I am a late bloomer.
I played with Barbies and dolls until I was like 13.
I didn’t get my period until I was almost 15.
I didn’t kiss a boy until I was 17.
I married the first boy that asked me.
I didn’t go through a ‘rebellon stage’ until I was 30 where I wanted to get a tattoo and piercings.
The only way that I wasn’t a late bloomer was that I had all my children by the time I was 26. Of course, having three kids at once helped that but there you go.
Me being a late bloomer, is also true for things on the Internet.
Expect for twitter.
I have had my twitter account like since there was first a twitter. I didn’t do anything on it for like a year and a half because I didn’t get it and thought it was some kind of instant message system and I couldn’t figure out why these people wouldn’t talk back to me.
But for everything else in social media, I was late to jump on the bandwagon.
I started blogging 4 years ago.
I joined Facebook about 2 years ago.
I joined Skype and figured it out this year.
And just this week, I finally joined Pinterest.
Oh my goodness, Pinterest. I don’t know what took me so long. This is the most fabulous thing to happen too the Internet since Google.
I can’t believe how awesome Pinterest is. I am actually kind of mad that people didn’t tell me of it’s awesome sooner.
If I am totally confusing you and you have no idea what Pinterest is, let me tell you. Pinterest is this site where you put things that you like into boards (groups) . It is a way to organize links on the web. For example, I have this HUGE bookmark file full of recipes that I have found on the Internet. It is a long list that I get totally overwhelmed by. Since joining Pinterest, I have taken all those recipe links and organized them into different boards like, dinner, sweet treats, appetizers, etc.
For this alone, Pinterest is fabulous.
Anyway as you can tell, I am a fan. I like, no, love it. It is going to become my newest obsession. I can’t wait to spend hours upon hours pinning things.
But, even though my love is great for Pinterest I have to say, it’s not really working for me.
You see, I go through my day and I find something I like and I pin it but I am just not seeing it on my boards. Once I pin this stuff, nothing is happening.
Here let me show you.
I like my TV…. Pin It!
I like brownies, I mean really, really, really like them… Pin It! times three
I like my kid… Pin It!
I like my big tub of leduce… Pin It!
I like snow… Pin It!
I like my husband… Pin It!
I am think that I am not doing something right here. I pinned these things and they are just not showing up on my boards.
So much pinning, not so much boarding.
Oh well, maybe there is just some lag in my internet connections or a learning curve.
After all, I am a late bloomer after all.
*Follow me on Pinterest and see if I really am getting it*
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Following you! Boy it sure didn’t take you long to catch on!
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Jen Reply:
January 15th, 2012 at 9:07 pm
I just gotta make sure it’s going to be a good thing before I dive in. Or something like that.
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I am officially snickering. Pin it!
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You are so cute.
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I’ve been on pinterest for awhile, but haven’t let myself get sucked in, until this week. Oye, now a whole new world is opening up, and my time is ticking away!
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You are too funny! I just discovered pinterest a few months back! I am hooked and then I introduced my Mom to it and she is hooked to. Found your blog through twitter. I am doing the SITS 31 days to build a better blog as well!
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Jen Reply:
January 15th, 2012 at 9:08 pm
It is SO easy to get hooked. I can’t wait to show it to a couple friends of mine b/c I know they will LOVE it and totally be hooked like me.
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I was a very early Pinterest adopter, so folllow me for a good time
This was hysterical!
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THANK GOD you finally signed up for Pinterest! I love your around the house pins! Snort.
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Oh you funny-clever girl.
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I’m totally addicted to Pinterest!!! I could spend hours on that site! I’m following you now!
Hayden is totally Jeff’s mini-me, isn’t he?
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Jen Reply:
January 15th, 2012 at 9:08 pm
Hayden is totally a mini Jeff and has been from the moment he was born. It’s really scary.
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I joined Pinterest – but I really don’t get it – it’ll probably take me a year. I can’t figure out where I’m to go find whatever I want to pin.
The pin up your sons nose made me think of when one of my sons broke his collar bone and a little itty bitty kid in the next cubicle at the ER had stuck a Lego up his nose and they couldn’t get it out. My son and I both agreed that it was MUCH better to have a broken collar bone! LOL!
I agree with Michelle, you are a funny-clever girl! With a great sense of humor!!!!
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Jen Reply:
January 15th, 2012 at 9:10 pm
Oh we have had the drama of little things being stuck where they shouldn’t be. Kids… what are you doing to do?!
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You accepted the first proposal you received? As if the rest of us had 10 before we said “yes”. Haha!
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So glad you finally gave in and joined the cul… crowd.
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LOVE Pinterest. I would love if you could explain Twitter… I have an account (follow you btw!) and have NO clue what I am doing! I’m still waiting for some type of communication breakthrough!
Help!!!! LOL!
Headed over to follow you on pinterest….a site I actually semi-understand!
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Jen Reply:
January 16th, 2012 at 9:33 pm
Oh I LOVE twitter. Probably because I have so much random in my head.
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Seriously. Pinned snow? Killin me!
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LOL pinned crack it is. Love.
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You are hilarious!!
I’d pin your ass! Well, not your actual ASS. YOU.
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Jen Reply:
January 16th, 2012 at 9:32 pm
I will let you pin me
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You are cracking me up. I too am a late bloomer. I still haven’t drank the Pinterest Punch yet…
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Jen Reply:
January 16th, 2012 at 9:32 pm
Oh you totally need to drink that punch, baby. You would LOVE it.
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I’m still trying to figure it out.
I like your pins.
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I have never had much luck with social media. I had to abandon my Twitter account because the only people who wanted to follow me were from the adult entertainment industry.
You inspired me to give social media another try with your hilarious take on Pinterest. But I can’t even get an invitation to join.
Maybe it is because I have a tendency to make “good things” go bad.
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Jen Reply:
January 16th, 2012 at 9:31 pm
If you would like an invite, I could send you one because I am all about supporting social media and things.
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Unplugged Martha Reply:
January 16th, 2012 at 10:38 pm
It would be great if you could send me an invite. But you might have to keep an eye on me to make sure I stay out of trouble.
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Lol! Love the things you pinned. Too too funny. I am now following you! I kept searching for Buried with kids but never found you. So I am following you so you can follow me back now
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I too LOVE Pinterest!!!! Great pics of your own “pins”. Love the pic of your child with the pin up his nose. How exactly did that conversation go? “Here honey, stick this up your nose and let me take a picture. I know I’ve told you to NEVER stick anything up your nose, but just this once do it and let me take a pic!” Honestly if it were in my family the kids would just comply, roll their eyes, do it and then go about their day. Lol!
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Now I’m just wishing I had some REAL damn brownies to PIN!!!
#YUM
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Oh I needed that laugh
Thank you!
(and I’m following you on Pinterest now!)
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I was the last person I know to join FB. And, probably the last to have a boyfriend, too!
And, I’m still not on pinterest. I hear I’ll get sucked in..I don’t have time to get sucked in!
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