The Digital World is my Oyster

My name is Claire. I enjoy traveling, football, and coffeehouse, acoustic music. I love going to church, drive-in movies, and going downtown to window shop. I enjoy being my pajamas but I also love to dress up. My friends and family mean the most to me. I'm engaged to Pierce Drake and am currently up to my eyeballs in planning our wedding. I enjoy having my hands in a bunch of projects all at once even though I can't be more than two places at once. Although, with digital media it seems like I could be.

Digital Media is basically the foundation for my day-to-day life. From twitter, instagram, facebook, pinterest, and a slew of blogs - I am always plugged into a network that extends beyond the room I am sitting in. Out of all these portals, twitter has impacted the way I live my life the most. Twitter allows me to stay plugged in with up-to-the-minute updates from various organizations I am involved in as well as stay plugged in to important information during a large event. Over the break I attended a conference along with 65,000 other people. Twitter (and the conference app) were crucial to understanding the schedule and traffic flow.

Pinterest is another portal that has become a big part of my life. Not only can I use it as a digital wish list, but I am never at a loss for inspiration. Because my Pinterest page was designed by me for me, there isn't anything on there that I don't like or want. When a quick fix is needed or a last minute recipe is to be made, Pinterest is there to make my life easier. I've used Pinterest for christmas present ideas, as a means of communicating ideas when event planning, and as an aid on various projects. It's easy, accessible, and engaging by being visual.

Pinterest has also allowed for me to share boards with members of my family so that we can put all of our ideas for a communal project in one place. My mom, aunt, future mother-in-law, and myself all share a board for the wedding. This way, everyone can feel included on the planning, suggest ideas at their own leisure, and just have a good time planning a fun party. It has been so helpful to have more than just my own input and also not feeling hammered with ideas from everybody. This Pinterest board is a visual, continual, conversation where everyone's ideas are welcome. 

In all honesty, the reason behind most of my involvement in digital media is my iPhone. This tiny little accessory has opened all sorts of doors for my digital world. Everything is customizable, everything is connectable. My iPhone revolutionized the way I live my live. With my iPhone the digital world became my oyster. I can answer any question I have immediately with Google. I can entertain myself instantly with any app out there that is just a download away. I can find out the weather, the news, the date, take a picture, publish a picture, answer an email all while being fully engaged in another activity.