Dove's thumbs look just fine, really nice actually.
Love her color and sparkles.
Whhyyy?!
That's my shellac manicure I got a few days ago. I love it.
Yes I wanted to be springy. Thank you!
I'm really big on keeping my nails and toe nails clean and well groomed. I go every two weeks religiously.
See @Frood
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I love them. Perfect length. I hate long nails. I have just enough to give my animals the all the chin and booty skritches they want without becoming a microbial breeding ground.
I'll show you my toes later when I'm home if you want :D
They are really gorgeous. I bet you had a small army of Vietnamese women working all over your hands and feet.
Don't listen to Freud. You'd think he'd know what the hell he was talking about, with all the make-up he's worn. The orange-red wig that was photocopied onto Frood's head was hilarious.
Anyhoo, I like how you haven't already chipped them while doing administrative work. You must be talented. It takes me 1 day or less after I get home to chip one. I swear, scrolling on my phone chips my nails, though I will say I was pretty upset and scrolling really hard and fast, because I forgot to add the last 32 ounce bottle of Evolution Watermelon juice into my cart. And when tried to go back to do so, it mysteriously had vanished (someone put it in their cart to buy) a was scrolling like a mad woman. I know that's alot of trouble for just juice, here in Washington,everyone's a health nut and they're usually sold out the same day they came in.
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So yeah, they look great! I hope your man loves them. That nail saloon did a bang up job!
EDIT: I'd love to see your toes...warning, you'll have Reggie Essent in here drooling over your feet. Post at your own risk.
Huge pain. Then there's the problem if it's plastic which causes static electricity to blow around the grounds and makes a mess. Next one will be glass, and cost about a hundred bucks. Which I don't want to spend on a grinder. Not yet anyway. Peets Big Bang is good if you want super caffeinated medium roast, I just got some.I have a grinder but cleaning it every time got to be a real headache since I drink a lot of coffee.
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Listen...my nails always get chipped no matter what I'm doing lol. I have this one older Vietnamese woman I ADORE and she's been doing my nails, toes and eye brows for the past year. I seriously only have her do it. She finally got me to get the shellac manicure on my nails.
She also will TELL me I need my brows done. She will straight up say "okay this dry and I do eyebrow. You need eyebrow!" I just agree and let her do it lol.
It's a really nice, cozy spa/salon that is right within walking distance. So I like to go and walk up there every other Saturday. Squish loves getting pedicures and manicures there and we are doing pedicures next weekend.....I'll show my toes. They are a different color, i didn't get the shellac on my toes but I'm going to do that next weekend. Now that I know it's worth the extra cost.
The shellac is a bit pricier... not much. It's about 38 dollars. But it NEVER chips or wears off. It dries super fast under UV light. I have NO idea what this would cost where you live. You live in an expensive state right? I have a friend in CA who told me a full set of gels there is like 80 bucks. That's insane to me. But this is totally worth it if you do alot with your hands but want to keep your nails looking nice.
I have never seen that juice here. I have gotten the cold press juices from Trader Joe's but I can't recall what brand.
I usually have a pretty healthy diet but the past few weeks I've been sucking down pure garbage even down to the Starbucks drinks lol.
Of course I had another one on the way home. I do wall pilates every morning so I'm earning it lol.
Okay I'll post my feets
Okay so here are toes
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I loved this color too but it wore off my nails after a week.
And while I was taking this picture of my feet on my kitchen floor....Prudence came to flirt, so it became a kitty photo shoot. My little itty bitty wonder kitty ♡
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And of course this guy showed up. The goodest boy in all the lands!
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And I gotta spend the evening cleaning. My daughter made brownies and she trashes the kitchen when she bakes. She is really good at it though. Just not the part that involves cleaning lol.
Our next house project is the floors and windows.
This summer all the windows are getting replaced and a new front door will be installed.
And all new floors. These floors are like...at least 23 years old. It's NOT real wood so it's starting to lift. In the first picture you can see it peeling somehow. It awful. We are ripping out all the old carpet too that's been here since 1996 lol.
That's good to know! For a while there I thought I was only clumsy bitch wasting money on manicures.
I go to a spa called, Bloom Nail Spa. Lovely place and people. All Vietnamese, wouldn't have it any other way. You were inquiring about prices here in Washington State. Here they are:
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I can understand why you've been eating soo many calories and delectable treats, your brain needs sustenance. People think that working at a desk and working on a computer doesn't make you tired. Bullshit! I used to get more tired staring at that damn screen all day, than when I worked out in the yard or just tidying up around the house. I an fully understand why you're craving these horrible but addictive eats. Been there and done that, either that or you're pregnant!
If you can ever try "Evolution" brand cold pressed juices, you won't be disappointed. Look for them at Starbucks. You sound like me when I still had an office job. One Starbucks in the morning. One Starbucks at 2pm. One Starbucks on the way home. That was me 5 days a week, and on the weekends was worse. Though, you've kept it down to 2. Good for you. I've since stopped drinking soo much coffee. Maybe I have 1 every three days now. I love coffee, and I'm really trying to go decaf, but decaf sucks!
Vienna sausages?Okay so here are toes
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I loved this color too but it wore off my nails after a week.
And while I was taking this picture of my feet on my kitchen floor....Prudence came to flirt, so it became a kitty photo shoot. My little itty bitty wonder kitty ♡
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And of course this guy showed up. The goodest boy in all the lands!
