I think maybe it was a sense of needing to justify myself that inspired this post, so here are my reasons for joining Pinterest. As a new wife and homemaker, I have been trying to collect lots of ideas. I have a strong desire to make our apartment comfortable and attractive, but I am a complete novice when it comes to home decorating, so I'm always on the lookout for good ideas. I love to cook and enjoy new ideas for yummy, healthy things to make for my family. I'm not some kind of go-green, tree-hugging person, but I'm not a big fan of artificial chemicals and like to avoid them when I can, so I like trying recipes for homemade cleaners, soaps and beauty products. And I'm trying to do all this stuff on a tight budget, so the opportunity to save a couple dollars is a great motivation to DIY!
All this to say, the internet is a veritable treasure trove packed with all kinds of tips, tricks, recipes, ideas, inspiration and how-tos. I'm constantly running across things I want to try, but here's my problem, I forget about stuff. I find a good recipe and I intend to come back and try it, but as soon as I close the tab on my browser, I forget all about it. Or if I do happen to remember it, most of the time I can't find the recipe again. But then I joined Pinterest and voila! There you have it, all my great ideas organized in one place! Not to mention a whole new world of more great ideas that other people have already found.
I still don't want to get addicted, but I have decided that Pinterest is a legitimately valuable tool for me at this time in my life. Now, if I could just manage to get off the website and actually go try all these great ideas I've found............
