Pictures

I loved photography in my school age years.  So much so that I thought I might want to do it for a living.  That's not the path I took, but I revisit it occasionally.  The iPhone has made having another pocket camera obsolete for me.  And I've embarked upon projects to improve my photo skills again on the iPhone   So this article seemed right up my alley.

Take better pictures with your iPhone.

Source: grumblesandgrunts.com via Alayna on Pinterest

This article is choc full of great tips and app suggestions that had me revisit Camera+ again.  I'm really glad I took the time to read it.  The basic camera tips are ones I already knew.  I don't always practice them well, so it was a nice reminder. Hands down the best bit was the one about how to actually snap a photo in the iPhone.  I know I've read that before, but since I don't use it daily.  I'd forgotten about it and here it is again... an awesome tip!

Natural/Detox Grab Words

Ok, it's true.  I am a sucker for things listed as natural or detox especially with essential oils.  I don't really think they will work better than other products, and I don't even always try them. Nonetheless, I am drawn to them and they pop up on Pintrest.  This one I have only been trying on and off. 

DIY~ How to Clean Your Face Naturally. (someone else said) "I started using this (along with witch hazel) exclusively about 2 months ago and my skin looks the best it has ever looked. I haven't had any breakouts and my nose looks much cleaner - pores are clearer and smaller. I've gotten a ton of people that noticed the difference. Definitely recommend." Hmm..might try this out!

Source: simplemom.net via Alayna on Pinterest

I'm really not sure if it's any better than another face washing routine.  I'll admit that I'm terrible at actually following through on washing my face every night.  Since I've been doing this, all I've really noticed is that my face is softer and smoother.  Which totally works for me!

To Repin or Like?

When I first started out on Pintrest I would only repin things that I had tested out and done successfully.  I wanted my pins to be credible.  This had two adverse effects for me.  One was that if I really did just like something, but I didn't really want to try it or have it in my stuff, I didn't have a way to show my support.  The other is that I, at this writing, have 526 likes and only 112 pins.  My likes are all things that many others might just repin into their respective boards, making it easy to find them again when they want to use one. 

I have recently changed my strategy a bit.  Part of this is due to the introduction of secret boards, I only have one and its for recipes I want to try. I'll post a recipe to my Yummy Foods board when I know we like it, but if it fails, I want an out.  The other part has just been the recognition that if it's something I want to find again, I should put it on one of my boards.  Since I do feel compelled to make sure something I put on one of my public boards has merit, I will often take the time to click through, just to make sure it really is something worthwhile.

For instance, this pin sounded interesting and its definitely the type of thing I used to like rather than pin.

Source: wikihow.com via Alayna on Pinterest

I've only tried this once, and I don't know precisely how much there is to the detox bit, but I did feel great afterward and I'll give it shot again soon!