WARNING: This post is extremely pic heavy. But since the topic is Pinterest...I'm sure you understand.
Who loves them some pinterest?
Um...like everybody....well the female everybody anyway.
Have you noticed that? Pinterest, I would say, is majority visited by women? Wouldn't you say? Probably cause men don't spend time dreaming up how they would decorate their dream home or have any interest in what you can do with a mason jar...
Speaking of...look what you can do with a mason jar!!!
You can make them into a chandelier!!!
Or you can put some dry ingredients in them and use them for gifts!
Or you can turn it into a much more attractive dispenser for you sugar or salt. (I have done this.....my husband doesn't understand why...I don't understand why I did it either...except for the fact its just cute...and easy)
Honey was less than impressed...."What was wrong with the salt shaker the salt came in?"
....
"Nothing.....but this is so much cuter."
Honey shrugs and walks off to turn on Myth Busters.
Whatever...my salt is cute now...Whoever comes to my house to visit...please ask to use my salt.
I have actually done some awesome stuff with inspiration from...well other people's inspiration. My son's teacher's appreciation gift idea came from Pinterest and seriously...cost me 3.00 and some change...
I have made some yummy things thanks to Pinterest....
Broccoli quiche...ahhhh-mazing. And that's saying a lot cause I don't even like quiche!
But there's a weird side to Pinterest for me...maybe not for you...but there is for me...
And maybe it has presented itself in a stronger way being a mom....
Pinterest = Crazy weird "mompetition"
("Mompetition" its my cool new hippie word. Spread it around like wildfire....)
I recently read an article I like...that I cannot find. Probably Parenting Magazine...or Disney Family Fun Magazines...cause that's the only magazines I really read at this point. Anyways...the article talked about Pinterest and a certain kind of pressure it can put on you as a mom. She talked about a bakesale her son's school was having and like any good mom..she broke out the Duncan Hines and voila...39-41 minutes later..she had Brownies...individually saran wrapped and all. Off to school the next morning...and what did she see....
Stuff similar to this...
First.... oy
Second of all...okay super adorable. I need a recipe right?
Third of all.... oy
The author went on to explain that her son's face just fell, upon seeing all the cutesy, pinteresty goodies. Carefully wrapped in adorable bags, ribbons, printable labels...that took a half hour to do.
Let's be honest.
His mother encouraged him to hold his head high and they proudly walked their Duncan Hines $1.97 brownies to the table of goodies. Long story short...the brownies sold out in minutes.
Now dont get me wrong. I love Pinterest. I do. I have planned 2 parties with ideas Ive gotten from Pinterest. Adorable ideas, where I've literally had a few weeks to prepare and have turned out super cute. What a way a to show creativity with the world. I love Pinterest. Things I wouldnt have thought of. Things I wish I thought of. But do you ever get to that point of pinning things and think...Oh my gosh....I'm a bad mom.
Not that you really think you are a bad mom, cause you honestly know you are indeed a really terrific mom. You cut crusts off the PBJs. You visit the park on a semi regular basis. You talk with your kids, so they know you care and are interested in what they are interested in. You read to your kids. Sometimes even TWO stories before bed! You color, you sing the songs, you kiss the boo boos, you make the chocolate milk...you are a GREAT mom.
But...but...but...I am not this mom who did this...
Cause if I did...I'm pretty sure it would end up like this....
I did not have my kids make their own playdoh because it literally costs the same to make it and buy a four pack at Wal-Mart. Besides, I'm making dinner right now. And there is laundry that needs to be folded. I also did not make my own bubble mixture, and when me and my kids make sugar cookies, its slice and bake with the left over sprinkles Ive had in my cabinet from Valentines Day maybe 2 years ago.
But then you think...but look at all these PINS! That mom is knitting her baby a hat that looks like a Panda!! A panda !!! And that mom found an old window, distressed it, and now its her coffee table. Say Whaaattt??Ohhhh! And that mom over there repurposed her nightstand into a playkitchen for her kids!! She doesnt have a place to put her glasses or glass of water before bed...but gosh darn it her kids can make her breakfast in bed made from plastic food now!!
Sigh...
Really...where are these moms? Because the moms I know...the amazing moms...they are busy being moms. They are busy playing, reading, and talking with their kids. The projects and crafts they do with their kids is the coloring sheet, or a drawing they dreamed up together. Its the Duncan Hines Brownies they made with their kids....and they were so happy cause they "baked" (which means "Mommy let me stir")...
Moms: Do not let Pinterest be intimidating. Think of it as an outlet for creative ideas. Pick and choose what you like. What you think you could actually do. On my list is Balloon Ping Pong...Paper plates on sticks are your paddles. Balloon is the ball = instant fun for a 4 years old.
I will not be hot gluing crayons to anything.
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