A day in the life of a Pinner

As I've mentioned on here before, I'm a tad obsessed with Pinterest. I was bored yesterday and decided to have a "Pinterest Inspired Day." Since my house needed cleaning, I decided to star there. I decided to try three different "pins" and two of the three worked fantastically well for me. I was pleasantly surprised

Project 1: Clean my washer. I'm ashamed to admit that it was a grimy mess, but I had found a pin that told me how to go about fixing that. (Click here) I followed the directions exactly, and was amazed at how much better my washer now looks (and smells)

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Project 2: Clear up my car headlights. Saturday night I went out with a friend and it was really hard to see because of the rain, and because I had little to no light. The thought occurred to me that this could be because my headlights were crusted over with grime, so while the washer was sitting and soaking, I tried the toothpaste on car headlights trick. I wasn't too hopeful, but had a tube of nasty tasting toothpaste which I didn't mind sacrificing. I kid you not - it was like magic! So easy, and such a dramatic difference! (Click Here)

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Project 3: Salvage a burnt Pan. While the washer was sitting through it's 2nd 1 hour soaking session, I decided to tackle one of our cooking pans that had seen better days. This pan was brand new at Christmas, but due to a kitchen mishap, you would never know it. Here's where Pinterest failed me a little bit. I followed the directions exactly as written, even did it 2x, but the problem was not fixed. To be fair - it looks a little better now, but definitely didn't all come off. (Click Here)

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So overall, 2 out of three isn't a bad score - and it was a lovely way to spend a Sunday afternoon. I'm so glad that I tried some of the things I've pinned - it makes me feel like all the time I spend on there is somehow justified now. I used it - and here's proof!

What have you made from Pinterest recently?