Do you remember your mother grabbing her favorite pair of scissors, her sparkly horn-rimmed glasses and her latest Good Housekeeping magazine?

Okay, maybe that’s a bit dramatic.

But seriously, do you remember your mom clipping nearly everything that caught her eye and using thumbtacks or push pins to put them onto a corkboard or using a glue-stick to glue them in a cutesy little album?

Well, kiss your magazine clippings goodbye. Glue sticks have become a thing of the past. Never again will you lose a pair of scissors.

Today the newest and greatest addictions is Pinterest.

What does Pinterest say about itself?

“Pinterest lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the Web. People use pin boards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and organize their favorite recipes.

Best of all, you can browse pin boards created by other people. Browsing pin boards is a fun way to discover new things and get inspiration from people who share your interests.”

What’s so great about it, you ask?

Everything. It lends itself to a mind-boggling number of ideas. An endless supply of inspiration. A virtual way to organize all those crazy ideas in your head.

It goes from how to reuse your Swiffer WetJet bottle (more on that later) to how to pose a lady for a boudoir photograph. And there’s more: cupcakes, cakes, chicken, sewing, clothing, shoes, dance lessons, photography ideas, nifty tricks, how-to’s, and so many things that will make you giggle your little head off!

Some of the things I stumble upon when I’m browsing Pinterest blow my mind!

“Wow! I never thought of that!” I say to myself.

“Oh my goodness!! I am going to save SO much money doing that!” I actually say that, too.

It just gets better and better. Every day there is something new.

And the best part about it? No joining fee, no membership fee, and you can share your own ideas!

I never thought that recycling old, beat up, outdated furniture could be so amazing! I never realized how useful the simplest items in my home could be!

I’m a broke college student. Hell, I just paid the school yet another $500 for the current semester. I’m looking for ways to save money and feel thrifty. I like to impress myself. Don’t worry, I know you do too, no matter how much you deny it!

You know those pesky, and ridiculously expensive, Swiffer WetJet refill bottles? $5 for a bottle that lasts anywhere from a few days to a few weeks was just not something I was wanting to spend money on.

I was cruising around Pinterest one day and stumbled upon the greatest tip I’ve ever seen in my life.

The instructions told me to boil water in a pot, take my empty WetJet bottle and stick the cap end of it in the boiling water for 10-15 seconds. It then instructed me to remove the bottle from the water and twist the cap off (with a towel!) and fill it with whatever cleaning solution I desired!

Absolutely life changing, let me tell you.

This community is like the Facebook of ideas. The Yoda of Magazines. The master of all everyday knowledge.

Check it out yourself, pinterest.com. Happy pinning!