What:
I've never really been the type of person to keep a Pinterest board of anything, much less, my future wedding. Because of recent events, I am now three weeks into planning my wedding and I am wishing fervently that I had started many years ago. I'm finding that my difficulty making decisions is being pushed to the test because not only am I having to make those decisions under a time restraint but also there are big financial investments involved and the potential of life long humiliation by children or future Young Women.
So What:
I used to nickname Pinterest a "coveting board" because that seemed to be its only purpose. But then I discovered its humor section and I started participating, in a very limited sense. But what I've realized is that, when used in a proper way, it can become an amazing tool for planning, sharing, and motivating for future ideas. Really its kind of a brilliant thing, that I have not utilized in the slightest. It would have definitely made this whole wedding planning process easier.
Now What:
Well I've been using it for my wedding for the last couple of weeks and its been super helpful. But as far as planning in advanced, I'm a little to late for that. But I've decided I'm going to start using it for things coming in my future, such as decorating my house, or learning to cook.
This is a realization my wife made a long time ago, and no doubt it helped very much in the wedding planning process. I need to ask you though: What does it take to use Pinterest in a healthy way? Should we just trust ourselves to never get distracted? Or does it even matter if we do get distracted?
ReplyDeleteI have never been into Pinterest and I have always heard how useful it can be in these kinds of processes. I think I really should start a Pinterest for the same reasons you listed. I just wouldn't know where to start so you should give me some pointers! I loved your post about utilizing tools more effectively.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree! The trick is to not get too caught up in everything on Pinterest. I try just to look at art and things that I can appreciate without feeling like I need them. But for planning a wedding or some other event it helped me organize my thoughts and get great ideas that I never would have come up with.
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