Pushpins Without the Pain

Quick post today, but I haven't made one in awhile.

Anyway, I recently discovered a very magical world, full of many mystical things and it is known as the fantasitcal land of Pinterest. Heard of it? You probably have, but just in case, it's basically like an online corkboard. You can pin pictures of anything you find on the inter-webby-net that strikes your fancy, videos too. To add to your creativity and to help organize things a little better, you separate your pins into different boards. That you then put in a category so it will be easier for Pinterest users to find.

One of my sister's introduced me to the site and I have to admit, in the beginning I practically pinned anything and everything that I saw. Within the first two days, I already had over 50 pins, and for a high school student who's supposed to have friends they hang out with, homework thats supposed to get done, and family they're supposed to spend time with, that was a lot. But, as my friends and siblings constantly point out to me, I have no life. So, I live on the internet. I post stories, I watch videos, I listen to music, I write blogs, I stalk tumblrs, and I pin anything with a .jpg extension. Yep, I'm a crazy.

To add to my strange oddities, the things I pin have nothing in common. For example, I have a board dedicated to everything I spend my time fangirling over. The only thing some of them have in common is where they're from. Harry Potter, Doctor Who, Sherlock, and One Direction all from England. Supernatural, Disney, the Jonas Brothers, House, LOST, and Psych from the United States. Then Justin Bieber, Michael Buble, and My Babysitter's a Vampire out of Canada. And that's just a small sample of my odd obbsessions. Then there are the boards that make a little more sense: an architecture board, a "childhood memories" board, a wardrobe board, a hair board, a humor board, a food board... Gosh, if these were actual wooden boards instead corkboards, think of how weird the building I'm making would look!

Well, to wrap this up (cause I'm guessing you're tired of hearing me talk about how weird I am), if you haven't checked out Pinterest, you should. I definitely recommend it to anyone who loves their computer and being creative. Coming up with names for your boards or captions for your pins is a ton of fun, even if you're an adult. My mom, who's in her early 50s, just found Pinterest and she loves it. She can't get enough of it! So, don't give yourself the boot just because you think you're too old for it, you can't ever be. And remember: unlike actual corkboards, you don't have to deal with the constant worrying of someone getting poked with the pushpins! :)