Saturday 7 December 2013

Trying something new



Really I'm not a girly girl,
My hair is short, devoid of curl,
My nails, oh goodness what a mess.
I don't do much for them, I confess. 
So today, thoroughly admonished
I indulged myself with a nice French polish.
There I was with lovely white tips,
But 
Five minutes later, two whacking great chips.


Linking with poets united http://poetryblogroll.blogspot.ch uk

33 comments:

  1. Yikes, sounds like me ~ I can never keep my nails nice & polished smooth for long ~

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  2. Oh, that is so very frustrating, I know. You have written the experience particularly well. I feel your annoyance.

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    1. Mary, I will not bother again. Still my family and friends are having a laugh.

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  3. Ha, well that was quite expressive about yourself. Never really thought there would be girls like that. ;)

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    1. Anand, I think there are more of us around than you might think.

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  4. Ha! :-D Nice.
    -HA

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  5. Ha, you made me smile! I can feel your frustration. Good luck for next time!

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    1. Gabriella, never again. No point, I will just chip them digging in the garden, or sovelling snow or something

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  6. smiles...yes, i am glad you pampered yourself a bit...we need to do that...but the reality is, yes, it wont last long...lol....while i dont do my nails, i understand, since i have boys, and nothing new stays that way long...

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    1. Lol Brian, I know what you mean. I have a couple of them myself. I remember fondly a new jumper/sweater that I bought myself, which they very kindly tried to wash for me, sadly it was only a good fit for a baby afterward.

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  7. we all need to pamper and also be who we are.. loved the theme of this...

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    1. Thanks Robert, sometimes it's nice to be frivalous.

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  8. Yes...not a long lasting feel good fix unfortunately. At least it does not hurt like a waxing:)

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    1. I wouldn't know, thankfully. I think that's a step too far!

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  9. Ha ha, this made me smile in sympathy. I keep mine short, am hopeless at being girly. Plus how do people TYPE with long daggers on their fingers?

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    1. Sherry, I have no idea how people with long nails cope. How do they open things?

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  10. I can relate to this - gave up on the nail polish years ago - not a girly-girl either - just me!
    Anna :o]

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    1. Anna, I'm definitely giving up on the nail polish, just as soon as I've bought the remover.

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  11. That's exactly what always happens to me!

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    1. I didn't realise this was such a common problem, my friends do this all the time and their nails always look perfect.

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  12. :D

    nice lively rhythm on the poem, a fun write.

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  13. The rhythm was perfection and I laughed out loud at the end. Too bad manicures never really last--I seem to be a chip magnet when I bother with more than clear varnish.

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    1. You have laugh, don't you. Clear varnish, definitely the way to go.

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  14. Hah !! What a rhyme.. Made me smile :D

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    1. Jyotsna, glad I brought you a little ray of happiness

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    1. I am finding lots of people are the same.

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  16. Hehe..it made me smile..my own nails are almost the same..:-D

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    1. How delicious, I have lot's of new friends with similar problems.

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  17. Loredana, thanks for visiting. I had to laugh. Then I showed my daughter who is a regular and told her how much I had paid. She told me I was crazy.

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