So, I guess
the first thing to do is introduce myself, because that's what you
usually do in these situations. You stand up, shuffle your feet
nervously, wave timidly and say hi. And you hold your breath and hope
someone waves back and says hi. Or even just smiles at you.
In this
case, I'm doubly nervous. There's a little more to it. I have decided
to be upfront, to purge myself, to let you all in on a dark secret.
No holding back. In honour of Isaac Weddings and our very first blog,
and in the spirit of new friendships and honesty, I am going to share
something with you that not even my very best friends know. So...
deep breath... here goes...
Hi,
my name is Mel and I'm addicted... to Pinterest.
You may
find it hard to believe. I'm a wife, a mother of two, I have two
jobs, a husband who works away from home and the world's most
annoying cat. How on earth could I possibly find time to develop an
obsession with a website filled simply with pretty photos? Not a
single paragraph of intelligent reading matter to be found, (unless
you count the photos of book covers, which then leads to the
discovery of a new book... oh dear, I digress) just pretty photos.
But
that's it, don't you see? It's ALL about the pretty photos!
I've
always had a huge love of weddings, I think from the day I watched
Lady Diana marry her rather interesting looking prince. (Yes I know,
some of you won't remember her wedding, just indulge me) The flounces
and frills, the huge train, the flowers, the tiara, I watched and
absorbed every detail with utter fascination, as did every little
girl watching that day. And that total love and fascination for all
things bridal... and pretty, never left me.
So, it
is to Pinterest I head to soothe
my need, to get my fix, as often as I possibly can. I tell
them, the family, the other job, the cat, that I am working in my
office and run and shut the door before anyone objects. I click on
the little red icon (on my phone as well as my pc, accessible at all
times, I am nothing if not organised) and I leave my crazy, busy
world behind and scroll through endless, soft focused images of
glowing brides and dashing grooms, of exquisite flowers, frothy
lace, church candles, loving looks, sweet, angelic flower girls and
grumpy, red-faced pageboys. Of something's old, something's new,
something's borrowed and something's blue. It's all there, anything
you want, whenever you want it, an endless offering of delicious
images, on tap 24/7. And that's just the bridal pages.
When I
eventually emerge, I am calm again, happy and my head is filled with
enough gorgeousness to get me through another day. Or a few hours, at
least...
It's
quite simply... addictive.
Phew.
So that's it. Now you know. I couldn't even begin to tell you how
many hours I spend on Pinterest, and to be honest, I don't want to
think about it myself. It's enough that I have admitted it to you
today. That's a big step. A HUGE step. So, please be kind and don't
judge me, I'm only human after all.
You know
what? You really should go and see it for yourself, then you'll
understand. You never know, I might see you there.
M xx
Please note, I am not making light of any form of serious addiction, this is simply my musings on how we can get addicted to the very good things in life :)
