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Taxes looming. Aug 30, 2007 5:39 am
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Well, I couldn't get this tax stuff squared away before the deadline so I filed an extension. Coming up on the deadline for that and STILL can't find everything I need. I think some of it must have gotten lost when I moved. I just can't find it. So it's time to hire someone who knows how to get the things I'm missing and help me. Boy will this hit hard. Considering I'll owe penalties as well by now. I feel sick.

So here I sit waiting for normal business hours so I can make an appointment somewhere. Might as well blog.

Here's another pic. These werent so good but they were time consuming and fun. Isn't that what matters? I'm having fun. Maybe I can do this from my jail cell if I don't get my taxes done in time.
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Let's see how this looks here. Aug 29, 2007 6:25 pm
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Trying to get a pic of one of the dancer's nails. Hope these look as good here as they do on the ends of her fingers!!!
If you click on the pic itself you'll get a bigger picture. It's crystal clear acrylic with gold and copper leafing embedded in it. And a little other stuff, but you get the jist of it. Enjoy!!
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Would love a rainy day right now. Aug 29, 2007 4:40 am
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I'm a freak. I love rain. About the only thing I miss from growing up in northern California is the rain and fog around Sacramento. I loved living in England because of the sometimes gloomy weather. I love Maine for the gloomy days. It makes me enjoy the sunny days a little more here. But living in Southern California I had so damn much sun and heat I feel I could live without it for the rest of my life.
The Farmer's Almanac is out and says we are in for a colder, snowier winter than usual. Kinda looking forward to that - at least until I have to get up at 4 am for the first time and clear the driveway.
I think if I have one really bad attribute it is my ability to pack up, pick up, and move without a plan or second thought. Sometimes I just take a look at my surroundings and think to myself "Alrighty, I'm pretty much done here" and off I go. Sadly this also happens with a few people in my life. I'd like to know the root cause of that.
From another angle I think that is also a strength. I look around me here and talk to people who have never moved or even wondered what it's like to live anywhere else but where they grew up and I think of how much they have missed. I just can't imagine being so attached to a place that one is paralyzed. Is it attachment or fear that keeps them in one place? For a couple of months I have been thinking to myself that I would like to live in New Mexico. Or northern Nevada. Where did that come from?

I'm being pestered (in a good way) from my daughter in California. For a couple of years whenever I would call her I got the "I'm really busy right now, Mom, I'll call you later" routine. So I quit. Just quit. I cancelled my MySpace account long time ago so I don't get to read her blog and really don't know what's going on with her which is a good thing. I didn't raise her like that. That's all I'm saying. I did my best, she's 21, and I have no money to lend/give her anymore. She's got her dad for cash. She's got her friends to talk to. She's got whatever she needs out west. So I quit trying to play a part in her day to day life. Do you think she would appreciate me stepping back and letting her live her life????? Oh no. Now I get text messages, phone calls, IMs all damn day. She's starting to annoy me. LOLOL! She's tattooed, pierced and dyed whatever color comes along and yesterday she called to tell me she has been dating a Pastor's son. I have no idea who the boy is but I suspect he is rebelling.
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Coffee anyone? Aug 28, 2007 4:21 am
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Is there anything better than Iced Coffee? I think not.

Today is a day for the history books. I have no nails on. Over the last week I think I have put on and taken off 5 full sets just out of sheer boredom. I did it three times while I was home milking this tooth extraction. Then I put on a new set my first day back at work because I got some wicked new black acrylic. It was sharp as hell. I buried some rhinestones and metal stars in a layer of clear acrylic over it and thoroughly enjoyed it for two days before I had a bright new idea for something different. But when I took this set off last night I thought to myself I should give the filing a rest. My little fingers are a tad sore right now but my own nails are intact so I'm going to see how it goes.

Got a word from Boss Guy yesterday that really kind of annoyed me. I started working with him on a reference from a lady that owns a beautiful salon a little north of Portland that wasn't looking for a nailtech at the time. She has her nails done with us (as do 8 other people 'in the biz' cause we are good) Turns out she had asked him some time back if he thought I would consider working at both places for a while since she now needs help and I'm not getting much exposure at his place. He never told me. Now granted she could have approached me herself but I feel like he also could have let me know. I would do it in a heartbeat. Pay a fulltime rate with him and a part time rate with her - not a problem.

They are best friends so I feel a little weird here. I don't want to cause issues between them but I spend at least two days completely open where I am now. I could cruise up to her shop and do a little stuff there. Today is a day that I have nothing on the books here so I just might take a little drive north.............

