I like the pictures.
I do. I really do. I'm a visual learner, and being able to gorge myself on ideas is quite satisfying.
However.
I typically troll the home décor section of ol' Pinterest, seeing as how I have an old house that will never be done-ish. I've found Pinterest to be a good way to research period details of my house. This has made slogging past all the McMansion posts to be a worthwhile endeavor.
However.
You know what really kills me? It's the comments.
"Must do!"
"Posting so I remember this when I have a house / baby / garden / bigger house / bigger baby / what-have-you!"
"Wish I'd done this."
Ugh. It's just all these women shoulding all over themselves. Like we aren't good enough, with our right-enough homes and our just-fine interior design.
No. Instead, we have to shame ourselves by publicly posting to-do lists and reminders of our own perceived inadequacies.
Most of my pins have just 1-word descriptions - really insightful stuff like "Entryway" or "Kitchen." Enough so that search can function. But I refuse to attach any kind of action or emotion to them. Because I am a crotchety old biddy who does not have the time to make freakish lists of impractical to-dos or OCD regrets.
And don't even get me started on the grammar on Pinterest. Oh, sweet Jesus.
I do like to go in and add comments when I have used a pinned recipe or other tip. But yeah, I'll keep my pre-trial motivations to myself.
ReplyDeleteTotally!! If I see another "YOUR SUCH A GOOD ARTIST!" or "THEIRS A TON OF GOOD IDEAS HEAR!" I'm going to spit up.
ReplyDeleteAgreed, especially when the pinner is planning for a life event that won't take place for years. "SOMEDAY WHEN I OWN A 'HOME'" could be years away and most likely your tastes will have changed by then. I do like the pictures though, and I have found some good recipes through pinterest.
ReplyDeletePinterest and I have kind of let space grow between us. It's for the best. We're passing acquaintances these days.
ReplyDeleteI usually pin cocktails, cookies, and the occasional picture of Eddie Vedder so it's all good. However, I would LOVE a Pinterest Tattoo filter. good lord, are these people serious?
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