So....I haven't been doing a very good job in the last two weeks of actually writing posts. I have lots of ideas and things to catch up about but I continually get stuck in the life wasting time suck that is Pinterest as I early bemoaned about...however, I HAVE been doing some crafty Pinterest inspired crafts. I feel like making note of the Pinterest projects completed somehow justifies the hours I spend uselessly laughing like a maniac at my phone as I repin posts from friends and strangers alike. Similar to when you make a to-do list for the weekend but "accidentally" add a few items that you have already completed earlier in the week just so you can get a head start on the list. Yep, I'm totally that person. No shame. Ha ha.
I also have fallen into the mindless trap of what Marsha calls the magic black box...I've fallen deeply back into the Tuesday night DVR battle of my shows versus Ryan's shows and thanks to Ellie am now a fanatic of the Voice. So, that accounts for the other portion of general slackerness...plus when the weather gets cooler and it gets dark earlier it's really easy to snuggle into the couch and be mindlessly amused. But it feels oh so good to get the words that have been jogging around in the recesses of my mind out and flowing again.
While the Pinterest Time Suck has been taking time it really does inspire you to try out some new ideas, crafts, recipes, scarf tying, etc. Here is a little "round up" of what I've made because of my Pinterest inspiration:
I knew that at our Saturday play date that the girls would be painting pumpkins but who am I kidding, I really wanted to paint them too so here is my attempt...the kitty is kind of sad but I do really like the Thomas and the Naomi pumpkins! Plus when I told Naomi that there was a pumpkin with her name on it she was really funny, like, "No way Mom". Cute. She has just started saying the following phrase, "What? Noooo...." with the funniest expression and tone. Love her more everyday. If that's possible.
The actual pumpkins weren't in that great of shape but I like the character of a few little bumps, bruises and flaws...it is what makes the world go round!
Nay's special pumpkin :)
Barb if you read this before Wednesday just close your eyes or you will ruin the Halloween project that Naomi and I made for you....so keep them closed...but for others I thought this was a super cute way to preserve how big they are at certain ages. Mind you, somewhere in Nay's gene pool there must be a giant lurking because girl has huge feet!
This scarecrow was really fun to make...for
me Naomi she picked out all of the papers and I cut out the shapes and she had to tell me what they were...she was at about 75% but we are getting there with shapes and colors. She also was in charge of putting the glue on the back which she thought was the coolest thing ever. I also let her use safety scissors today for the first time...under my hawk eye. She did pretty good, it was really awkward at first but she really like trying it and I think it made her feel like a big girl!
So all in all, not to justify my extensive time wasting abilities, my Pinterest obsession has taken away from the time that I normally spent either folding laundry, sewing or blogging it has inspired me to try out a few new crafts with my baby girl and that time and those memories are priceless :) Totally justified there.
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