Introduction!

Hello! My name is Nikki and this year I have decided to try and make a fun little goal for myself to once a week, attempt to recreate at least one thing that I have pinned on Pinterest. I have already made a lot of things that I found on Pinterest over the past couple years, but I thought it would be fun to document the experience. Plus, whenever I find something I really, really like I always try to share it with as many people as I can and I thought this would be a great way to do that!

Here I will be sharing a variety of pins, but I have to admit - I see myself making a lot of food posts. I've been a vegan for almost 5 years now and I'm always looking to try a new vegan dish or sweet! I also plan on sharing crafts, beauty items, home decor - etc. Anything that I think someone else will like - I'll be sure to share it on here. All vegan-friendly and cruelty free, of course!

So a little about me - I'm 27 years old. From Pennsylvania. Right now, due to health reasons I am currently a housewife. I have two (fairly unheard of) medical conditions that effect my day-to-day life. One of them is a form of Dysautonomia called POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) and the other is a genetic connective tissue disorder called Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS). For me, I think these conditions go hand in hand and to make a long story short - both my blood pressure and heart rate fluctuate a ton and I am left feeling dizzy, short of breath and exhausted a good bit of the time. I thought I would explain that aspect of my life a little bit because that is actually where the name of this blog was inspired from. My sweet hubby actually thought of it and I think it describes me perfectly. In my attempt to cook, bake or anything I put my time and energy into - more often than not, I'm left feeling dizzy and 'spinny'. So Spinnin' N' Pinnin' was the perfect name for what I am about to try and do with this blog! (Just a side note: If you would like to learn more about the health conditions I listed above, feel free to check out my other blog, Chronically Hopeful, listed on one of the tabs at the top of this page).

Well, I think I have rambled enough for my first post! I hope you enjoy this blog!