I must say, I really, really enjoy pinterest. It just a whole world of pretty things and good ideas and I love how clean and neat and tidy it all looks (unlike my life). But I've been noticing how I pin a lot of good ideas and interesting things, and how I rarely do any of those interesting things. Its like I'm a pinterest voyeur. Just a lot of looking and very little action. Or as one well pinned funny bit that describes the inner monologue of a pinner goes : "I want to sew! No, I want to workout. Wait, is that a mason jar? Oh f*#k it, now I want cake."
So I've decided that at least once a week, I am going to take action on something I've pinned. Whether is actually making that really cool recipe (hello Warm Gingerbread Cake with Caramel Sauce), or doing a little home organization (refolding t-shirt drawers anyone?), or a little beauty DIY or whathave you, I'm going to stop pinning and start doing. And then after that I'll pin some more.
And in the interest of sharing what I've learned, I decided to tell you all about it. So far I've done this foot treatment that was really lovely. I have super dry feet with chronically cracked heels, and spending time at the pool and the beach does not help. So I tried this soak/scrub deal. You take a hand full of rice flour, add a generous squeeze of honey and then add enough apple cider vinegar to make a paste. Since my feet are so dry, I also added a slug of olive oil. The vinegar is supposed to help to dissolve the layers of dead skin and the rice flour will gently exfoliate the top layer off. Honey and olive oil are natural moisturizers and will l prevent further cracking. I slathered on a thick layer and then put my feet up and watched tv for a half an hour. Then I soaked it all off in a warm bucket of water. And I must say, they did feel softer. Though a foot massage would have been nice as well.
But my favourite pinterest tip so far was this home-made bath scrub originally from MarthaStewart. Non-toxic, cheap, smelled good and it worked great. There will be a jar of this ready to go in my cleaning cupboard from now on. I used one cup of baking soda, added one tsp of Dr Bronner's Castile soap (orange citrus flavoured) and a few drops of Eucalyptus oil (which I just happened to have on hand) and then added just enough water to give it a paste-y texture. Next time I'd like to use peppermint oil because I'll bet that also smells great. I'm not a huge fan of artificial scents, as they are chemical-ly and weird and give my mom a headache and may even be carcinogens, but both the Dr. Bronners and they oils are scented with, well, natural essential oils and extracts, so I have no worries there. This was great on my tub, and I used it in my sink and countertops as well. We have hard water that has lots of tannins in it, which can make for very stubborn dark yellow stains. A couple of weeks ago really had a go at the shower to get all the tannin stains off, and you know what worked really well? Cream of Tartar mixed with Hydrogen Peroxide. Another good pinterest tip. You make a paste and put in on and let it sit for a couple of hours and then scrub at it with a brush or a scrubby pad. Took a bit of effort but made a huge difference. Now if I just keep on top of it every week with this new baking soda paste I'll bet I won't have to work so hard at it again.
For other tips and tricks have a look at my pinterest board titled "good ideas".
Great idea to do one Pinterest thing a week! Like everyone else I pin like mad but never do much of what I've pinned. Thanks for the inspiration!
Posted by: Laura | 08/23/2012 at 07:05 PM
Awesome post!! Pinterest tips helps in expressing good ideas in making interesting products or things.
Posted by: Pregnant Weeks | 08/24/2012 at 01:08 AM