Pinterest and Perfection
Posted: March 1, 2012 Filed under: Around the House, My Life | Tags: baking, diy, Pinterest, tips and tricks 7 Comments »I started to write a blog post on Monday, but ended up on Pinterest.
I said to the dog on Tuesday, “I really should write that blog post,” and then spent more time on Pinterest.
I thought about writing a post on Wednesday, but reality got in the way. And Pinterest.
Can you say the same? Or are you still a “Pin-occent?”
According to their website:
Pinterest lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. People use pinboards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and organize their favorite recipes.
Our goal is to connect everyone in the world through the ‘things’ they find interesting.
That sounds great in theory…instead of clipping all those recipes, decorating ideas, and shopping finds (hypothetically speaking, because you won’t find them on this “hate-to-shop” person’s boards), you can create a pinboard for each category and keep them all in one place. Instead of stuffing all those articles and ideas in a file or box next to the refrigerator, with Pinterest, you’re now forced to look at them every time you visit.
Can you imagine the guilt?
I often ask myself, “Why am I spending time here when I could be repurposing old t-shirts and churning my own butter?”
Why am I obsessed with zombies?
Because it’s easy to collect these things and pretend we’re going to use them all.
Like recipes. Though I love to cook and I enjoy trying new dishes, each addition to my “Make Me” board is another of the hundreds of recipes that I’ve already gathered and have not yet made.
Nevertheless, I mean well.
(Although right now I am baking some healthy dog treats I pinned last week. And Lemon Crinkle Cookies. )
Perhaps we’re all doing the same. With every pin, our friends and followers assume we’re one of those women that actually do all of these things.
Or perhaps not.
Maybe pinning dream vacations and perfect houses are our way of accepting what we have—and admitting that “perfection” is not necessarily reality.
What do you think?
Like this:
It Sure Helps If You’re Handy
Posted: February 2, 2012 Filed under: Around the House, My Life, Our Farm | Tags: diy, fixing stuff, handyman, make your own repairs Leave a comment »As I was reading this article about the many advantages of doing things yourself, I had to chuckle and wonder how our lives would play out if Farmer D wasn’t as amazing and resourceful as he is when it comes to keeping things working around the house and the farm.
I’m not a total idiot when it comes to minor repairs, but my darling husband seems to know how to do just about EVERYTHING.
Do you wonder how he got that way?
"Did you try fixing it with 'duck' tape?"
He does have more than a bit of mechanical aptitude, but the main reason that Farmer D has learned to fix so many things is because, as any farmer will tell you, things tend to BREAK on a regular basis, generally at the MOST INOPPORTUNE TIMES.
I have no idea what this is, but I do know that it's broken.
Even if you’re in the house, making your own repairs is sometimes a great idea because:
1. You’ll save money.
2. You might learn something new.
3. You might invent something new.
(If you’re wondering, #3 is for our 16-year-old. The kid is always modifying or designing something that’s supposed to make life better.)
4. You sometimes get the chance for lots of scenic drives while running for parts and rented equipment on a Saturday afternoon.
(Okay, so maybe that one isn’t exactly something for which to look forward. )
5. You get a real sense of satisfaction from knowing you tackled (and managed) it yourself.
Don’t get me wrong – there ARE times when the smartest thing you can do is call a repairman, but it doesn’t pay to call them for every little thing.
Today’s Bonus: Want to see some of the ingenious inventions rural and farm folk have made? Check out Farm Show Magazine.
