I discovered Pinterest in the midst of building our family's dream house. It's been a fabulous resource (along with Houzz.com) for ideas as we design, and later, decorate each room. I'm also Mommy to a cute three-year-old boy I'll call D. We use pinterest to find projects to do together. He likes browsing Pinterest as much as I do, and even asks me to pin ideas--usually anything to do with trains, planes or cars. Ever since D was born, I've been more committed to making healthy, from-scratch meals for my family. We have largely eliminated processed foods from our diets. Pinterest and Ziplist.com make meal planning a fun and easy weekly activity.
The top reason why I love and am addicted to Pinterest, however, is that I live with a brain injury, and have memory issues. Visual cues help me greatly, so Pinterest is a big therapy aid for me. I love being able to put all my thoughts in one place, and know that I can simply click a button and know that I can easily access my idea again later. In my pre-injury life, I was very organized as part of my personality. In my post-injury life, I need organization and routine to function well.
I've started this blog as a bit of a challenge to myself. A pin per day may be optimistic, but I wanted a place to write about the fun things I've found and pinned and completed. You might find a culinary creation, a toddler project, a house design inspiration, a DIY decor project, or maybe an organizing tip. Or, if I'm in bed nursing a headache, you might not find anything new. Some posts may be things I've made or done. Maybe it'll be something I'd like to do. Or perhaps, it'll be a pin I've uploaded from my own home.
For now, this will my own personal Pinterest diary, a bit of occupational therapy to record the things that don't fit into our other blogs, but hopefully I'll find some fellow pinners to join me.
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