{"id":3345,"date":"2012-07-16T16:05:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-16T16:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/lovehate-relationship\/"},"modified":"2020-08-25T09:23:18","modified_gmt":"2020-08-25T16:23:18","slug":"lovehate-relationship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theparrishplace.com\/lovehate-relationship\/","title":{"rendered":"love\/hate relationship"},"content":{"rendered":"

i like pinterest. i really do. it is such a fantastic venue for me to organize all the wonderful things that i find on the web. however, it’s monday morning, and i cannot think of something i despise more than pinterest today.<\/span>
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\nlet’s name the reasons why, shall we:<\/span>
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\n1. waste of too much precious time. when Jonah is awake i can think of all the things that i need to get done. but the minute he crashes, my little list just blows out the window when i find myself in front of the computer screen! wide-eyed, giddy, and scrolling or ipadding through about 15 pins a minute.<\/span>
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\n2. diminished self-worth. do you know how emotionally taxing it is to see so much talent in one place to remind you that you don’t have that crafting ability, that artistic knack, that fashion style, etc? it can make one want to cut her hand off and maybe set herself on fire. (not sure where that quote comes from, jon just says it all the time)<\/span>
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\n3. creativity stealer. i feel like my brain doesn’t have to be creative anymore because pinterest does the thinking for me. i liked when my brain was my center for innovation, not my pinboard. or when i come up with an idea… and find out the next day that someone else did the same thing, only their photo skills dominated, and it’s making them famous in the pinworld.\u00a0<\/span>
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\n4. uniquely un-unique. any idea that was once an original is now reproduced by the masses. i bet if you walked in to any given house you would find chevron print on pillows, rugs, curtains, lampshades, dogs. everyone on pinterest is obsessed with chevron. myself included. nothing is unique anymore. if I see someone walking down the street with a braid running around the back of her head I won’t think “wow, that’s a neat way to style your do.” instead i’ll think “sucka! you didn’t come up with that. that’s a pin job all the way.” rude, i know.<\/span>
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\n5. re-pinning. i re-pin. girl, i could beat you in a pinning contest with one hand tied behind my back and my eyes closed. there are just so many things out there that people do that I would never think of – things that would be helpful for me or interest me in the future. but, with all that re-pinning comes an endless list of things that i need “to do.” for me, the more i pin, the more overwhelmed i get. i guess i just need to give myself some perspective, and not use pinterest as my dreamboat and pin every orla kiely dress and anthropolgie chair that comes my way.\u00a0<\/span>
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\nwith all that being said, i absolutely love and adore pinterest. i wouldn’t change it, i will probably never make it go away. you will probably find chevron print on my pillows, the latest chicken recipe seasoned just right in my\u00a0<\/span>crock pot<\/span>, and my hair twisted back into 3 small buns. because other people do have awesome ideas.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and i’m probably just jealous i didn’t think of it first!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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