Pinterest, circa 1999.

I helped my mom set up a Pinterest account a few days ago. 

I warned her that it can and will occupy way more of her time then she ever intended, but she didn't seem to take my warning too seriously.

Earlier this evening she came into the living room holding the box pictured below and said "Look what I found! I was into Pinterest before Pinterest was Pinterest!"

Slightly more cumbersome than a website. 

Bathrooms, window seats, fireplaces, laundry rooms,  design, recipes, etc...
Basically the core of Pinterest. 

Some ideas she tore straight out of magazines. 

And some she took the time to cut out, glue to loose leaf paper, and write what she liked and/or would do differently.

Two words that seem to describe life before the internet: bulky and inefficient. 

Mad props to the generations that went through college/life without it! 

And also, check out how cute my baby brother was at age 2. 

How adorable was that handprint border we had running through our playroom?  You rock, mom. 

If you are still living life without Pinterest and want to create an account, please feel free to ask! I would be more than happy to send you an invite.