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And I gotta spend the evening cleaning. My daughter made brownies and she trashes the kitchen when she bakes. She is really good at it though. Just not the part that involves cleaning lol.
Vienna sausages?
That's good to know! For a while there I thought I was only clumsy bitch wasting money on manicures.
I go to a spa called, Bloom Nail Spa. Lovely place and people. All Vietnamese, wouldn't have it any other way. You were inquiring about prices here in Washington State. Here they are:
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I can understand why you've been eating soo many calories and delectable treats, your brain needs sustenance. People think that working at a desk and working on a computer doesn't make you tired. Bullshit! I used to get more tired staring at that damn screen all day, than when I worked out in the yard or just tidying up around the house. I an fully understand why you're craving these horrible but addictive eats. Been there and done that, either that or you're pregnant!
If you can ever try "Evolution" brand cold pressed juices, you won't be disappointed. Look for them at Starbucks. You sound like me when I still had an office job. One Starbucks in the morning. One Starbucks at 2pm. One Starbucks on the way home. That was me 5 days a week, and on the weekends was worse. Though, you've kept it down to 2. Good for you. I've since stopped drinking soo much coffee. Maybe I have 1 every three days now. I love coffee, and I'm really trying to go decaf, but decaf sucks!
Yeah I'm thankfully not at the desk all day. But I am back and forth a lot.
Without getting into too much detail I have desk duties and floor duties. So I'm back and forth a lot. This is the job I got immediately after my divorce. This was literally the "I'll take any job right now" job. I wasn't desperate, my man told me to just take my time and find something i really WANT, but ive been at home too long and i really just wanted to be working. I honestly love it. My coworkers and my boss are wonderful. We all get along so well. It's such a good environment. It's stimulating and the days go by pretty quick, I'm always busy which is ideal for me. Sadly It's temporary until I finish a few certifications....which makes me kind of sad because I genuinely love this.
But the next job I take is going to have to be one I want badly. Because I'm happy to stick around at this one as long as I need to.
I have no stress at all in my life. I had no idea how stressed out I actually was. Now that I'm relaxed and present? Everything feels so easy. I'm planning on finishing the degree I started and abandoned and just advancing it online. Kick back and do it. I'd rather work in management/administration as I age. I don't want to be tearing up my body doing all the demanding physical labor that I do.
I'm in great physical shape and i take care of myself and it's easy NOW. But when I'm 60 I'll feel differently I'm sure. Or not. Who knows...but I'm starting to think about old ass Dovey and what she may want and set myself up for that.
So this is my chill job. My "for now" job. And I truly enjoy it. I have the perfect weekly schedule. 8 to 5....and I have weekends off and on Monday my work day doesn't start until noon. It's perfect.
I'll have about 3 cups of coffee in a week day. Which is less then I used to have. I used to go through a pot in a day. Like 12 cups.
I tried to cut down once by getting.....instant....using the logic that if it's kinda nasty I won't want it as much. And it worked. But I hated it so much I just went back to the good shit lol. I couldn't take it anymore.
I'll usually have a cup or two in the morning and I won't have it immediately. I will have a glass of water with lemon....do my yoga or lately...the wall pilates...another water, and then the coffee.
Then I'm good to go. I'll have another cup during mid afternoon and sometimes on the way home...only if it's the weekend. Otherwise I'm afraid I'll struggle to fall asleep and I get up at 5am on workdays just to do my routine.
And yes this definitely more expensive than the salons here. Not by much though.
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It’s all good hun, cute little piggies (:Yes. With shiney pink tips lol
I know i have stumpy little sausage toes :D
Like a whole Vietnamese dynasty lol.
From all the pictures I've seen of you, you look in fantastic shape. I'm guessing you can pretty much eat anything and not gain a waist size. You probably have that high speed metabolism we all once had in our teens.
At least you're not confined to a desk all day, that's the worst. At least you get up and move around. That helps reduce the chances of blood clots and other maladies.
I'm soo glad you're enjoying your job and the people around you. I can relate to jobs where I absolutely hated going into in the morning. It really helps out big time when you're not stressed about your job and you can relax at home. That sounds wonderful. You sound happy.
LOL! I do the same with the decaf coffee I'm trying to stomach. I need to cut down on my overall caffeine content. So I thought what a great idea, not such a great idea.
It's like they come out of the womb with a nail file in one hand, and flip flops in the other.
Weird.
I'm honestly afraid of I cut caffeine I'd just drop dead lol. But I did cut down.
I'm definitely much happier and less stressed out than I've probably ever been. But I get to spend everyday and every night with my actual best friend. It's like a never ending sleep over party. And I'm completely wrapped around his finger.
I've completely lost my damn mind but it's been really good for me so I'm sticking with it!
And they know it's a stereotype and they love it lol.
But it's true....every nail salon I'm the country is operated by Vietnamese women.
They do it right!
You're like a different person these past couple of days. What kind of black market, ultra strong, "caffeine" were you previously having?I need to cut down on my overall caffeine content.
Innit though, in the last few days we've seen high as a kite 100 miles a minute flynn, come down King flynn and now this I've found god and am spreading the love throughout the land flynn. Its bonkersYou're like a different person these past couple of days. What kind of black market, ultra strong, "caffeine" were you previously having?![]()
Bizarre for sure. It could be an act, bi-polar disorder or maybe just a good old fashioned sugar crash/come down, followed by a detox?Innit though, in the last few days we've seen high as a kite 100 miles a minute flynn, come down King flynn and now this I've found god and am spreading the love throughout the land flynn. Its bonkers