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Five on Friday: Random things from the week

Five random musings from the last week…

1.  My husband got a new keyboard, thanks to his brand new endorsement. He’s like a kid at Christmas! I stressed over this purchase, even though I knew he needed it. Now that its done, I’m SO thankful everything came together to make it happen. Exciting times!

2. Checked out Soulshine Pizza Factory here in Nashville, finally. Its only been open six months, and its been on my “wishlist” ever since it opened. It was a gorgeous day, perfect for a pizza and beer on the patio upstairs. I highly recommend checking them out if you’re looking for good food and a fun vibe in Nashville! (Or their three other locations in Mississippi.)

Soulshine decor
Soulshine decor

3.  I broke my go-to pot lid this week. I know its such a dumb thing to blog about, but this truly bummed me out. It was that lid that fit multiple pots, so I used it all the time. It happened in slow motion. I set it on the counter, but I guess it wasn’t flat. It slid. I couldn’t get to it. It shattered. We’re still finding glass shards days after… the latest in my husband’s foot last night. Le sigh.

4. I’ve decided that about 70% of accidents could be avoided if people used and/or respected turn signals, and 98% of road rage could be avoided the same way. I made those percentages up, of course, but this week’s top driving frustrations (or riding as a passenger) all came from people not using their turn signals or people ignoring ours. They’re standard equipment on cars… USE THEM.

5. This has been one of the busiest weeks I’ve had so far this year… and next week is almost the same. I thought May would slow down after I got out of school, and before I’d have school-age kids. Nope! It’s perpetually a busy month.

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159: New nail colorI have a very self-serving dream. I dream of having amazing nails.

Silly, perhaps? But I want that. SO bad. I want pretty nails. Not chipped up, split, sad things that I normally have.

My hair has always been my appearance obsession. It still is, but not to the degree it used to be. I’m really happy with the short cut I keep today, so I don’t find myself focusing on it as much as I once did. Now my focus is my nails.

Oh I’m all about pedicures and cute toe nails. Its one thing I maintain just fine, you just never see them. Boots and tennis shoes don’t exactly show off the cute polish I always have on my toes. So suddenly my focus is on my finger nails. Blame Pinterest, perhaps. I don’t know.

I’ve never been one to go get professional manicures, and I’ve only had tips put on once for my senior prom. I wear contacts and for some reason long nails hinder my taking my contacts out. Its a personal issue, I know, and a really dumb thing given how many women have long nails and wear contacts. But suffice to say, I’m never going to have super long nails.

But I want my short nails to look good nonetheless! I used to hate painting my nails. I felt colored fingernails were distracting and didn’t look right on me. (Even as I’d admire it on other women.) Somewhere in the last year, that’s changed. I want color on my nails. I want to show them off.

However, bartending just makes it pointless. I paint my nails. I go to work. I come home with chipped nails, split nails, and atleast once a month I have a finger wrapped in a band-aid because I cut myself one way or another.

I’m pitiful! Oh and don’t tell me to try these “chip-free” or “long-lasting” polishes. I’ve tried them all.  (Now, I’ve not done the gel polish thing, because I’m afraid spending the money and still not last.) None of them have stood the test of slinging beer and mixing drinks at a fast pace.

So for now… I accept that on my days off I’ll keep nice-as-I-can nails, and then on work days accept it won’t last. Some day I’ll have cute nails. Someday.