Why our Husband's Hate Pinterest

Fellow wives, I know what you do with the spare time you have between the endless loads of laundry and the ever filling sink of dishes. Perhaps your mind has just gone to the times you spent endless hours on the sofa catching up on the new season of Orange is the New Black, but that's not the dirty secret I'm talking about today. It's ok, your secret is safe with me. I know that you are a pinterest addict much like myself and there is no reason to be ashamed..  

 

This little addiction is far too accessible. It's as easy a downloading the app to our phones so we have an endless plug to the newest fashion trends, or vintage trends, quotes, recipes, art, funny cat pictures, and a plethora of other useless topics. However, the worst thing that pinterest has to offer, the thing our husbands both fear and hate most, is the DIY section where thousands of "easy" projects are broken down step by step (or not) for our convenience. 

You may be questioning why our husbands would dislike these Do it Yourself opportunities especially when we find so much enjoyment in them, it's practically art! There is nothing quite like the pleasure of starting an idea from a piece of scrap cloth and turning into a marvellous bedazzled shirt that we would never be caught dead wearing out in public. Or, the time I got this amazing idea to construct a paper mache mask by applying the goop and newspaper to my face in order to create a structure for its base. Instead, I ended up getting a facial and torn newspaper shreds stuck in my hair to which my husband got a good laugh.

You see, the hatred of pinterest is not in the amusement of our failed crafty attempts, but rather in the amounts of time and money that we dedicate towards these endeavours. Time that could be used making delicious sandwiches in the kitchen with nothing more than an apron on ( I'm sure that every husband shares this fantasy). And, the ample amounts of money we spend on collecting the products necessary to create these projects. I cannot begin to tell you how many necessary trips I have made to the dollar store and Michaels to pick up some beads, glue, ribbon, string, feathers (I made some awesome dream catchers), and  Lord knows what else I needed in the exact moment a crafty idea popped into my head. There is nothing our husband's hate more than wasting money. 

Yet, it cannot be helped. There are so many wonderful projects that are sitting on our forebrains just waiting to be expressed. Forget the time I purchased 2 wooden pallets without regard to their dimensions. As it turns out, (2) 4ft X 4ft  pallets Do Not Fit into a 3ft opening of a car trunk! I have no way to bring these pallets home to create the wonderful standing pallet garden idea that is floating around in my head. I cannot see why this would be so aggravating to my husband.   

Let's not even get started on the topic of refurbished items. Refurbished means, scouring flea markets and yard sales for items of potential to recreate into something more useful and spectacular! This too costs money...

All hatred aside, DIY projects have not always ended in horror. I have made some pretty cool natural remedies with products that I have around the house. Did you know that you can dust a little cornstarch on your eyelashes (after one applied coat of mascara) and then reapply another coat to get longer and fuller lashes?! Genius! 

Ladies, all in all, Pinterest has more positives than negatives. For every 10 failed projects, you will get 1 amazing project that will make your year and your cult like dedication to pinterest even stronger. I say, forget the husbands. You can make it up to him later by making those awesome BLT's you saw on pinterest while wearing that cute apron you created out of one of his old dress shirts ;)