Here they are curtesy of Save-On foods. I must have stared at their selection for about 10 minutes trying to figure out what the heck I was doing? I know nothing about this!! Finally decided on this brand with an "very short" length. It took me an hour to put these things on! LOL! Then I decided that "very short" was still very clawlike and they were driving me crazy. I took a nail clippers and trimmed them down to my "very short" which is still longer than I have ever had my nails.
I went to sleep fearing that I would slash myself unknowingly in the night. Luckily I did survive until morning and even managed to dress myself with my alien-feeling hands.
My son declared that my nails looked weird and I agreed.
On the way to work I had an animated conversation with my husband and when we wondered what the weather was like in Las Vegas, I eagerly reached into my pocket to grab my phone and check the weather there. Upon doing so, I stabbed my finger into my side and snapped a nail off. Sigh.
The other 9 stayed put until after work when I glued the 10th one back on.
These nails are supposed to be removed in 7-10 days. It's been about 24 hours. My thoughts?
They look nice. My thumbnail looks weird and ill - fitting and a couple of them are a tad crooked...but it is fun NOT to have to hide my hands.
The downside? I can't stand them. They feel heavy and pressured on my fingers. I am not used to nails sticking out even a little and I'm finding it irritating to do basic things like go to the bathroom and type. I can easily irritate my co-worker by tapping on my desk (hee hee Mrs. Smith). They irk me and feel creepy. Yes, it's pitiful. How sad am I? I will try to stick it out for 7 days before i remove them despite my squeamishness about them.
They have helped me learn some of my triggers though. Driving to work I found myself feeling them for rough parts to pick at which would usually lead to my chewing. At lunchtime while reading my book, I found my hands straying toward my mouth - stopping when I felt how foreign they felt. Hopefully in the next 6 days I can recognize even more of my triggers and have this work! On the other hand...can the first method really be the one that works?
Or am I going to have to pull out my teeth in method 2? Time will tell....
I betcha by the end of day 7 you will already be picking out your second pair :)
ReplyDeleteAnd just so you know.........I will STILL go on date nights with you. Even if you are the nail-biting-toothless-Mel that I will learn to love as much as the toothed one....
Pinky swear!!!!!