Pinterest has consumed my life!!!

Re: Pinterest has consumed my life!!!

• missliz53 member

  September 2016

  I purposly stay off of pinterest for exactly that reason unless I am looking for receipes
  
  

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• ForeverEverAfter member

  September 2016

  I don't use Pinterest, and yet I totally feel that pressure! I bought a grocery store cake for DD1, baked cookies and served cocktails (all adult friends). This time around I went crazy-spent 5 hours making cake pops that looked like caramel apples, and a bunting banner that took 2 evenings, 2 days making pumpkin pie and tarts from scratch and multiple levels of decorating (table, 2 rooms), plus little craft paper bags of sugar cookies as favours... Even DH got into it-made pulled pork (first from our pig we just got back from butchering) using local maple syrup and beer, and doing little things in the yard to clean it up. 
  
  I blame social media in general. It's not just your friends' ideas you see anymore. There's facebook Mom groups, the bump, Google images, pinterest, etc! It starts out with getting great ideas (like organizing) but spirals when you find 100 great ideas for a 2 hour party...

  

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• dmbfan46835 member

  September 2016

  This was me a couple weeks ago!! I pinterested the shit out of his party, and for MONTHS. I came home every day after work, fed and played with LO, bathed him, got him down and then got to crafting. Looking back on it, it was a bit much.  We also finally finished all of our house projects prior as well, crown moldings, scraped popcorn ceilings to flat, installed granite in the kitchen and first floor bath, new LED recessed lights, bought and hung a new tv and floating entertainment center, etc. We went ALL OUT to get the house ready. And now it's all over. Worth it? I think so because I felt his day was perfect and thoughtful, I tried to think of every detail down to happy birthday hand towels in the bathroom.  I still have friends and family telling me how great it all was (but also saying wait til baby 2, you can't do all his with TWO kids). But little man won't ever know how much work went into it, and now I have set the bar for every other party to come! If not for other people, at least for me and my alpha type A crazy anal personality and expectations. 
  
  Pinterest and Etsy are awful. I may have to remove both apps from my phone. Maybe I will wait til after thanksgiving, I need to make a new wreath and centerpiece. Or maybe Christmas, my mantle could use an update  #thestruggleisreal

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• sdheft619 member

  September 2016

  Haha, yes!! My daughters birthday party is also today. I was up until 230 painting a thing so I can put it over a door.  
  
  Alice in Onederland here we come!
  
  i also diyed almost everything! My mom has one of those cricket machines...people are going to think I'm nuts....

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• dmbfan46835 member

  September 2016

  heft619 said:

  i also diyed almost everything! My mom has one of those cricket machines...people are going to think I'm nuts....

  I want a Cricut!!!! Was it amazing??
  
  and yes they will think your nuts!  Post pics I'm the PARTY discussion!  I got some snide comments from a few guests for sure. Like "wow, really??? It's his first birthday you know??"  Yes I do know em effer!! Lol

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• LoveLee85 member

  September 2016

  I pinned a lot of stuff and then went "this is nuts I'm not doing all this crap"! Hahahahaha it was a great party and the older generation still thought I went overboard according to their standards. It will be great no matter what! Don't over think it. I honestly believe there is something magical about a simple and beautiful party. 

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• BabyBugutsky member

  September 2016 edited September 2016

  Yep! I pinterest daily once LO is asleep.
  
  Used it for ideas for my son's thomas the train birthday parties. They weren't pinterest perfect at all but they were pretty good! My friend laughed at me for going all out for my one year old who likely won't remember anything. Lol. 
  
  I'm currently pinning loads of wedding ideas!

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• aleecats member

  September 2016

  Pintrest has ruled my life for a loooooong time. It's pretty much how I planned my daughters party! Also I have a silhouette machine (I bought it and started an etsy shop but I use it for everything) and I'm about to buy a second. I spent all day cutting CINDYVILLE and HOP ON POP POPCORN stickers and making Truffala tress I found on pintrest. 
  And that's just the birthday stuff. I've invest hours of time making DIY things from pintrest. My current project is a Guitar case makeup cabinet

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