In the Spring of 2018, I started collecting enamel pins. This wasn’t off brand for me. I was always a big fan of collections and over the years I managed to develop quite the collection of collections, if you will. I collected stamps, Lego minifigures, even limited edition soda cans. While some might call me a hoarder, I genuinely had a lot of fun gathering all these collections over the years. It was something fun to do, and it made me happy. So like I said, it wasn’t much of a shock when I decided to start collecting pins. I was always enamoured by miniatures growing up. Therefore, mini wearable drawings and pictures fascinated me. Pin collecting was the next logical step.
When I first started officially collecting pins, it was the many designs that drew me to them. Like graphic t-shirts, there were so many options and possibilities. In many ways, it’s wearable art. You get to represent something you love, and, let’s be real, they do look pretty good too. Overtime, something else began motivating my purchases. Pins became more than just showpieces. I started buying pins that meant something. Pins that represented something about me. They became like badges of honor. Literally. Every pin I wear has a story. Something about me that I’m proud to wear.
That’s what I want this blog to be. I want to talk about my life, while I take you through my pin collection. Currently, I have almost 50 pins. Obviously not all of them represent something dramatic and life changing, but a lot of them connect to larger stories and lessons that, I believe, have made me who I am.
So hi, my name is Aman and this is my blog. Over the next few weeks I hope you get to know me better. Don’t worry, it’s all pin the story.
It's Pin the story 
Really looking forward to reading this as someone with the opposite problem as you – I save absolutely nothing. Much to the chagrin of my parents and friends, I’ve never had any desire to keep stuff I wasn’t using anymore (to put it as simply as possible). Selfishly, I think reading about someone who ascribes meaning to pins and writes about that passionately could have a positive impact on me, especially at a time that is supposed to be a little sentimental (last semester of college).
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