever made in the whole entire world. I was officially addicted and in need of a Pintervention.
Over the last few years, I've managed to come up with some pretty fun activities for the kids. I always enjoy taking something that they consider boring, and trying to find a way to smoke-and-mirrors it up enough so that it seems fun until we finish. However, I could not post all of these ideas on my blog because, surely, they didn't have much visual appeal. How could I compete with all of these creative people that enter a secret universe that has 589027549 hours in a day instead of 24?
This is how I see my lessons:
This is how I see their posts:
Although they have the same-ish content, theirs looks WAY better. After weaving my way through the Pinterest posts, I realized that I was a horrible combination of 2 suppressed personality traits: creative and perfectionist. Nothing stands in the way of creativity like being a perfectionist. However, there's a cure. On Pinterest, I found this quote:
Doesn't that just make you feel so much better? Doesn't it just make you want to get up and do something awesome today?
Now, before I start anything, I usually consult Pinterest first. Pinning is now part of my morning routine, and yes, I set an alarm to get off of Pinterest. I even downloaded the app on my phone so that I can have it wherever I go. What happened when I left my phone at home for a whole weekend getaway? I downloaded the app on a friend's phone.
I originally wanted to make the boards all academic, since it was tied to my business website. However, I began finding other things that I thought parents would like, and then I figured that I would make boards for DIY projects that are fun also.
Here are some of the AWESOME things I've found on Pinterest:
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Come join me and see all of the other trinkets I come across!
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