Pinterest

Pinterest

Are you aware of this online pin board? It is a fun way of saving ideas for later, or sharing your own with the virtual world.

once you are signed up for Pinterest at pinterest.com you can get started. It can be confusing at first, especially since it is set up to have you follow others just by clicking on what topics you like. If you find that you are getting too many things you do not like from someone you are following, just click on their name or board name and unfollow them. You can change these as often as you like, when pinning you will get prompted to follow the board it came from.  Also the default is to follow every board from someone so clicking on their name and unfollowing the topics you do not wish to follow is a good idea.

I have 27 boards. You start with only a few and then slowly add others. The best thing is to name each as a separate category (garden, beauty, recipes, etc.)

You can add others to be able to pin to your boards - this allows your group or family to share in every pin that is posted - a fun way to communicate with each other.

It is useful to have a quick pin board - something title random or misc - where you can add a bunch of stuff and sort it later. Also save likes for only things you do not want to pin - or you will have thousands and not remember if you pinned it yet or not.

there are secret boards - for those of you planning a surprize party or have things you want to keep hidden from your children, there are secret boards that you can set up to pin to that do not get followed when others follow you.

Many people do not know that the pins keep the tag from their original page allowing you to click on the larger photo (or double click the thumbnail version) to get to the original site it was taken from if applicable thereby getting instructions, recipes, etc. In this way, Pinterest becomes a bookmark organizer with visual cues to what the page was for.

look for me on Pinterest as Niqi Archambault!

Happy Pinning!!!

facebook

How I make new virtual facebook friends.

I really enjoy facebook. Like most people, I have old friends from school, cousins and other distant relatives, close family, distant friends, and people I know in real life. This past year I learned a few new ways to "meet" people using facebook.

• use the suggest friends button and add friends of friends

• follow a page that interests you and watch the posts. When someone replies in a way you like - you can like it, but you can also click on add friend request (facebook may prevent many of these if you get reported by people for not knowing them, but for the most part people just accept your request and delete you if need be later).

• join a group

• go into your friend's friends list and see if you know anyone and add them 

 The second way is really the way that I have met some great people and get to have meaningful conversations too!

find me on facebook - Niqi Archambault and I may just become your virtual friend too!

BAAACK

WOW! I had not realized that this blog was still on the internet. I thought it got deleted when my computer broke down.

ok. so I will write an update after this test.


this is only a test. beeeep.

excited for school

Where has the summer gone? We've been so busy I didn't even have time to blog about it. LOL

And now we are preparing for the start of school. Gone are the days we can stay up late and sleep in. Gone are the days of doing things on our own schedule and when we feel like it. We will no longer be free to travel when we want, or to visit tourist attractions when they are practically empty. We can no longer wait for all the school supplies to be drastically reduced in price. We can no longer do school in our pjs or comfy sweats (unless they are fashionable). The kids can no longer eat when they are hungry, they will be on a schedule for the first time EVER.

But school will have many perks we've never had before too. My days will be free to do chores or just relax. The kids will meet other kids, make friends, and have gym class. They will get music class, drama classes, and many other classes that require more than 2 kids to do. lol Oh and we will o longer hear "Why aren't you in school?" several times per week.

The kids are getting excited! they just received their teacher's names and their supply lists. We are just figuring out the bus schedule. We are working on changing sleep and wake patterns and will practice the routine soon.

There are so many things that I worry about though: - How to make school lunches?  Will they get bored? What if they get sick? Will I be able to help with their homework? Is this a good decision for us as a family?

mixed emotions - but an interesting journey