Pinterest is for Boys Too! I think...

     It has come to my attention today that it is the opinion of men that Pinterest is only for girls. I'm pretty sure this is a big fat lie. Pinterest is for everyone! We don't discriminate or hate based on gender. That's straight up rude! That's going back to the 1920s....and we're way past that now! Yay for America! And freedom!
     Anyway, I was so disturbed by the comment that I decided to look through Pinterest and see if I could find anything pertaining to men. I hit the jack pot. There is a whole category labeled "Men's Fashion" and another one labeled, "Sports". If that's not meant for men, I don't know what is.
     So moral of the story is this: Pinterest is indeed meant for men and women. So take that Jared! (Yes that is a fake name...I don't want throw anyone under the bus). Anyway, have a wonderful day and choose the right always.
     Oh and another thing...Pinterest is super addicting! I can't handle it. I'm basically on Pinterest all the time so I would advise you to make a time limit if you want to get on. Just do that and life will be all good for you and you will have time to do your homework and other important things instead of Pinterest.
    P.S. just for your viewing pleasure...I found a good picture in the "Men's Fashion" category I thought you'd all love to see. :)
     Wait hold up! I just found another category called, "Cars and Motorcycles". Pinterest is basically overrun with things for men to look at and enjoy.

I really oughta look at these guy categories more often....he is mighty fine! :)

Socks in Your Hair? Say What?

The Original Pin

     What an interesting name for a hairstyle….a sock bun? I know what you’re thinking; no one in their right mind would ever want to put a sock in their hair. But here’s the deal, the sock is clean when you put it in your hair so it’s not a big deal. Don’t let it freak you out. If you can’t get over how disgusting it is, I would advise you to buy a new pair of socks that haven’t ever been worn before. That’s much less creepy. But either way it’s really not that gross so I’m not even sure why I just spent that much time explaining it…ok let’s move on to how awesome this idea is!
      It really is so amazing. All I had to do was take a sock, cut the toe off of it, roll it into a donut, stick the sock at the end of my roommate’s ponytail and roll it up. Seriously, it only took 5 minutes to make the sock bun, and fix her hair with it. And it looked so cute!
      I was really proud of myself because I’m not normally very good at fixing hair, but the sock bun made it so simple. I was very pleasantly surprised. I think that anyone would be able to do this on their own. My roommate even liked it so much that she wore her hair like that today to school, she woke up this morning and fixed her hair all by herself. I was so proud!
      So I highly recommend this hairstyle for anyone who wants a really cute look in less than five minutes. Literally. It takes less than five minutes to throw your hair in a ponytail, and then roll the hair around the donut (aka the sock). I’d definitely rate this pin at a 7. 9 on a scale of 1 to 10. It is a very easy hairstyle to do, and it is so fast too! A 7.9 can be compared to a chocolate covered cinnamon bear. It’s delicious but it just doesn’t quite wow you enough to give it a 10 you know what I mean?
     Maybe not…maybe I’m just a super crazy person. That could be true, but either way chocolate covered cinnamon bears are delicious, and so is the sock bun! And I mean that in the least weird way possible, the sock doesn’t taste good but it looks great. So I encourage all of you to try it! And have a wonderful day! J

Just a normal sock!

Don't be afraid to cut off the toe...

Roll it into a donut.

Put your hair in a ponytail.

The finished product from the back.

The finished product from the side!

A Goal List, How Convenient!

The Original Pin

     When I woke up this morning I had no idea that I would be making quite possibly the cutest and most simple goal list in the world. Luckily for me, the universe had other plans for me and I was very pleasantly surprised when I saw this pin on Pinterest today.
     It was love at first sight. I needed to make another post on my blog, and when I saw this pin I knew that it was the one. So I started to make it. All it took to make was: markers, a ruler, card stock paper, a little patience and sticky notes. I'm normally not very good at making straight lines, so this time I made sure to use a ruler to help. The ruler was a good choice. A very good choice. Even with the ruler, my lines weren't the straightest, but just so you know, it still looks SO cute!
     My first step in creating this genius goal list was to make the squares and rectangles. I measured how big my sticky notes were to figure out how large to make the squares. Then I proceeded to outline on my card stock with a pencil. That way if I messed up I could erase it and therefore, no permanent damage could occur. I highly recommend doing that.
     After I had everything outlined, I took a marker and made the lines darker and did some decorating. I made sure to be careful and tried my hardest not to mess up, otherwise it would have showed up big time. That would have been devastating because I actually wanted to be able to use this craft!
     When I had finished going over the lines I made with the pencil, I wrote "goal list for" in big, cursive letters in the rectangle. And then I wrote my goals on some sticky notes and stuck them on. It was so easy to make, and it turned out really well. I didn't have to spend any money because I already had all the materials that I needed at my house, and the total time spent on this project was an hour. Of course if you're better at drawing straight lines and not as much of a perfectionist as I am, I'd say you could easily execute this craft in less than 30 minutes.
     So I was finished with the craft, and I showed my mom. She loved it! And get this, she even said that I should laminate it because it turned out so well. That's a big deal. And then get this even more, she actually had a laminator, so I straight up took the sticky notes off the paper and laminated it! It was so great. Now it will never get ripped or hurt in any way. It's safe forever!
     This pin was such a good one! I want everyone who reads my blog to give this one a try, because it's so simple, yet it is so helpful as well which is amazing! Normally pins on Pinterest are cute, but they aren't actually useful in a real-world setting. But I have news for you. This one is. And it is totes cute.      
     Rate: 9.98 out of 10. I'm giving it -.02 because it was a little difficult for me to make the lines straight...but a 9.98 out of 10 is like as good as kissing in the rain! Although I've never actually done that, I've heard that a lot of people put that on their bucket list, so heck, it must be a really good thing to do. Maybe some day I'll try it. But for now, I'll stick to making the projects I find on Pinterest. Thanks for reading. I hope I've inspired you all today. I must bid you adieu.

