Curse you Pinterest for making me think I'm a DIY-er!
Oh Pinterest. The site that is raising a generation of "do-it-yourself"-ers. An aggregation of the most delicious looking recipes, the most geektastic products, the cutest clothes, and a bunch of crafts that make me say, "I could do that!"
Now, I know a lot of pinners merely pin and they waste their lives on thoughts of dreams, but the never realize them. That's not the problem I have with Pinterest. I've actually tried some of the recipes and crafts and I've had decent luck. My problem is that it's made me overly confident in my DIY abilities and I've started a project. A big project.
I'm stripping and refinishing our coffee table.
It's not like I've pinned anything about staining coffee tables or I know anything about it, it's just that for some bizarre reason I felt like I could just do it and I blame Pinterest for that overconfidence.
Now I have a giant empty space in my living room, a poorly stripped coffee table in my parents' garage, a sore back, an impatient husband, and a dread. I dread finishing that table, but now I have to. Every night after work Michael and I go to my parents' house with the plans of my finishing the coffee table while Michael studies. Instead I decide that I'm tired and I blog or sleep or play video games or whatever.
I've taken on something that I'm too afraid to finish. I'm terrified that the staining will look terrible and all of my work will be for naught. So instead I just avoid it. Those who don't try never look foolish, right?
Maybe I'll get to it tomorrow...
Now, I know a lot of pinners merely pin and they waste their lives on thoughts of dreams, but the never realize them. That's not the problem I have with Pinterest. I've actually tried some of the recipes and crafts and I've had decent luck. My problem is that it's made me overly confident in my DIY abilities and I've started a project. A big project.
I'm stripping and refinishing our coffee table.
It's not like I've pinned anything about staining coffee tables or I know anything about it, it's just that for some bizarre reason I felt like I could just do it and I blame Pinterest for that overconfidence.
Now I have a giant empty space in my living room, a poorly stripped coffee table in my parents' garage, a sore back, an impatient husband, and a dread. I dread finishing that table, but now I have to. Every night after work Michael and I go to my parents' house with the plans of my finishing the coffee table while Michael studies. Instead I decide that I'm tired and I blog or sleep or play video games or whatever.
I've taken on something that I'm too afraid to finish. I'm terrified that the staining will look terrible and all of my work will be for naught. So instead I just avoid it. Those who don't try never look foolish, right?
Maybe I'll get to it tomorrow...
You can do it! I was very impressed when you mentioned you were doing that. In fact, you gave me a feeling of "I want to do something cool like that!!!" So you are spreading the pinterest joy. I haven't caught on to pinterest quite yet though :)
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