With over 600 million monthly users, Pinterest is a dominating outlet for lifestyle planning and inspiration. Everyday, curious minds log onto the app, searching for the perfect pin to enhance their boards. Catering to users’ unique interests and personalities, these Pinterest boards are typically used as a method of creating a vision of the user’s ideal life. The problem that many users face, however, is turning that vision into a reality, which is something many people aspire to, especially with the start of a new year.
No one can create something out of nothing, so the first step in bringing a Pinterest board to life is actually curating that specific collection of pins. Adding every pin that comes up in a search or on the dashboard can make boards messy and unorganized, which will make it more difficult to implement those ideas in daily life. The goal of Pinterest is to collect ideas in a way that makes sense to users, not to add more confusion to their lives.
Once a comprehensive, self-reflective vision board has been carefully curated, it’s time to take those ideas off the screen and into the world. Some people can be discouraged from committing to this process, believing that it’s too expensive or too much work, but there are some simple workarounds for those fears.
When it comes to shopping, much like putting together a Pinterest board, it’s important to be mindful and weigh each decision carefully. Examine the board with intention and pick out the specific shirt, bedspread, lamp, etc. that resonates the most with you and your vision for the coming year. Buying everything that catches your eye is neither budget friendly nor environmentally friendly. Overconsumption is a serious problem in today’s society, but that can be combated by making informed decisions about purchases, as well as buying secondhand or trying out a new craft to cut out shopping altogether.
As fun as the planning and shopping can be, they aren’t the only steps to starting a new chapter and bringing your Pinterest board to life. After the outside – hairstyles, outfits, interior design – has started to form a picture that makes you happy, it’s time to work on the inside.
Confidence is key to fully becoming a new version of yourself. As Pinterest style becomes daily attire, wear it with pride. Any changes you make on the outside should be reflected in the way you carry yourself in the coming year.
