On any given day there are three realistic ideas on Pinterest. The rest make me say, WTF?
For example:
Nobody keeps that many batteries on hand. Nine 9-volt batteries? Six watch batteries? No.
I clicked through to this recipe. It would take the average person 17 days to make these cookies. No mom in her right mind would do that when the dumb kids are going to crush them in 30 seconds.
If your coffee cup looks like this, everyone hates you.
Why would you want your smart phone to look like your great-grandmother’s jewelry box? Also, if your phone looks like this, everyone hates you.
Yes. Yes, you should definitely go to Lowe’s, steal hundreds of paint swatches, cut them into hearts, and make a banner out of them. Great idea.
I think the same thing every time I see someone pin one of those (many! hundreds of variations of!) paint chip projects. Especially the ones that call for many of the same set of colors. I just can’t imagine myself walking into the hardware store and helping myself to a big fat stack of all the same color of paint chips, and using them to make bunting or a calendar or some kind of wall art. You know what else you can use to make all that stuff? EFFING PAPER. When Home Depot starts charging for paint chips, I’ll blame the blogosphere.
Pinterest would be to blame for sure! Seriously, I can’t imagine doing that.
I totally agree with you on all counts but one — the box of batteries. I’m going to suggest it to my parents.
No kidding, they must have 20 or 30 of every size battery (including 9-volts and various watch batteries) shoved into a giant plastic tub in the cupboard. I don’t know why. They’re probably just freaks.
I think they’re just freaks too. But you should organize those batteries for them. Really, if you were a good daughter you’d do that…
Yeah…. Guess I’m not a good daughter.
Thank you for postponing my urge to join Pinterest (or whatever it is you need to do) for another week. ;P
Although that battery organizer did tweek my interest a bit…little OCDish…that geek side of me coming out again. LOL!
Tell me you don’t have that many batteries in your house!
OMG if I had 17 days I would so make those adorable pinata cookies. My kids would love me, and maybe it would keep them from a life of crime…what? It could totally work!
Or it would turn them into criminals. Really, those cookies could go either way.
The battery organizer is neat but the M&M cookies is just WoW! How many hours do you reckon spent on making these?
I don’t think Pinterest is for me. I have zero craft-iness. Nada.
The crafts are way out of control. I’ve found some funny stuff and a few recipes that didn’t suck. But really, it’s just a time suck.
Pinterest is just pinning for my fantasy version of me.
I just pin all the awesome crafts I would make if I were not me..
None of these are ever going to be on one of my pinboards!
Fantasy-me is not an idiot.
I’m pretty sure there’s not a craft on there that you couldn’t do. I love you anyway.
I have no comment. I am commentless. Wow.
Does that mean you hate this post?
Bahahahaha! Good to know I am not the only one that repeats WTF in my head while looking at Pinterest!
You are definitely not alone on that one!
HaaaaaaHaaaaaaaaaaaaaa,
that coffee cup rocks, babe!
btw, the battery dude must get a LIFE! xxx
A lot of pinners must get a life:)
I always wonder if the hardware stores get thoroughly ticked off at everyone coming in to steal paint chips.
And I agree with the glittery phone thing. Who thinks that a good idea?! It’s like, “Look at me! I look like a 6 year who wears too much makeup.”
Ahahaa! Yes, just like a 6 year old who wears make-up! I love it!
Ha! They all rule but the last one got me. Have you seen the zebra cake recipe? Looks cool, takes a million years. Happy birthday son. Started baking this for your second birthday, now you are 13!
I’m sure he’ll enjoy the 11-year-old cookies;)
Oh my goodness yes. Also? There is one that’s been circulating of a guy wearing knit shorts. Makes me want to gouge my eyes out.
Do you ever just look at it and say why? Why would anyone do that?
Seriously, I’m lucky to find 2 batteries when I need them.
The paint chip people should be shot
I think my kids eat the batteries. That’s where we store them – in their intestines.
Pinata cookies… how? I mean, seriously… HOW did this person come up with them??
Cocaine. I think that’s how, cocaine.
This is a perfect example of why I love reading your blog.
Thanks:) Making fun of others is one of my best qualities.
I have nine 9volt batteries! They’re all dead. But I have them – and now I know how to store them. Thank you for sharing…
You’re welcome. I’m here for you.
Yes, those are all….great…ideas.
I have to say I’ve used the battery thing. We go through a ton of batteries in my classroom and I was soooo sick of digging through bins to get the size we needed or realizing we were out of a certain size. It’s made the cabinets bearable again. But for home? No way.
Ok, I couldn’t stop laughing. Need to stop reading your blog in the office…