The Materials

Outlining...

Almost Done

The Finished Product. So cute!

From "Drab" to "Fab"!!!

Original Pin

      Oh my lanta guys!! This was such a great pin. For reals. It all started a few days ago when I was looking on Pinterest and saw this wonderful creation, a scarf. Scarves are wonderful. I love them! So naturally when I saw a DIY scarf I just couldn't resist. I caved. I had to try it. And I did. 
       I started my mission by doing what any good crafter would do, I read the instructions. That's right, you heard me correctly. I actually read the instructions this time, and boy did it pay off in the end! Of course when you look at the original pin, you will see that the directions consist of three words: Cut, Slice, Pull. So easy a cave man could do it! Literally. I saw it on a documentary once....ok you caught me! I lied. It wasn't a scarf they made, it was a wheel which if you ask me is slightly more impressive but much less fashionable. Ah well, let's let bygones be bygones. 
     So anyway, after I read the instructions, I got the materials. This is the best part, I didn't even have to go to the store and spend money on this one! That's right, I had everything that I needed....all I had to do was search through my drawers until I found a shirt that was expendable and that white T-shirt definitely fit the criteria. And just a little fyi my definition of "expendable" is this: if I lose this will I cry uncontrollably for several weeks on end and feel the urge to eat several gallons of ice cream to drown my sorrows and block out any sense of pain? And thankfully losing that shirt has only thus far caused mild to spicy depression and the urge to eat lots of cinnamon bears. But then every time I see that beautiful scarf, life is good again. :) So it's really NBD (that's no big deal for those of you who aren't fluent in text lingo/jargon). 
     After I had picked the shirt that I would sacrifice, I got out the scissors (aka the murder weapon) and in a sudden turn of events started hacking away at the shirt. It was a massacre! Haha....jokes on you it really was quite calm and somewhat therapeutic. I cut the shirt right where the waistline is and just chopped it in half (it was more like 2/3s of the way up). Then I proceeded to cut slices halfway up the part I had just cut off. You know what, you're just going to have to look at the pictures because it's very hard to explain how I cut this thing...
     But anyway, after I cut it all I had left to do was to pull on the strips that I had just cut to make them look cooler, there is a more specific reason but all that matters is that it made it look much cooler. So after I did that, which only took about 5 minutes, the scarf was ready to wear! 
     I wanted to look high class so I put together a totes great outfit and put the scarf with it and DANG! It was a good outfit! At least I thought so....no one else really said anything about it. Literally. No one complimented it. That was a smidge frustrating, but I got over it because I thought it looked good.       Actually, at church one girl asked me if I got the idea for the scarf off of Pinterest and I proudly said "Yes! And it was so easy to make!" She thought it was cute, and so I was pleased with my efforts. 
     For a five-minute craft this was definitely top quality, and it was so simple! I would give this craft a 9 out of 10 (on a scale of 1 to 10 of course). FYI a 9 means: A wonderfully, amazing, classy, non-tacky, and as good as a virgin Pina Colada. Oh boy that means it's a good one in case you were curious and maybe don't share the same love for Pina Coladas that I do. They are just delightful. 
     Well, I guess that's all. I hope you enjoyed reading this and that it made you laugh and inspired you to make this wonderful scarf. Oh, if you have any suggestions on what I could do with the rest of the shirt that I didn't use to make the scarf that would be so fabulous because then I wouldn't have to waste it...and it would be better for the environment! Alright, good bye for reals this time! Adios!

Plain old T-shirt that doesn't really look like it has much potential....false! 

Cut it.

Slice it. 

Pull it.

The finished product. :)

My lovely outfit with the adorable scarf!