Hubby and I are doing very very well this week. No fallout from me putting my foot down. This is new to me. I spoke, he listened, we talked, we adjusted and everything is fine. How the heck am I supposed to deal with THIS???? LOLOL! I have married the right man. I just have to quit waiting for the other shoe to drop. Habit.

I got a heartwarming text message from my son yesterday. It included a pic of some baseball memorabilia at the Fair in Antelope Valley, California and a message that he thought Hubby would like to see that and to send his love to him. Wow. That makes all three of my kids that have really accepted my husband. When my son was here he commented that he could tell I am really happy and that he doesn't ever recall seeing me like this. He also said that he felt bad for me though because he could tell we don't have money and don't live in the kind of surroundings my kids were raised in and he is used to seeing me in. I told him I do not feel bad and he said he could see that. He also said that my ex bombarded him like crazy when they got back wanting to know everything about me and Jeff, specifically whether or not we had gotten married. I have not told my children outright that we are married but I think it shows. We are holding off with the news till November when my other son returns from Iraq. We weren't supposed to get married till then anyway but just couldn't wait. Hubby pestered me for the longest time to just marry him for insurance but I didn't want it like that. But we do consider this our binding arrangement but that it won't be an official marriage till we repeat our vows with my kids present like the original plan. But if the ex finds out I'll have hell to pay. He still ocassionally contacts me to let me know he would give me another chance if I have 'learned my lesson'. Oh yeah, Buddy. I learned my lesson good - that's why I will never be back. There's more to life than an endless supply of money, know what I mean? One more call or email like that from him and I'm going to tell his current wife.

My birthday is two weeks from today.
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Been busy... Aug 27, 2007 4:15 am
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... but I'm not sure what I was doing. Work has been so-so. Really thinking I should look elsewhere but I have a couple of dilemas when it comes to that.
First of all, for the most part I really like the guy I work with. But I've been in this place since May and it just isn't working. He's doing ok because he's been established here for over 7 years and had a good clientele to follow on when he opened the new place. But it's in a bad location for me. Sigh. No foot traffic at all. I'm hesitant to spend alot on advertising right now. I suppose I've sunk enough money into supplies that moving to another place would be easy if I had clients that I knew would move with me. Hmmmmmmm. Decisions decisions.
No clients means working for wages. Working for wages means the owner tells me what products to use and what services to provide so I may not be able to use what I have purchased. Working for wages also means that out of a $40 pedicure I will only get $8. And I don't want to be the 'mani-pedi girl'.

I do damn good nails. I do unbelievable nail art. I am a kick-ass nail tech. But people around here are afraid of having their nails done because they've had bad experiences in discount salons HOWEVER they are still going to the discount salons. So I ask myself - are these the kind of people I want for clients anyway?????

I have to say I really enjoy doing the nails on the Dancers, but let's be honest. That isn't building my client base 'cause I hardly think the male customers that see their nails are going home and telling their wives about the wicked nails they saw on the naked women and sending them over to have the same.

I have some more thinking to do.
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Just so ya know.... Aug 17, 2007 6:58 am
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Got the tooth out this morning. All went well. The dentist said, "whooooo, this must have been hurting for a long time."
One more thing................gotta love hydrocodone.
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26 hours and counting. Aug 16, 2007 4:01 am
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Went to the dentist yesterday. YAY!!! He would have pulled that mean old tooth yesterday as well but said he wasn't sure there would be quite enough time so I am going tomorrow morning. He's also going to recement the crown that broke off the same night I split this tooth in half. Gotta get a night guard.
I took yesterday off and babied the dogs for a while. Brought home all my stuff and did my own nails for a change. Spent a good part of the day on the computer as well. I have come to the conclusion that there is no good daytime television.
Going on the third day with antibiotics. I had forgotten that one little side effect that women get with these things. Any of you that have had it know what I am talking about so there's no need to go into detail. Remind me to stop by the pharmacy when I am out today.
My nails got alot of attention from the staff in the dental office. Always good to keep some extra business cards on hand. One of my favorite clients from years ago worked for a pediatric dentist and he paid for her nail services because we always made sure she was loaded up with nail art. I spent more hours painting Timmy the Tooth on her hands. The all time favorite at her office was Timmy the Tooth riding a rollercoaster with the tracks running across all her nails, various rides in the background like the ferris wheel, and Timmy riding in the first car with his hands up in the air.
The more I think about it, Nail Art is becoming my favorite part of this job.
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Having fun in spite of the toothache. Aug 15, 2007 12:01 pm
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Yesterday was a crack up. Praise be to the saints I now have antibiotics and have gotten a call from a dental office that will do an exam and x-rays today. But back to yesterday.....
Our salon has 3 clients that are exotic dancers. I adore them. They let me run wild in the nail art department. It's even more fun because all of them are Russian born and have only been in this country a couple of years so there are times when we don't quite understand some of the subtleties of our own conversations but again, it's just fun. I did some wickedly LONG and POINTED nails on one gal and covered them completely with glitter fading from dark to light. At first I thought she was asking for just a little bit much but when we got done even I was amazed. Did them with crystal clear acrylic so even from the underside they are just nothing but OUT THERE. The second gal wanted them LONG and cut at a slant. Then we did a glitter thing so that it looks like the tip is on fire with the flame licking up the side to the cuticle. I know I know. Sounds hideous. I tried to tell her that but I don't know the Russian word and the girl that translates for us was gone by then. Leave it to say after a couple of practice runs with the colors we found a combination that just rocked and off she went with her flaming nails and we were all happy. My bank account will also be happy.
Long time ago someone asked me if I would do what I do even if I was never paid for it. The answer is yes. Capital YES. Although the money is much appreciated. I have to remember to take my camera with me to work.

