Swoonish. Roundup.

The photos above are from quick iPhone snapshots through my original departure and arrival to San Francisco--leaving from Tampa and the landing for our layover in Denver, to entering the city and hitting the SAY Media headquarters for meetings.

When I first drafted this post I was waiting impatiently outside the departure gate of the San Francisco airport. It was finally time to return home after several days in San Francisco, with the slew of meetings that had been setup for my team and I at SAY Media headquarters.

Cue the relieved sigh from a small-town girl.

Being the total homebody that I am, I was eager to pull into the driveway, open the front door, and welcome the dog assault that had been waiting to happen since I first left the house 4 days prior.

I was not left disappointed, though Rowan was perhaps too quickly satisfied and put herself to bed early. I've been in pretend-until-you-believe-it mode, swearing that Rowan's early bedtime was because she exhausted herself and needed a rest before her next attack of love wags and tail beatings.

No one can convince me otherwise.

Pinterest is highly distracting, not meant to be viewed in any capacity while working--not because it's not safe for work, but because it's a time suck. Between Pinterest and the Gawkerverse, I'm surprised I have time for anything else. Don't get me started on how they both have iPhone apps that I've downloaded but hidden from myself. Time suck.

When I do let myself indulge in Pinterest, though, I spend more time focusing on what my friends and contacts have pinned than doing any pinning myself. There are a lot of people out there with some fantastic taste. Thankfully, some of what they pin inspires me to repin that item(s) to my own boards. I've even created a new board for the Guest Room project (board)! It's filling up with pins I want to refer back to for color and design options, but the damn thing is becoming beautiful enough to stare at on its own; like a little piece of artwork I wouldn't hesitate to print, frame, and hang.

Images were taken from my Pinterest boards, "Design of a Kind" and "To Live By Them."

For those who haven't given Pinterest much thought, maybe considered it a passing fad, or assumed it was mostly for those who fancy DIY, design, and decorating, then I urge you to take a closer look. Pinterest is ultimately about one thing: gathering content. That content is categorized into boards--board, singular, if you like the chaos of everything in one place--where you "pin" images, video, and more. Those pinned items can be:

things that inspire you (e.g. color palettes)
are meant to inspire others (e.g. eco-friendly ways to update your home)
depict your creative ventures (e.g. step-outs showing how you reupholstered your couch)
are creations by others that you like (e.g. an IKEA sofa hacked to look more mid-century modern)
are items to help you plan an event (e.g. potential decor choices for your holiday party)
research for projects you want to tackle (e.g. various ways to create a solar oven)

There's no real limit to how, and for what, you can use Pinterest. My personal preference is to pin things that cause a strong, passionate response within me. If it pulls at the heart strings, attracts my eye, inspires me to do something similar, or challenges me in some way--whatever it is that brings to life something where there may have been nothing--I'm going to want to keep it. Pinterest lets me do that. And, if I happen to need a bit of chaos some times, or organization/order in others, Pinterest lets me do that as well.

You should take a (closer) look into Pinterest for yourself. If you need an invite, leave a comment or click the contact link to let me know.