Have you heard of a little website known as Pinterest?
It's April 2013, so I'm sure this is huge news to all of you out there. So let me fill you in. Pinterest is this hall of mirrors website where you can see the ADHD imaginings of everyone in the world.
Oh wait, everyone knows about it and they're just as addicted to it as I am? Damn, I thought I would surprise you.
I actually jumped onto the Pinterest (by the way Ryan had to teach me how to pronounce it) bandwagon very late. I heard about it pretty quickly after it became a raging monster of time suck capabilities, but the first time I went to the site I became frustrated after about 2 min of browsing and gave up. "This is totally stupid, why do people like this?" Mainly because I didn't understand that there was a way to go see the information being teased on the little descriptions. Once I discovered you could use these Pins to travel around the web looking at recipes, design ideas, beautiful pictures and more, I was hooked. Pinterest is like crack for people who like good ideas and inspiration.
But here's the dilemma... Pinterest and Egypt are not a good combination. They're not a good combination because there are so many craft ideas, recipes and things I want to do, that I can't do because I live in Egypt and am missing at least one of the needed items. It's especially bad in the recipes area because so many of them require ingredients that are impossible to find here.
So far here are the list of items that have made it impossible for me to make something I've pinned on Pinterest. BTW, I know some of these ingredients could be tweaked/handmade/substituted for something else/found in some tiny unknown shop in the bowels of Cairo for more money than anyone should ever spend on anything, but that's the whole point, I'm trying to avoid adding more hours of work to my already busy day. I could spend 3 extra hours every week traveling around Egypt to find a single ingredient on this list, but it's just not worth it.
- Greek Yogurt (We've got regular yogurt, not the same)
- Soy milk
- Pillsbury crescent rolls
- Cool Whip
- Andes Mints
- Velveeta cheese
- Monterey jack cheese
- Colby cheese
- Enchilada sauce (I can find it sometimes, but it's been 10 months since it's been in stock)
- Ranch seasoning mix (I do have some of this, but it's brought in from the states and carefully hoarded)
- Lipton onion soup mix (same thing)
- Bacon
- Ham
- Oh wait, pork of any kind (I just skip these recipes entirely now, there's really no point)
The list could go on and on, but it makes me sad so it's time to stop. What kills me the most is that all of these things could be found in one trip to Walmart, or Publix, or any other "normal" store in the States. I bet I could even tell you the aisle #'s to find a few of them.
So there's the dilemma, good ideas close at hand, but the means to make them just out of reach. Pinterest you've gone down a bad road here and become a tease. I should really have 2 separate accounts. One with pins I can use now and another for things I will have to dream about in a distant future where American household staples are easier to get.
Sigh... I know, my middle class problems are soul crushing.
In other news, school is back in session and we're honing in on the end of the year with great speed. I can't believe how little time there is left until my Momma arrives in Cairo! Hurry up June 12th, I need to find a good parking spot at the airport, oh and prepare to give birth to a baby. :)
It's April 2013, so I'm sure this is huge news to all of you out there. So let me fill you in. Pinterest is this hall of mirrors website where you can see the ADHD imaginings of everyone in the world.
Oh wait, everyone knows about it and they're just as addicted to it as I am? Damn, I thought I would surprise you.
I actually jumped onto the Pinterest (by the way Ryan had to teach me how to pronounce it) bandwagon very late. I heard about it pretty quickly after it became a raging monster of time suck capabilities, but the first time I went to the site I became frustrated after about 2 min of browsing and gave up. "This is totally stupid, why do people like this?" Mainly because I didn't understand that there was a way to go see the information being teased on the little descriptions. Once I discovered you could use these Pins to travel around the web looking at recipes, design ideas, beautiful pictures and more, I was hooked. Pinterest is like crack for people who like good ideas and inspiration.
But here's the dilemma... Pinterest and Egypt are not a good combination. They're not a good combination because there are so many craft ideas, recipes and things I want to do, that I can't do because I live in Egypt and am missing at least one of the needed items. It's especially bad in the recipes area because so many of them require ingredients that are impossible to find here.
So far here are the list of items that have made it impossible for me to make something I've pinned on Pinterest. BTW, I know some of these ingredients could be tweaked/handmade/substituted for something else/found in some tiny unknown shop in the bowels of Cairo for more money than anyone should ever spend on anything, but that's the whole point, I'm trying to avoid adding more hours of work to my already busy day. I could spend 3 extra hours every week traveling around Egypt to find a single ingredient on this list, but it's just not worth it.
- Greek Yogurt (We've got regular yogurt, not the same)
- Soy milk
- Pillsbury crescent rolls
- Cool Whip
- Andes Mints
- Velveeta cheese
- Monterey jack cheese
- Colby cheese
- Enchilada sauce (I can find it sometimes, but it's been 10 months since it's been in stock)
- Ranch seasoning mix (I do have some of this, but it's brought in from the states and carefully hoarded)
- Lipton onion soup mix (same thing)
- Bacon
- Ham
- Oh wait, pork of any kind (I just skip these recipes entirely now, there's really no point)
The list could go on and on, but it makes me sad so it's time to stop. What kills me the most is that all of these things could be found in one trip to Walmart, or Publix, or any other "normal" store in the States. I bet I could even tell you the aisle #'s to find a few of them.
So there's the dilemma, good ideas close at hand, but the means to make them just out of reach. Pinterest you've gone down a bad road here and become a tease. I should really have 2 separate accounts. One with pins I can use now and another for things I will have to dream about in a distant future where American household staples are easier to get.
Sigh... I know, my middle class problems are soul crushing.
In other news, school is back in session and we're honing in on the end of the year with great speed. I can't believe how little time there is left until my Momma arrives in Cairo! Hurry up June 12th, I need to find a good parking spot at the airport, oh and prepare to give birth to a baby. :)
You can get soy milk sometimes....
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