I Guess I'm just not that Fancy

 Every year on my birthday (for the past several years), I get my nails done.  And by "nails" I don't just mean my toes (which I get done periodically through the year), but my fingernails too!!!  I don't usually get my fingernails painted because it seems to only last a few day before getting chipped...but on my birthday, I do it anyways!  

But this year, when my birthday rolled around, my fingernails were so short I thought they would look silly painted.  After a few minutes of disappointment, Jordan suggested we go get acrylic nails.  I had never had acrylics, and had always wanted to, so I took the plunge.  And guess what?  I absolutely LOVED them!!  I said multiple times, "I am going to have to keep these forever".

Well fast forward 3 month...my nails are short, paper thin, and still haven't recovered.  What happened you ask?  Well, here you go:

1.  I had to go in to get them filled way too often.  The nails would look pretty flawless for about 2 weeks.  After that, it was just waiting until I couldn't stand how bad they looked and broke down and went back in.  I don't want to go to the nail salon every 2-3 weeks...who has time for that?!  And the last time I got them filled, I didn't even like the way they were done.

2.  They were too expensive.  Along with having to go fill them so often, you had to pay every time...and tip...and it wasn't cheap.

3.  There were some things you just couldn't do with acrylic nails.  I couldn't put on my necklace or earrings.  I couldn't open a can.  I couldn't pick out something between my teeth (haha)...and the list goes on.

4.  They hurt!  I had no idea how much it could hurt to get your nails filled.  There were multiple times when they were just sanding my nails and it started burning so bad I had to pull my hand away.  AND don't get me started on how much it hurt to take them off.  As the lady was prying off nail after nail, I vowed to never do this again!!!

So I now have the nails of a little boy...and I'm not one bit sad about it...although I probably won't be taking as many pictures of them.