Today I’m borrowing an idea from Beautiful Dysfunction – one of the first fellow-Ontario bloggers I met when I started this blog.

She use to do a weekly series called “Oh How Pinteresting” where she would showcase some of her favourite pins.

At the time, I was very new to WordPress and couldn’t even figure out how to post pins on WordPress, so I wasn’t there.

But I’ve been having more and more fun on Pinterest lately, and so I thought I might try weekly – or maybe monthly – or possibly sporadic, I really haven’t thought it through, posts linking back to some of the stuff that I’ve found interesting in Pinterestland.

So with that I give you my inaugural “Oh, How Pinteresting” post.

And I thought I’d start with my top five most popular pins – as measured through the exact science of repins and likes.

Number 5

First, at six re-pins, I give you … the London Aquarium! Apparently, people like sharks. Or London. Or water. Or maybe they are like me and are fans of all three. I did a school term in London during my undergrad and really enjoyed my visit to the Aquarium.

Number 3 – Tie!

Here’s a post I found on teaching kids about good nutrition from B-Inspired Mama. Apparently others, like myself, found it inspiring. I admit I haven’t done any of this. But, generally speaking, we do have pretty good nutrition over here (just don’t ask about tonight’s dinner).

Number 3 – Tie!

Tied for third is one of those pins I pinned in a moment of “crafty, organizational I CAN DO THIS!” inspiration.

I could totally put together a scrapbook of memories. And it would be lovely.

Have I done it yet? Not so much. But I found the idea originally posted by Holly, one of my favourite bloggers, who posts over at Simplify Create Inspire, so I smile every time I get a notice that someone else might pursue this thanks to her Project Life postings on the subject.

And my sister-in-law just did a similar style scrapbook for my nephew’s first few months – so I’m sort of inspired again…

Number 2

So this pin goes to why I started up on Pinterest to begin with, to collect recipes. And this one is certainly one of our repeat side dishes when we entertain. I love asparagus. Everyone loves bacon. And it’s hard, unless you are lactose intolerant, to be anti-cheese, so there you have it. And others apparently agree.

Number 1

Like Rise of the Guardians? You are not alone. I pinned this when my eldest lost her first tooth early this summer.  We went online to collect photos of the Tooth Fairy together. No deeper thought than that.

I still get multiple email notifications a week for people repinning and liking this pin.

In the span of my interests? Tooth Fairy? DreamWorks? Don’t get me wrong, really good film, but not something I thought would ever get over 50 repins. Just goes to show the random wacky that is the Internet.

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So that’s some of my most pinned pins.

Are you on Pinterest? Anything you pinned that surprised you in popularity?