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I've started doing my nails again and it makes me happy. I don't really enjoy the process of them, but I love the way they look when they are done. And I like being good at something.
I kept meaning to get back to it but I kept putting it off, because I needed to organize the nail cabinet. so I kind of forced myself: we were about to go on vacation so I paid a pro to give me a hard gel overlay on my very short nails. I knew that they would grow and I would have to fill them. When it was time to fill I told myself it didn't matter if they were perfect, no one else would notice. Got that done. About two weeks later it was time to rebalance, and that time I did a really good job. I really had to give it more attention because they're longer now. That was 2 weeks ago, they look great and can probably go for another week. I've been keeping it quick, no nail art, because I want to be efficient with my time and make things easy for myself, hah.
Today though I did some filing on the underside, filing away my natural nail, because I thought there might be a little lifting and wanted to nip that in the bud. I also think it keeps things cleaner. Natural nails get stained. It was fun and it's nice to be good at things.
Seeing my nails makes me happy. It's like coloring my hair, almost; seeing the bright colors gives me a boost of happy every time I see them. Also I stim by tapping and with gel nails I can do that without hurting myself.
CLeaning and organizing the nail cabinet was actually enjoyable and satisfying once I got started.
I kept meaning to get back to it but I kept putting it off, because I needed to organize the nail cabinet. so I kind of forced myself: we were about to go on vacation so I paid a pro to give me a hard gel overlay on my very short nails. I knew that they would grow and I would have to fill them. When it was time to fill I told myself it didn't matter if they were perfect, no one else would notice. Got that done. About two weeks later it was time to rebalance, and that time I did a really good job. I really had to give it more attention because they're longer now. That was 2 weeks ago, they look great and can probably go for another week. I've been keeping it quick, no nail art, because I want to be efficient with my time and make things easy for myself, hah.
Today though I did some filing on the underside, filing away my natural nail, because I thought there might be a little lifting and wanted to nip that in the bud. I also think it keeps things cleaner. Natural nails get stained. It was fun and it's nice to be good at things.
Seeing my nails makes me happy. It's like coloring my hair, almost; seeing the bright colors gives me a boost of happy every time I see them. Also I stim by tapping and with gel nails I can do that without hurting myself.
CLeaning and organizing the nail cabinet was actually enjoyable and satisfying once I got started.
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