And last week we went to see "Hairspray" at the Maine State Music Theater in Brunswick. OMG. That was, I think, the best thing I have ever seen on stage. I don't even want to see the movie that's out now 'cause the musical was just so damn funny. Going to the theater is one of the things my Hubby and I like to do. He took me to see The Full Monty last year and I thought it was just something he was throwing in that I liked to do, but for Christmas he gave us both season tickets. That's when I realized he wasn't just faking it. He loves it as well. I found out that he had actually been in a MSMT production of Oliver when he was a kid so he has a real understanding of what stage performing is all about.
He'a a beautiful man. I am lucky to have him and he's lucky to have me. Despite our beginnings which sometimes haunt me, I know we are right for each other. He says that he can finally be the kind of man he is but that no one else ever allowed him to be. He's a big hulking kind of guy with a shaved head. Most assume on first glance that he's a harley-riding, fist-pounding sort. I get comments from people that can be kind of rude cause he just looks like a tough guy. But he's about as tender inside as a man can be. We spent the first year of knowing each other just being friends online. And each of us thinking 'there's no way someone like that would ever see anything in me.' Maybe that's why in the beginning the things that happened, happened. I dunno.
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Today I am just griping. Aug 14, 2007 4:18 am
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Freaking jeepers. Just try to get a dental appointment these days.
Not taking new patients.
Not taking new patients.
Not taking new patients.
Not taking your insurance.
Next opening for an emergency is in November.
Can't take care of an emergency til you have had a basic exam (sometime in October)
Can't do an extraction till abcess is cleared up.
Can't write a script for antibiotics cause you're not a patient yet.
Regular physician won't write a script til he is positive there is an abcess.

And what really fries me is that my Doctor's nurse said "Well you need to be agressive with finding a dentist."

What constitutes 'being agressive' enough to get an appointment around here? Being non-english speaking is agressive enough. So is being unemployed and on state assistance. So is having no insurance at all.

I guess if I want to be healthy and have happy teeth I have to quit working and be an illegal alien. The U.S. is my country and God help her I love her - but this is messed up.

Does anyone but me see this as ridiculous?????
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And one more thing.... Aug 13, 2007 4:33 am
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On average, how long does it take someone to get over a betrayal????
HYPOTHETICALLY SPEAKING...let's say if someone found out there was some cheating going on in a relationship but the mutual decision was that the parties involved wanted to fix it and get back on track how long should it take to really get over it?
We have a couple of acquaintances that tried for a year and a half but in the end she couldn't get over it and they are divorcing. This is scary cause the same thing happened here and though it's been 9 months I feel like my true anger is just starting to boil up inside. I don't wanna throw it all down the toilet but I am afraid I will say something the wrong way at the wrong time and I won't be able to take back words that I don't mean. No I don't have friends that I can talk to about this - I have my blog and that's about it.
I said something kinda cruel this weekend but I think I believe what I said. When all this was uncovered and he had to make a decision I think he chose me over her because I was footing the entire bill for all our living expenses 100%. In my heart I think he chose me because of that. I don't doubt he loves me now the way he always said he did, even back when he was cheating on me, but this doubt about why he chose me and not her tears me apart inside when I am alone and it's dark. I can't believe I said it out loud to him. We now have a joint checking account for household bills and make our deposits one for one, but it's still there.

9 months. I could have given birth in this amount of time. Shouldn't I be over it by now? Or am I doomed like our friends are?
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