It’s hard to believe that summer is almost over, but it
is. Around here, the kids are back in
school, even as the temperatures are languishing perilously close to the triple digit mark. But the seasons really are in transition, I believe. Yesterday, I purchased faux flowers (I love
that term) in lovely fall colors…
I have a party coming up a month from today, and I want to
be ready. Of course, that means turning
to my fave internet site: Pinterest .
With almost 36,000 “pins” to date, you might think that my house is
cleaned using homemade, environmentally-friendly household ingredients. My
house is impeccably decorated for the current holiday season. Our meals are
healthy, nutritious, and beautiful to see. We travel to exotic places
frequently. I wear fashionable clothes, accessorize perfectly, wear cute shoes,
and use Nutella in hundreds of different ways. Oh, and I buy things at flea
markets and spruce them up with chalk paint…
Yeah, right.
I guess, for some, Pinterest is the stuff of daydreams, or good
intentions. Or just a “trip” to another
place, I suppose. Not me. I have actually made some of the recipes
I have pinned, used some of the
cleaning tips, decorated with ideas
I saw on Pinterest, and printed
out my favorite quotes.
It’s not all about me, either. I have a board full of garden ideas for him
to do….(hasn’t happened yet, but I’m an optimist!). I have found great ideas for birthday
presents, birthday cards, and scrapbooking.
It’s a never-ending journey of discovery and learning. Fascination and frustration. No, the recipes aren’t always tested, the
chalk paint may be a little thick, and the “easy” thing isn’t always easy. It’s a lot of trial and error but, as one of
my favorite quotes says: “if you’re not
failing, you’re not trying.”
And so, I pin. Every
day, at least once a day. I find the
most wonderful things and add them to my life. Some of my current favorite “things”
are:
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| I have collected quotes forever, but now they're all in one place! |
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| My favorite place to be.... |
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| A fairly new board filled with snippets of history. |
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| I started this board when I was planning my studio. |
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| Would LOVE to have an RV again! |
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| Who doesn't like cheap? |
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| My current fave color (sorry, Pink!) |
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| I'm really liking industrial style right now... |
Whatever you do today, enjoy the ride!
Cali
