Favorite Pins Round 1

I discovered Pinterest about two years ago when I was reading an article in Cosmo (not sure what the article was about) when it suggested that I snip pictures out of magazines and "pin" them for inspiration and happiness, or try an online site like Pinterest. So, I checked it out and I scrolled my face off in all of my spare college minutes. (Thinking about it now, they probably wanted you to buy their magazine so you could cut out their images for your tangible pinboard, but they ruined their own idea by suggesting Pinterest.) I feel like Pinterest was relatively undiscovered two years ago, and then it blew up in the last year. I wonder if Pinterest and all words related thereto are in the doctionary yet...

Anyways. I feel like I'm in a relationship with Pinterest that brings me both pleasure and pain. Pleasure because I've never seen such beautiful things and had so much inspiration thrown at me in one internet experience. Pain because having all these DIY ideas and expectations to live up to in the blogger/designer/mother/housekeeper world. I'm super prone to anxiety so sometimes I need to remember that Pinterest is this magical world where all the perfect parts of other peoples' lives come to congregate, otherwise I'll start going into this weird depressive state. It's sickening.

Here are some of my favorite pins lately, because they motivate me and make me happy for various reasons. For more of my favorite Pins, you can obviously check out my Pinterest boards.

I think what I liked about this Pin is the words below it. It's a really good idea that I fully intend on trying once I get some underthings that are actually sexy (hint hint Christmas gift from Dom?).

These painted pine cone placecards from Camille Styles are too cute! You could choose any color to match the theme of your dinner- I'm thinking metallic gold. I'm dying to host another dinner party (my first and last one was for Mother's Day and it was a hit!) and I love little place embellishments like this!

Is it sick that I'm planning for Christmas already? I feel like it creeps up on me every year, so I'm getting a jump start at decor and gift ideas. Our apartment is little, and with Julian being so michevious, I think a tabletop tree will be the way to go for us. This one from County Living is so beautiful and elegant! I love everything about this picture- to me there is no color more festive than gold.

Scrolling through my pins, I realized that I pinned this same image three times. That's how it made it to this post. I'm dying to have a desk to make me feel more like a designer and blogger and less like a bored, tired mom working from her bed once her baby is asleep. I love the simple, clean lines of this desk, and I love the little nook that it's in. It looks exactly like a corner that might be in our little apartment.

What can I even say about this picture? Ugh... so cute. I spy Dr. Brown's paci and a big watch that doesn't look nap-time appropriate.

I'm dinner party obsessed. And also slightly annoyed with myself that I'm letting Halloween practically pass me by because I'm too worried about Christmas. I feel like I'm a walking version of AC Moore's seasonal section. But these glamorous pumpkin place cards are beautiful!!

So there you have it. Just some of the Pins I'm swooning over lately. Be sure to follow my Boards to see more of what I'm pinning!