An epiphany today ...

Firstly, although I MISS my long nails .. there were an absolute pain to type with .. on a PC keyboard AND on the iPhone keypad (cos I would misjudge where my finger pads were no thanks to my nails) .. So I often found it a chore to blog .. cos there were just too many typos.

After my gelish nails for Christmas grew out ... the sides that had no protective nail polish  .. well, some chipped and a few outright broke .. *sob* (side note - gelish is an awesome solution to those of you whose nails chip easily)

So, after chopping off those few nails, I decided to just have the manicurist trim them all .. had I done extensions, there would be quite a number to do .. so forget it. Nails grow .. and pretty fast too. Plus, there was the keyboard problem .. and I did occasionally stab my kids with my nails ... lol.

Anyway, as I was sitting there and getting my finger nails and toe nails attended to by TWO manicurists, I had an epiphany:

Wow, so this is how it feels like to be a princess .. HAHAHA! .. Ok, maybe not Kate Middleton style .. but since my manicurists are from Vietnam (they DID have emperors)  .. heck, I could've been an Empress back in the old days. Ok, Ok .. more like Empress DOWAGER .. lol. Ok, don't get me wrong .. I LOVE my nail salon manicurists .. they are lovely ladies .. very polite and friendly and that's why I love going there .. that and they haven't said a mean word about my gigantor feet .. (lol) of which I am eternally grateful.

Anyway, I reckon that's why most women have their nails done. It's nice to have someone else prettify you ... well, at least your nails. I think it's the same for going to the hair salon or a spa or going for a facial. Face it, men do not know how to pamper women .. besides buying us stuff. While I do appreciate all the stuff buying .. I think we need to pay for other women (or men if they work in a hair salon) to help us achieve said pampering that we lack from our men.

The Hubby thinks I should save the money and just not go to hair/beauty/nail salons.

No way José

Without my eyebrow threading, hair colouring, facials and manicures/pedicures ... I would look CRAPPY .. I mean, come onnnnn ... I already don't look like Maggie Q (the lady that plays Nikita on Fox TV) . .. or ANY of the VS models .. I think I should be allowed to TRY  to at least NOT look completely UGLY, right?

LOL.

Anyway, I am really pleased with my nails .. short though they may be now. They will be longish soon, so until then, I can use the PC keyboard and my iPhone keypad without swearing ..