How Pinteresting!

I thought I'd blog about my love for Pinterest today!

My Pinterest page is pretty poor compared to other peoples, I tend to 'like' more posts than I Pin, there are so many interesting and unique pictures and ideas on this website, so I thought I'd share my favourites...

This photo is one of my favourites! I'm assuming it's Lindsey Lohan, if not it looks a lot like her. I love the robe! I keep searching, in vain, for a really long lightweight robe to wear around the house, especially with baby on the way! I also adore the fact that she's wearing pointed stilettos. Casual yet fancy. That's the kind of person I want to look like after I've been up all night with a screaming newborn! (wishful thinking)

Pinterest is full of stylish things from changing bags to iPhone cases. I particularly love this one because it looks like a little moleskin diary. Very simple yet very chic!

I would be at a loss when it comes to fashion if it wasn't for the people I follow on Pinterest. All you have to do is type 'style' into the search bar and it's like you've been catapulted into a world of gorgeous (yet unattainable) clothing. I have found so many amazing fashion bloggers just from clicking on a little picture like this one.

Another nifty advantage to having an account is the thousands of craft ideas that are right in front of your eyes. I've found SO many things that I want to do this Christmas, as well as ideas for N's nursery, how to efficiently and quickly clean the house, how to make bunting, fairy lights, what to do with empty candle jars. 

There are an abundance of recipes available on Pinterest, which is particularly brilliant if you're a Vegetarian or a Vegan and are struggling to find a really nice recipe book. So many ideas have come from my trawling through pictures of home-made butters, puddings, pastries and main courses.

Then of course there's the makeup! There are tonnes and tonnes of make-up and hair tutorials on Pinterest that you can experiment and play with. I recently dyed my hair ombre after scrolling through the 'ombre' tag on the website.

Lastly, but not 'least-ly', there are a lot of parenting guides and ideas that are only a click away. Some are ideas of what to do with toddlers on a rainy day, there are organic meal recipes for weaning babies and fun costume ideas. I stumbled across this lovely idea that uses a positive 'calming jar' that encourages a child to take time after (or just before) a temper-tantrum to reflect and to simmer down. It works as a 'positive time-out'.
You shake the home-made jar and place it in front of the child so they can watch the bits of glitter slowly sink to the bottom, once the glitter has settled they can carry on playing. I love this idea, coming from a family that has two Autistic children, I can see how this jar would work for children with or without Autism. The visual stimulation of the glitter 'calming' would, in turn, promote calming in the child.

So, to quote Julie Andrews, these are a few of my favourite things. I love Pinterest and I do occasionally pin things to my own board, please feel free to follow me, or even just have a look!