Pinterest is one of the most revolutionary internet sites of our generation. It’s an organizational gold mine for our sweet moms, a fairytale for high school girls who have probably already planned a multi-million dollar wedding, an unspoken lifesaver for guys whose wives can’t cook on their own, and every hipster’s craft heaven.
It’s far too easy to lose hours on Pinterest browsing through people’s “cute on a budget” boards, and if we’re being honest, Pinterest Fails make me laugh embarrassingly hard. But though Pinterest has revolutionized shopping and DIY projects, I decided to stop pinning, and here’s why:
I love my bedroom… until I see everyone else’s.
The amount of time and money that has gone into my current bedroom is more time and money than most of the world could ever dream of spending on the place intended for them to sleep, yet I find myself wishing away what I have the second I see a picture-perfect room online.
I will never look like the girls in “Five Steps to a Flat Stomach” pins.
There's a reason they chose that girl to be in that picture, and while fitness is a great thing to pursue, someone else's flat stomach is not. It's hard to be content with the healthy body I've been given when I feed myself pictures of glorified unhealthy bodies.
My chocolate chip cookies still look like baked blobs of dough.
But they taste freaking great, thank you.
My wedding will be unforgettable whether it takes place in Yosemite National Park or in an old-school Bible church with blue carpet and brass light fixtures.
Yes, I want my wedding to be beautiful, but it scares me to think about the results of spending all these years glorifying a wedding instead of a marriage.
Literally no one else cares if I have a thigh gap.
Yeah. That's all.
I already know my handwriting is terrible, thanks for reminding me that my crafting skills are sub-par too.
We can't all make chalkboards look like works of art, but I'm okay with that, and am honestly very impressed by those who can.
I don’t need that outfit to be happy. Life will go on whether I’m wearing it or not… maybe.
"Wouldn't you think my collection's complete? Wouldn't you think I'm the girl, the girl who has everything... But who cares? No big deal. I want more." Couldn't have said it better myself, Ariel.
It’s going to be really embarrassing when I try to wear that dark lipstick those pictures somehow convinced me I could pull off.
In case you were wondering, I can't. And while I love how Pinterest can expand my sense of style, I sometimes get roped into thinking I can rock a new look just as well as the super chic models in the pictures. Remember those hilarious Pinterest fails I mentioned?
Long story short, Pinterest is brilliant and extremely useful, but it’s personally been the subtle cause of a lot of discontentment. There are so many avenues that make our discontentment evident, but I learned that lesson specifically in regards to Pinterest. Whether you use the site or not, look at your motives the next time you browse or shop for anything. Let’s put down our phones and open our eyes to the things we do have.
