Very Pinteresting, Indeed.

I love Pinterest.  


I never thought I would.  My good friend @leedawn82 tried to persuade trick me into joining Pinterest for weeks before I actually joined last summer.  Shortly after setting up my first Board, I learned that it is true what the critics say...it IS a HUGE time eater.  But I disagree with those who categorize it as a time waster.  I would counter that it saves me a great deal of time.  Let me explain...


I like to send out Friday Treats to my teachers.  I think it's a great way to make new things available to them in a low-stress way.  I just send out an email called Friday treats with all sorts of items (printables, lesson ideas, apps, funny images about comma usage...).  It's a nice way of letting them know that I appreciate their work from the week and here's some resources you might be able to use.  I use Pinterest to find roughly 99% of these items.  In my off-time (or in less-than riveting meetings), I'll pop onto Pinterest and start pinning away.  I know that many of the things I will find on Pinterest will be high-quality, useful to my teachers and quick for me to understand.  So, rather than spending 4 hours on Google, sifting through natural male enhancement and security warnings about malicious sites, I can get all of my Friday treats squared away in 10 minutes.  That's a win for me, and for my teachers.  I know the Friday treats are valuable- I see them getting printed and laminated around my building.


Aside from work, Pinterest offers me a great opportunity to try new things.  There are recipes, sewing patterns, craft ideas, all sorts of stuff.  The good thing...no, the BEST thing is that you start out by seeing an image of it. I don't have to click some mystery link only to discover the link is to something completely unusable.  Before I investigate, I know (mostly) what I'm getting myself into.  


Pinterest is searchable, so instead of just trolling around, I can usually find exactly what I think I'm looking for in under a minute. Time Saved? Check.


Do I frequently go home and while 'watching' a movie with Mr. Technology, spend three hours pinning furiously?  Yes, frequently.  Do I think that's a negative?  Not a chance.  


I've been reading this week that Pinterest has changed the internet forever. Do I think that's true?  Probably not.  But if just a little of Pinterest's wonderfully visual organization model can rub off on the www, I'd be a happy lady.


Off to send those Friday Treats...


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If you are interested in Pinterest and would like an invitation, leave a comment below asking for one & I'll send you one.