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So much for September.

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I’m totally starting my Big Fat Dumb Self-Indulgent Pinterest Project on July 1.

My decision to start it sooner rather than later is twofold. One, I’m excited. Two, if I don’t start now I’ll just keep pinning to infinity and beyond and that’s just overkill. So beginning in July, expect to see posts relating to my dorky project!

In Mommying news, I don’t know if Ethan is already teething or what. I just know that if he’s going to chew on something, I really need it to be a teething ring and not my fingers. It’s fine for a few minutes, but it really hurts after a while. He has Hulk jaws. He doesn’t seem to be in pain or anything, so I’m chalking up the drooling and chewing to it just being what happens at this age. And crossing my chomped-on fingers that we’re not teething just yet. Please, please, please, kid, slow down.

I’ve finally broken the baby weight plateau – I’m below 145 at last! It only took three months…

My anxiety  has been a lot better since Ethan started sleeping more. I still have a lot of moments of panic and I’m definitely not entirely out of the woods yet, but I do feel like I can probably get through this on my own. I’m feeling more  like myself now that my weight is getting closer to normal and I’m getting a little more rest, and that is making all the difference in the world. I think part of the issue was feeling like my body was not my own for so long. Pregnancy tends to do that for you, and I had no idea how frustrating recovery could be. Once the pain subsided, I felt so impatient to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight. I may never quite get there again, but as long as I’m close, I’ll be content.

And now I’m off to watch “Bridezillas” because I am classy like that.

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My dumb, self-indulgent Pinterest project that I’m totally going to do no matter what.

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So, I’m a little obsessed with Pinterest. I’m almost angry at the friend who introduced me to it, because for everything sketchy and potentially wrong with it, there are some neat aspects to the site. Sure, there is a lot of beige, twee, Deschanel-style generic cuteness going on, but I have found some fun/interesting/smart ideas on there.

Normally, I’m not one of those “I’m gonna do a 365 Project!” people (well, except for my 365 Days of Shakespeare blog, which apparently people are still reading. Go figure. I put almost no effort into that thing…perhaps it’s about time I revamped it and, you know, tried). I generally find them kind of dumb, because no one ever seems to follow through and finish them, and they usually just fizzle out with a bunch of lazy excuses about why they weren’t completed. Or they’re 365 photo projects – the type that makes anyone with a decent digital camera think they’re a photographer.

So…why am I doing a silly, self-indulgent, Pinterest-inspired project that will most likely end in me giving up halfway through?

I dunno. Because it might be fun.

I’m not a crafty person. This surprises people for some reason. I think I must give off a crafty vibe, because whenever I admit that my gift-wrapping skills are akin to a drunk, blind kindergartner who has never touched gift wrap before, people seem confused. I really don’t know why. The last time I crafted something, it was a scarf. And it didn’t even have fringe on it. I don’t even know how to purl. I used to cross-stitch a lot, but I wasn’t particularly talented at that, either. For some reason, though, when I see all those cutesy-clever crafts on Pinterest, I kid myself that I could pull them off. So that’s part of why I’m doing it. I think it would be nice to be better at doing things by hand, rather than buying them.

Also, quite frankly, I think it would validate me in some way. I think I’ll feel some sense of accomplishment. I have this notion in my head that SAHMs are all crafty and organized. I know that’s not necessarily true, but I feel like becoming better at prettying up the house on my own and creating nice things from scratch will make me feel more like a mom. I know that probably doesn’t make much sense, but I want to at least try.

So, starting at some point in the near-ish future (probably September), I’m going to come up with 365 projects, recipes, and crafts that I found on Pinterest to try out. There will be a range of topics – I’ll focus mainly on beauty, fitness, food, and home decor/cleaning. There will probably be a few randoms throughout, but nothing’s set in stone just yet.

My hope is that this project will A) Be completed, lest the Mayans were right and B) Teach me something. I don’t know what. I just want to legitimately learn something so I can call it good.

So thus begins the Great Gathering of Ideas on Pinterest. God help you if you’re friends with me on there – you’ll be flooded.