Pinterest...

So, I'm thinking about starting a feature on my blog for "Stuff I Learned on Pinterest." We've had a lot of fun at our house the past couple of weeks with glow-in-the-dark baths, triple decker cookie dough-oreo-brownies (that were actually terrible, in case you wondered), fluffy feathered boa wreaths and now finally tonight, water marbled nails. They're not exactly salon quality but let's face it, my nails never are. And the picture is lacking. But Audrey and I had a blast tonight picking out colors, swirling them and creating these masterpieces. I love having a girly girl. While Izzie thought the nails were cool she had no interest in doing her own and I can respect that. But I loved the hug I got from Audrey when she told me how excited she was to show her friends at school tomorrow her pretty nails. Hers are red, pink and teal and also turned out very pretty.

So I've been thinking. On the one hand I think Pinterest is great because it's a mecca of creativity. One person suggest something, someone else builds on it, etc. But when everyone is working together that way, do we ultimately lose the creativity spawned by the uninfluenced individual? When looking for valentine ideas for the kids, I totally opened pinterest and pulled ideas from there. Would I have come up with something cute on my own? Maybe. In that case the world may be missing something that would have otherwise been uniquely mine. Or maybe I would have just purchased something with hello kitty on it at walmart and added a sucker. That's also entirely possible. :-) But will Pinterest ultimately make the world more homogenous, kind of like fast food chains and big box retail have done to towns? No, I don't think it's a crisis, just a thought.

Anyway, so the nails were fun and I can't wait to try other colors. If you haven't tried it you should! The nails, that is. And let me know if you're on Pinterest, we can be "creative" together.