sharing my excitement

in january i decided i was going to try really, really hard to quit biting my nails.  it's a disgusting habit that i've had for .... forever ... and i've tried over and over again to stop but, it's hard.   there was this one time, back in jr. high school, i told my dad that i would quit biting my nails if he would quit smoking (he hates my nail biting habit).  well, he quit smoking but me?  nope.  i don't recall even trying to not gnaw on my fingernails.  i was proud of my dad though.  good job dad.

anyway, so, it's been almost two full months since i've actually bit a single nail on a single finger and i'm super proud of myself.  surprisingly, it hasn't been too hard.  i guess i was just ready to grow up and be done with the nervous habit.  the first week was the worst by far.  my teeth literally ached and i was constantly having to remind myself to sit on my hands.  so i bought this stuff:

check out my nubby nail.  gross.  this stuff is seriously disgusting.  it works.

thanks orly for tasting like crap so i could grow nails long enough to paint PINK!

never in my life (that i can recall) have i been able to paint my fingernails an actual color.  it's so fun.  i'm not sure that i'll paint my nails too often, i'm a bit of a perfectionist but don't really have the time to be in this case so, we'll see but for now, aren't they cute!?  

the people i hang out with all day were totally into the nail painting thing.  little jars of nail polish are fun.

see how happy we are?

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