Reasons Why Pinterest is An Addicting Website

Warning:

Pinterest is an addicting website. I have found myself spending hours upon hours browsing through different boards. The ideas are literally never-ending. I start by thinking I will look up a few recipes, and suddenly I have a whole redecoration plan in place for my living room.

Although these reasons may sound negative, I really find that Pinterest is a creative outlet for me. I find myself creatively coming up with new projects, new ideas, new solutions to common problems, or even just daydreaming of future possibilities.

With all that said, here are some of the reasons why Pinterest can be addicting.

1.      It is never-ending – You can start off looking at a pin related to one subject, and suddenly by clicking a few different pins you are thinking about a completely different subject and looking at a board from someone you have never met.

Knowing my workplace was hosting a potluck, one day I searched my recipe board for good potluck ideas. Just after clicking a few times I ended up on a pair of shoes. Not because I made a mistake in my searching, but because my mind switched gears and got distracted in the process of looking for recipes. I commonly lose track of what it was I was originally looking for on Pinterest, because my motives always change once I open the website.

2.      Idea Sharing at Its Finest – I love good tips and tricks. Who doesn’t want to save time making something that is typically hard, easy? Pinterest is full of very creative and clever people that have created pins for the most interesting things. The other day I pinned a recipe for making my own home foaming soap for a soap dispenser at a fraction of the price of the specialty stores; I learned the secret ingredients of a well-known salad dressing for an Italian restaurant; and I found out how I could make banana bread using a boxed cake mix.

3.      Online Shopping for Everyone! – Don’t even get me started on the amount of clothing or shoes you can find on Pinterest to adore. I thought I could live without a board dedicated just to shoes. I was sooooo wrong! I started a separate board just dedicated to cute shoes. I even considered having multiple shoe boards based on different occasions, but decided to stick to one for the moment. I also have a wardrobe board that contains pins to some of my favorite outfits, accessories, or any other wardrobe item.  If you want to open a whole new wardrobe world on Pinterest, try visiting Polyvore. This website can be used to create your own outfit to pin on Pinterest. Polyvore is a whole other level of wardrobe addiction I will try to explain in its own blog post.