Pinning Us Closer

Pinterest!  What a wonderful resource we have access to.  Pinterest has been a game changer in many of our lives.  Wether it helps with your creativity, efficiency, culinary skills, or inspiration, you name it, Pinterest has something for you.  I confess, I am a pinning maniac!  I pin with my morning coffee, during commercial breaks, and when I can't sleep.  I am a pinaholic and I have no interest in rehab.
Sometimes I check in on Pinterest five times a day and sometimes I don't make it on at all, but when I am on, I see family and friends' pins.  (You all know how it works, and if you do not, you should!)  Not only do I see those pins, but I see pins from people I haven't seen in a while, even old friends from grade school.  I have feelings of camaraderie when I see that someone has repinned me, when I repin someone, or even when I see that we are pinning at the same time.  You see when someone has similar tastes, interests, or projects.  Somehow, I feel closer to them.
I guess some would see this as a false sense of togetherness, that technology does not replace interaction.  I get that, it's not a replacement, I like to look at it as a connection on a different level.  It is a tool that brings me a little closer to someone that I am distant from.
If you are not on Pinterest, I urge you to check it out.  It is a great tool!

Even though we are apart, Pinterest brings us closer.
(It sounds like a greeting card, LOL!)

Until Next Time,
Blair

Here's To The Start Of MY New Year!

I do believe this has been the most unproductive start to a new year I have ever had.  I think its weather & lack of sun mixed with stress and a touch of laziness.  I started with a detox, failed miserably, partially due to a back problem and the rest was just purely awfully!  Now that I am reflecting and realizing how bad this month has started, I am ready for a change!

I have realized I don't need to detox, I need to eat healthy.  I don't need to train for a marathon, I need to get some physical activity.  I don't need to label every bin, basket, and shelf, I just need to slowly go through what we have, get rid of what we don't use and straighten the rest.

Here goes the start of my new year now that motivation has set in.  I plan on using the Lose It app on my iPhone.  We'll see.  Here is to a new year!  Cheers!  

Until Next Time,

Blair