The on-going painted nails battle

The Nail Painting Dilemma

So I hate having my nails unpainted, I feel naked when they are bare, but why oh why is it such a hassle?

First, how do salons do it so nice? I look like a 2-year-old coloring outside the lines. Yes, half the time I just paint on my skin and peel it off once it dries.

Second, painting your dominant hand with your non-dominant hand is about as tough as college level math. (I am horrible at math so that is saying a lot.)

Third, drying them. I don’t have time for that. I have stuff to do! And no matter how long I let them dry, it is inevitable I will muff one up!

Then comes the after math…

Why can’t they all chip off at the same time, it’s annoying when half look good, and half are chipping off!

Nail polish remover… YUCK! Why does it smell so bad? And why is glitter polish the devil to get off?

Also, please explain to me.. How does polish on my finger nails last 6 days and polish on my toe nails last 6 months?!

All this pain but yet I continue to do it over and over again, because I wouldn’t want my dozens of bottles of nail polish to feel abandoned.

~Your average girl

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Average Girl: Valentine’s Week Edition

First of all, Happy Valentine's Day. No I don't hate the holiday because I am single, I hate it in general.. Too much hype and pressure, which lead to disappointment.

Anyway.. 

The time has come and my mother has started to get on my case about finding a boyfriend. A lot of my friends are starting to get married, and here I am.. Single.. Plus she wants grandbabies; my nephews are young men now (8,10, and 12), so I am her only hope.

I called my mom to tell her some good news.. Here is how the conversation went.

Me: Mom, want to hear some good news?

Mom: You got a new job?!

Me: No, even more exciting!

Mom: You got engaged!!!!

Yes mother, to the boyfriend you have never met…. Mail ordered him yesterday..

To her defense, she says she just wants to have reassurance I am protected. She wouldn’t have to worry about me as much if she knew I had a man that was always waiting for me to get home, or to come change my tire if it were flat.

I guess I had always pictured myself settling down in the next couple years. Married by 25, kids by 27 or so.. But that time is coming and I have not even started the first step of the process.

I like to think that I just hold high standards. I have been in some disastrous relationships, which I know are essential to appreciate when you find the right one. So I know I will not just settle..

However, my friend and I were discussing the other night that all the good guys are going to be gone soon. It seems like every time we see a man we are attracted to, he is either married, engaged, or in a relationship.. And if he is single, there is a reason…

Let’s say I am going to satisfy my mother, here are a couple of places she has suggested I meet a man.. And my thoughts against it.

Church: Yes I should go to church more, I agree. However, how am I going to meet a man there? “Sign of peace, let’s date?”

Online: I know dating sites are becoming more and more popular, but my concern is.. You meet someone on there and start casually dating.. But they are still talking to several other women. When does this stop? My ex was cheating on me by being on a dating site while we dated, and I had to find out from an old college friend, who recognized him from my Facebook pictures.. I guess I am just worried it makes it too easy to be playing multiple people..

The bar: I understand many people have met their significant other at a bar. But in return, nothing good happens after 2 am either. Being under the influence might not always be the best judge of character..

Through friends: It seems like I hang out with all couples or friends that have significant others. And blind dates: do they really think you’d be a good match or is it because you are their only two single friends left?

So what else does that leave? I have lost hope that we are going to collide carts at the grocery store, and usually when I am shopping, I am in sweats with my hair on top my head, far from “love at first sight” status..

How did you meet your better half?!

Or any date horror stories?!

Sam

Valentine's Week Edition: I will turn back around.

                               

A few nights ago, I told my roommate that if my future husband doesn’t cry when he sees me walk down the aisle..  I am turning right back around. Okay I am not that high maintenance, but how beautiful are these pictures?!

I am a hopeless romantic, and these pictures melt my heart. Granted I know not all men like to show their emotions, but your wedding day is one day that no one is judging you. The picture of the groom’s first look at the bride is definitely one I want captured on camera.

Take a look at the rest of these pictures; it is worth your time, especially if you are a sap like me:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/mattbellassai/24-grooms-seeing-their-brides-for-the-first-time-6z51

I may wear this some day...

The toughest task of all: Getting rid of clothes

Any other ladies out there despise doing this? I have a walk-in closet so quite a bit of space, but I also have a bit of an online shopping addiction. So I definitely know I need to get rid of things. And I also know donating my clothes would make a lot of people happy. But when it comes time, I just can’t part with anything!

It’s funny because when I go to pick out an outfit, I sit there and complain that I have no clothes. But when I go to get rid of something, I suddenly have an emotional attachment to it.

Also, I always think, “I will wear that some day…” No Sam, you will never re-wear the bridesmaid dress you have hanging in the corner in your closet.

Then I think of going through my mom’s closet to find Halloween costumes with her clothes from the 70’s, etc.. Okay like you really have room to keep that stuff to when your kids are in high school.

My mom wanted me to go through my clothes from my closet back home from high school, okay if I haven’t worn it in a decade, please just make it go away.

I have heard that you should turn your hangers backwards, and when you wear it and put it back, turn the hanger the right way. Anything left backward after 3 months, donate. Anyone try this strategy yet? Do you still debate if you can get rid of it?

~Your average girl with too many clothes

I will even give you an actual look into the problem:

There's no room for more!

A girl can never have too many shoes right? Sadly these aren't all of them!

These are only some of the dresses I can't wear 8 months out of the year in Wisconsin!

Nice to meet you orrrrrr..

The awkward first meeting..

No, but seriously don’t you hate that weird introduction stage, like come on, I have a million interesting things I could tell you about myself, but you get asked on the spot.. “Hi, my name is Samantha, and the sky is blue…” Durrrrr, I hate that game..

So anyway hello, allow me introduce myself. I am your small town Wisconsin born and raised average girl. Single, twenty-something or other, trying to figure out the world. Tried my hand at the big city for a few years and now back to my roots.

My plan is to make you laugh, make you cry, and to make your day a little brighter by weighing in on a wide array of topics and bringing you what women want to hear. Hey, it ain’t easy being a lady, so I plan to be open and honest about this never ending rollercoaster we call the female life.

My friends have often said my life should be a reality show. I have some crazy good luck, always seem to be in the right place at the right time, and some of the things that happen to me you just can’t make up.

No blowing smoke, just the straight up truth, with stories that will have you rolling on the ground or falling asleep. I say what’s on my mind and try to think I am kind of funny, but I will let you be the judge of that.

So let’s do this thing, keep coming back to read more.

XOXO,

Just an average girl