Interest in Pinterest

A few weeks ago, my niece and my sister were talking about this new addiction they have.  PINTEREST!  My niece sent me an invitation to join which I ignored....until recently.  I didn't know what it was, didn't care, and especially didn't have time for one more thing to take up my time. 

I tried looking at the site but didn't get it.  Just a bunch of pictures that made no sense to me.  I didn't really care to spend my time looking at other people's "boards" with their "pins."  What do I care what other people like or are interested in. 

I have so much in my life that takes every ounce of time I have, I really didn't want anything else to complicate my routine or sometimes lack of.  I do alot of searches on the web for things like card ideas, gift ideas, recipes, etc.  When I find something I like, I usually add it to my favorites.  The trouble with that is I'm pretty visual and when I want to look at something I've saved in my Favorites, it just seems a little overwhelming because I have to read through all the folders and find what I'm looking for.

I decided to look at Pinterest again and try to figure out what this thing is all about.  I set up an account, set up a couple of "Boards," and looked through a couple of things.  Basically, it seems like a visual "Favorites Board."  When I find something on the web I like instead of saving it a favorites folder, I "Pin It" to a Board I've created within my Pinterest account.  I can create as many Boards (or Folders) that I want and then pin my information on the Board.  I can now go to my account, look at my boards, and refer back to the things I've saved by seeing the actual picture of what it was.  Sounds a little confusing but I love it.  It's like having all these bulletin boards with pictures or names of sites pinned on them.

Although I do love it for being more interesting than my Favorites, it's not something I would become addicted to.  From what I understand, there are actually people who spend hours on this site just looking things up.  I do have a life and a full one at that but I do love when something can simplify things and Pinterest is one of those things.