[photo credit: Wendy's Pinterest]

In my eyes, Pinterest, unlike all of the other social media platforms, I use strictly for inspiration.  When I'm too lazy to lounge and even read blogs, I just stare at the pretty pictures.

It's also how I was able to sleuth and find the olive green cargo jacket I wanted (as seen on Diane Kruger)! 

First I started off Googling.  I typed in "Diane Kruger cargo jacket", "Diane Kruger military style jacket", "Diane Kruger NYC style"...

The results:  No brand listed.  The image results only showed similar styles, but not quite the same thing.  Unfortunately this olive cargo jacket was a trend back in the spring.  DOH!  I'm a little behind, but this jacket is so cool it was worth digging deeper. 

I took to Pinterest and typed in the same keywords and VOILA! 

There was a similar jacket staring right at me for under $40! 

YouTube is also a super-handy tool.  If there's anything you can't quite seem to figure out, there's always a 10-year-old with an instructional video for you to follow, lol.  For example, when Intern Will and I needed to know how to make our Harry Potter fortune tellers... or when I needed to know a certain stitch to crochet.  It's amazing how much information is out there, how many how-to's! 

What it didn't work for was my illness - I ended up having to go to the doctor for this one.  No amount of WebMD was gonna cure my bronchitis/laryngitis/asthma... thankfully I'm on the road to recovery (with the help of a few antibiotics) and hope to have my real voice back in the next few days.  (PS - Thank you to everyone on Facebook with your amazing love and recommendations!)   I was so happy to be the quiet one on my commute today.  <3

Have an amazing weekend,

W