Pinterest and Other Addictions

I would have written a blog post much sooner, but I've discovered Pinterest. It's a lot less work than writing and it's a lot more aesthetically pleasing and it's a great way to waste time. How can you go wrong with that, right?

For those of you who don't know what Pinterest is, it's a place where anyone can post pictures from other websites, add a little caption, and put them on their categorized "pin boards." And you can repin other people's pins. I feel like most people that use it are females, and as girly as we all are together, we share pictures of dream weddings and yummy food and interior decorating and clothes and photographs of ballerinas and babies and every crafty and cute how-to you can think of. It's pretty wonderful.

And now I'm addicted.

I'll get on my computer, say to myself, "Well, I have nothing to do for half an hour, so I'll just fart around on facebook." Then that half hour of facebook time turns into ten minutes (max) of facebook time and an hour and a half of Pinterest time. I feel like such a nerd.

In case you were wondering, a few of my pin boards include "Clocks" (with all kinds of quirky/cool clocks, because I'm a clock person or whatever. Analog all the way), "To do list" (self-explanatory... I have actually done a few of the crafts on it though! It's not all just wishful thinking!), "'Normal Hair'" (hairstyles for me to try when I say goodbye to my beloved dreadies), "Dreaming of a Wedding" (I am very particular about this one... some people pin every white dress and cute wedding photo that strikes their fancy. I only post things I would actually consider using/trying/wearing/doing. When I get engaged eventually, I want to be able to go to my wedding pin board and be able to plan without extensive browsing), and "My style" (which is mostly just clothes and accessories... and pictures of people with nice dreads). Other pin boards I have include "Jesus pins," "Photography & Art," "Foods," "For the home," and a couple others that I don't care about as much. So yeah. I'm into this.

When asked the other day at Bible study what my addiction(s) were (we were going around the circle... it's not like someone just called me out on being an addict of something), I first simply said the internet, and everyone murmured in agreement.

After some more thought, I added chocolate milk. I've been drinking chocolate milk since I was a little girl. We rarely bought chocolate milk, but we always bought milk and chocolate syrup, which I would pour a TON of if I could get away with it (SUPER chocolatey...). It was a regular part of every dinner. However, since I got to college, my habit of chocolate milk drinking waned and I turned more toward juice. Chocolate milk became sort of a special treat.

However, recently I randomly convinced myself that I haven't been getting enough calcium, and since white milk wouldn't motivate me enough to take my calcium on a regular basis, I've picked up chocolate milk drinking with a vengeance. By that hyperbole I don't mean I have to drink it at every meal. But I do have to drink it every day. It's vital. I would probably die without it. No, wait. I would definitely die without it.

And lastly, I decided I'm addicted to wearing shoes. Having bare feet normally weirds me out unless it's grass (still would much rather wear shoes) or I'm sleeping in my bed. I even wear flip flops in the shower (at least when I'm not at home). This isn't really an addiction, more just something quirky about me, but I think it's notable because when people see my dreads they think hippie and they expect me to run around without any shoes on. But I like wearing shoes. Another stereotype smashed, you're welcome.

Also, they're called slippers, not "house shoes." And yes, I wear them.

If I come up with any more addictions, I may or may not let you guys know. If you ever want to hear about some of my odd OCD-like habits, just ask. Actually don't. Don't ask. Ignorance is bliss. That's all. Goodbye.


God bless.