Because women don’t feel bad enough about all the things they’re not doing already, someone had to go and invent Pinterest.
Thanks a lot, jackwagons.
Now, you know I love me some Pinterest. We have a whole carnival dedicated to it, for the love. I really do find it useful as a way to get ideas and to organize links.
But. It’s also a fabulous way for me to be fully aware of my failures and shortcomings. So, to make myself feel better, I started a new pin board called “Things I’m never going to do.” And really people – be honest – do 90% of the things you pin not REALLY belong on a board like this? I thought so. It’s not that they’re not lovely ideas that will ensure my kids end up smart and creative, make me drop 5 pounds by noon, or turn my house into an organized oasis of calm. They totally are. It’s just – I’m never going to do them.
Here are a few things that made the list.
Make your own Chick Fil-A sandwich!
Who doesn’t love a Chick Fil-A sandwich? But for real – making them at home in 49 easy steps? No thanks. That’s why God invented drive-thrus. And while you’re there, pick up a banana pudding milk shake. You can thank me later.
Next up, packing school lunches that look like something other than food.
I can only imagine the excitement a third grader feels upon opening his lunchbox and finding a (healthy, I might add) replica of his favorite game that his mom lets him play on her iPhone when she needs a moment’s peace and quiet. But seriously – it is all. I. Can. Do. to get Kate’s lunch packed in the first place. In fact, there have been mornings that I have pleaded “Can’t you just buy your (high-fructose-corn-syrup-laden-better-moms-wouldn’t-feed-to-their-dogs) lunch at school?” I feel like mom of the freaking year when I remember to write a little note on Kate’s napkin. Odds of me making Phineas and Ferb likenesses out of turkey are not good.
And then there are the home improvement projects. Remodel your kitchen using only toothpicks and chewing gum! Crochet your own ziploc bags! Whittle your own dining room table!
Turn a trampoline into a… I don’t know… thing that looks pretty but is bound to result in broken bones!
People. Come on. Let’s be serious.
It’s time to lower our standards. And Pinterest is really not helping.
Also – the inspirational quotes? Piss me off. But that’s a whole other post.
I have one of these boards too – it includes nail art and decorating scotch tape dispensers to make them more pleasing to the eye …oh, and cooking dinner in anything but a crock pot.
miss u – R
Totally agree about school lunch. My pet peeve is crock pot recipes that require 10 cooking steps BEFORE food goes into the crock pot.
Nice work!
Best. Post. Ever! I have a board called “Things there’s no way in hell I could ever do no matter how ‘easy’ they are” or something like that. It only has one thing on it so far, time to get pinning. š Seriously cousin I loved this!!!!
I’ve tried to be hip and get an interest in Pintrest, but I can’t get UP for it!
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I don’t have one of these boards, but I wil be creating one TODAY!
Hilarious! I want to read a post about inspirational thoughts. I am laughing already.
well this is weird but i was just on pinterest this morning actively looking for things to repin (what’s wrong with that mindset?) and then it hit me: i should be pinning/photographing the things i already have. i got them because i (at one point at least) loved them. and if it didn’t requite effort to do that i would be doing it right now!
I’m right there with ya! But the words? Those are my faves. Cuz they inspire me or make me smile for a moment…and that’s all they need to do.
LOL This was hilarious! I’m with you on the school lunches! That lunch pictured looks like more work than I put into our Thanksgiving meal!
Glad to know I’m not the only one scrambling to throw together something for my kid’s lunch to make a somewhat well rounded meal!
I have a board called “I would rather jump off a bridge than do this”. Enough said.
Totally agree! I have tried to avoid pinterest like the plague because 1) I don’t need one more distraction from my busy life and 2) I don’t need said distraction making me feel inferior about how I live my life. My kids are fed and (relatively) clean. My bills are paid, my grad homework is done, and I don’t anticipate being fired anytime soon. And, it was all done without the “help” of Pinterest.
Hhaaahahahahaha! My favorite are the fitness inspirational pics and quotes like “Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.” LIARS! I know a great many things that taste waaaaaay better than skinny.
I am snorting with laughter, Robyn! THAT should be one of those inspirational plaques. I would totally paint/sand/stencil that on a wooden board. Maybe a cheeseboard.
Thank you for your blog and for making me laugh hysterically (while my family stares at me). Tonight it was the use of the word “jackwagons”. I find things that I like on Pinterest, but I am definitely not addicted to it. It definitely makes me feel inadequate!! š
So, I just found this girl: http://pintester.com/ She tests (and mocks) all of these ridiculous pins. She’s hilarious!