Hand Obbsession

I know this may sound crazy but ever since I became nuts for nail polish I find myself staring at other people's hands. If someone pushes the elevator button I look at their fingers. If you type in front of me I stare at your hands. It makes me feel a little creepy...I've become a finger voyeur. And don't get me started thinking about what severely chipped nail polish does to me. I mean I know people that paint their nails and just let the polish wear off naturally. This didn't used to bother me, now, I want to demand that they let me fix their nails.  When oh when did I become nail crazed?

Hauling in the polish

So for the past couple of weeks I've been shopping like a mad woman. I'm not proud that all my purchases have been nail polish but I am very pleased that its all been inexpensive nail polish. So really how could I turn down things that were on sale or just plain cheap. Besides there are plenty of women who have way more polish than I do so I feel no guilt. Here is what I got...prepare to be underwhelmed. 

1. Sally Hansen - Celeb City
2. Ulta - Mint Condition ( $2)
3. Ulta - Sun-Sational
4. Ulta- High Roller
5. Ulta - Encore Pink

1. China Glaze - Smoke and Ashes
2. China Glaze - Fast track ( My new favorite almost-nude)
3. Orly - Fresh ( brightest green I've ever seen)

1. NYC - Uptown
2. NYC - Big City Dazzle
3. NYC - Central Park
4. NYC - Lincoln Square Lavender 

1. Essie - Set in Stones (looks good over every polish my favorite glitter. I have to force myself not to put it on everything)
2. Sally Hansen - White On (bought it to stamp with because it's just so thick)

1. Essence - Gold Rush (yep, I only paid 49 cents )
2. Essence - Wake Up
3. Essence - Let's Get Lost
4. Essence - Sweet as Candy (extremely sheer pink that I don't have a clue what to do with???)
5. Essence - Choose Me!

See nothing special but lots of colors I didn't have. I feel like I rounded out my nail polish selection so I can do more nail art type things.

Knitting fail

So I woke up this morning and thought I would do something creative and make my own hand towels for the bathroom.  In my mind, knitted towels seemed like a wonderful idea. I mean, how often does one see hand knitted towels? So I thought I was being clever and unique and to keep that streak going I figured I would create my own pattern so the towels would be truly original. I searched the Internet high and low looking for the perfect stitch pattern to use. Then once I knew exactly what the I wanted the towels to look like I cast on and began knitting.
I did a few rows of garter stitch feeling very pleased with my creativity. I do the first row of my pattern thinking about just how artistic I am but once I get to row 3 I notice something odd. Although the front of the towel looks just as I imagined, the back looks a hot mess. In my creative frenzy, my brilliant mind completely forgot there was a back to the towel. So it is official I am a sock knitter and anything else, including knitting a double sided square, is just too complex for me. Not to worry I'm not giving up on the towel, I'm just going to use someone else pattern. That way I have someone else to blame if disaster strikes.

Manicure

It's not the manicure of the week just me playing around with some new polish I bought. Pictures of my hauls coming soon, but don't judge cause I've bought a lot of polish in the last couple of weeks. All of it was on sale!

The good things

When things are not the best I find myself looking for ways to be happy. It's the reason I start new hobbies and attempt crafting projects because such small tasks give me a sense of accomplishment. Knitting a dishcloth may not be the same as conquering the business world but not many people I know can do it. So every time I finish something like that it's as if I've done something special.

Manicure of the week

Bright purple cream with silver glitter (love this glitter)

Nature in a box

Came home after a weekend with some friends and found these little green things waiting for me. I'm amazed at how fast something as small and lifeless as a cilantro seed can transform. I'm sure there is a life lesson in that but I'm not deep enough to figure it out.

Random Pictures

Cherry tomatoes and cottage cheese (I have strange tastes)

There has been some crazy weather the past week in Chicago. High temperatures, thunderstorms and at one point it haled which knocked out the lights forcing me to read by candle. Don't know how people used to do it and keep their eyesight. 

A current knitting project that I'm not sure I'm going to even attempt to finish. This yarn is murder on my hands.