Approaching 30
Pinterest Craziness
Pinterest, as much as I love looking at all the neat arts & crafts, home decoration, birthday party plans, unique cakes and special wedding day ideas has driven everyone mad. I would love to be able to do half of the things I have pinned onto my boards — but I just DO NOT have the time. So, instead of having all these great things accomplished I am left feeling like I failed myself.
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I also feel like Pinterest is setting me up to be a disappointment to my future children. I’m sorry little ones, you will NOT be getting your own cake to smash. You can just have a piece like everyone else…like I did when I was little. I’m sorry future littles but you will NOT have a unique crazy theme for every birthday you have. Will I love him/her any less — no. But I think I will be happier because I am not stressing over the Pinterest plan and what to buy…instead I’ll just spend the time with them and people that also love them. We’ll eat cake and still laugh at their chocolate/ice cream covered face — and hey, I’ve saved the $50.00 on the unique smash cake! Even better.
Weddings — everything on Pinterest looks amazing. What they hide is the cost, and the skills it actually takes to make some of these amazing wedding plans come to life. I wanted to have a wedding under 5k…yeah right. Pinterest, you just set me up for sadness.
Home Decorations — I have a long list of ‘I Wish’ on my home board…or ‘one day’. The biggest problem I have is I do not have enough stuff to fill the needs for a lot of those pins. I do not have spices, I do not have a garden, I do not have kids, I do not hang photos…but I still like the look and desire for my pins to come to my house. WHY.
I like Pinterest. I just wish it did not encourage me to spend unreasonable amounts of money and give me unrealistic expectations for my life (and others).
