Pinterest, This Would Never Work for Me

There are a lot of great ideas on Pinterest. There are some really lousy ones too.

Some things look great in pictures, but would never work in practice in my life. (All examples were found on Pinterest.com)

Like this...

Too much work in my opinion. My solution - grab a shirt from one drawer, grab pants from another drawer and voila! You have an outfit. And you didn't even have to specially fold, place, and label said outfit.

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You can't go anywhere on Pinterest without seeing something slathered in chalkboard paint. (Sometimes homemade chalkboard paint!) Looks cute...but that pure black with crisp white writing won't last. Every chalkboard ends up looking milky and dirty. And I would NOT want my kitchen table to look like that.

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Freezer organization...

Tupperware. With snap on lids. Think about it. Looks pretty...but how long will it last? And really, isn't it just easier to grab that boxed up Totino's pizza than have to sort through which Tupperware contains it, pull it out, take off the lid, remove the pizza, snap the lid into place, and replace the Tupperware? I've learned the function and organization don't always coincide. 

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The idea of bare kitchen cupboard seems simplistically beautiful, doesn't it?

But then again, didn't someone invent cupboard doors for a reason? Say, to keep dust and dirt off the dishes and reduce the need for constant cleaning? If I ever did this, I am sure my array of multicolored sippy cups and mismatched dishes would look simply stunning. And the blue storage totes on top of the cupboard?  Just like the Tupperware in the freezer, the system doesn't seem functional at all. 

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Cute food...

Just eat your boring, normal white rice and hot dogs, kid. 

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A clear canister to hold toilet paper. It allows you to see at a glance when you need to buy more.

Just put your toilet paper under the sink like the rest of us. Every time you change a roll you'll get an update of how much inventory you have. Then you can write "toilet paper" on your shopping list like the rest of us. How long until that beautiful clear canister gets scratched, fogged up, covered in toothpaste/bubble bath splatters, and full of dust and grime?

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Shower curtains cut and sewed into lunch sacks.

You can buy a big package of brown paper bags for the same amount it would cost you to buy a shower curtain and thread and the time to sew these reusable vinyl sacks. Oh, and those brown paper sacks? They're reusable too. All you have to do is NOT throw them away and reuse them. Trees are a renewable resource anyway. Shower curtains are not. People have too much time on their hands.



P.S. I've been sick and sleep deprived for five days. I suspect this post may be snarky and negative. I blame it on my sinuses.