“To be, or not to be, that is the question:
Whether ’tis Nobler in the mind to suffer
The Slings and Arrows of outrageous Fortune,
Or to take Arms against a Sea of troubles,
And by opposing end them: to die, to sleep
No more; and by a sleep, to say we end
The heart-ache, and the thousand Natural shocks
That Flesh is heir to? ‘Tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wished. To die to sleep,
To sleep, perchance to Dream; Ay, there’s the rub,
For in that sleep of death, what dreams may come,
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause..”
As I typed the title of this blog post, I thought of Hamlet’s famous soliloquy. Yes, the title is an obvious allusion to Hamlet, but I was again struck by the beauty of it all. When I was 18, I was convinced that I would become a famous Shakespearean scholar à la Harold Bloom. Whatever happened to that? Sometimes life throws us some curve balls…many, many curve balls.
Today was a cleaning day for me. I finally got my 3 melmers somewhat organized even though my closet is still a disaster area. There are so many things that I would like to do for this blog, but I’ve been so lazy about it lately that I just finally sat down and started working on simple things. First of all, I have created a facebook page for this blog so please visit my page if you enjoy reading my posts. I don’t know how all this stuff works yet (I can’t seem to figure out how to publicize my blog and connect it to Facebook), but I guess I will learn as I go. I’d also like to change the format around, but that can wait.
I am ashamed to say that I went on some sort of polish binge this last week. Counting all my purchases, I acquired about 30 new nail polishes. My biggest splurge came when Zoya announced their Earth Day Promo. Damn Zoya and all their fabulous promos. I ended up purchasing way more than I should have because at 50% off, I’d be stupid not to…right? RIGHT?! Well, I need a nail intervention. I went to buy a new interview outfit, and I realized how crappy it will be if I end up in a stuffy office where I won’t be able to sport all my different nail polishes. That would be so stifling and sad.
Because I’ve been talking about going to the gym and working out for eons, I promised myself that I would not buy anymore polish until I lose 10 lbs. Whaaaaaaaaaaaat? Yes, you read correctly. I will NOT buy polish until I lose 10 lbs. I am jogging in place while I type this. Yes, it is very difficult. Last year I had a fantastic trainer that totally kicked my ass but unfortunately he is no longer in my budget while I look for work. You know, I’ve grown accustomed to having a roof over my head so I guess rent is more pressing than a personal trainer. There were days when I wanted to punch him in the face (which I nearly did a couple of times when we had our boxing days), but it was great to have someone to guide you and push you past what you think are your limits. Plus, he always commented on my nail polish which made me think he was gay for the first few months, but I love talking nail polish so it’s not like I cared. Now I have to motivate myself to get back on track which is not going to be easy. However, I think that the motivation of wanting to get new nail polish is really going to push me until I get used to going to the gym regularly again. It will be good for me. In the words of Elle Woods: ” Exercise gives you endorphins. Endorphins make you happy. Happy people just don’t shoot their husbands, they just don’t.” Well, I doubt I would shoot my husband if I had one…I mean, unless he messed with my polish because that’s just off-limits.
My no-buy policy started today. I know there are a few collections coming out next month that I REALLY want so I better get my ass in gear. Literally.
Hi
I love reading your blog and seeing all the different mail polishes. If you want to publish your blogs to facebook use an app called networkedblogs (http://www.networkedblogs.com/) or tweetfeed.com
I use both and they are really easy to set up!
Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting. I really appreciate any feedback. I am also going to look into networked blogs…I know I have seen it here and there so thank you for the suggestion.
I always love reading other people's blogs so I'll be sure to check yours out.
God, i need to do that too! I want to lose 15 lbs by June, so maybe this will actually motivate me?? So maybe i'll start after i buy some nars polishes 😀 lol
Oh, and if they tell you that you can't wear polish, apply elsewhere! Haha or you'll be stuck like me and only get to paint your nails for two days a week -.- but at least i get to paint my toes whenever i want!
Is that an appropriate question for an interview? lol You know, when I'm discussing benefits and stuff like that, I can sneak in some questions about nail polish? I would be super sad if I only had two days a week to paint my nails but I guess it's a trade off. If I find an awesome job, I can't let nail polish stand in the way….or can I?
Good luck! That's pretty awesome (and hard!) that you are setting these goals for yourself. You can do it! 🙂
Thanks! I know that I can do it. Because I have a considerable amount of weight to lose, I know that 10 lbs won't kill me in the beginning. I just want this to motivate me to get back in the groove of things. Once I have a routine going, I love going to the gym. The first step is always the hardest.
Hi
I love reading your blog and seeing all the different mail polishes. If you want to publish your blogs to facebook use an app called networkedblogs (http://www.networkedblogs.com/) or tweetfeed.com
I use both and they are really easy to set up!
Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting. I really appreciate any feedback. I am also going to look into networked blogs…I know I have seen it here and there so thank you for the suggestion.
I always love reading other people’s blogs so I’ll be sure to check yours out.
I am printing out that quote and reading when I wake up and when I shut that light at night. Oh those slings and arrows and that mortal coil.
To have your blog posts show up on your FB page: Go to Network Blogs and join (free) and follow the instructions to have all your blog posts show up (pulled automatically) onto your FB page.
What's a melmer?
While I'm not going to be in a stifling and sad office again in this lifetime, I find all too often lately that that stifling and sad place has taken up residence in my mind. Since nail polish is way cheaper than therapy, I generate my endorphins these days with new polishes and glance at my bike with total shame. All new for me. So much too learn. To halo or not to halo, that is the question. What's the question?? Just apply All Hail the Queen once and it is no longer a question. Halo is the way to replace anti-depressants ~ do ya' think?
I think I'm rambling on since I am having that blog "problem", so forgive me for that. Toying with the idea of creating a whole new blog with a way different theme using Word Press but I cannot figure out how the hell to use wordpress free version, I don;t find it user friendly at all. Oh those slings and arrows.
You know what? I am regretting using wordpress for my blog. I know that blogger is kind of glitchy sometimes, but I think that it's a lot more user friendly. WordPress gives me so many headaches and I don't consider myself a technology dunce. I can usually figure stuff out, but wordpress just stumps me sometimes. Oh well…now it's a matter of principle and I will make it work. hahaha! Thanks for mentioning Network blogs, I will definitely check it out. Oh, a melmer is a storage cube that a lot of people use for nail polish storage. It's like a Helmer from Ikea except that it's purchased at Michael's. I really love them and will do a post of my storage soon.
I'm sorry you're feeling that sad place in your mind. I'm all too familiar with those feelings, but I know that there is light at the end of the tunnel. You can pull yourself out of that and, even if it's a constant struggle, it's one that is worth fighting tooth and nail.
Sometimes I regret using WordPress too…I 2 just started a fb fan page and it has been no easy task. So funny I just discovered the network blog thing last night, took me all week to figure this out, lol.
I love my melmers :).
Good luck on ur WL journey, that can be such a challenge but you have some pretty awesome rewards when u hit your goal 🙂
God, i need to do that too! I want to lose 15 lbs by June, so maybe this will actually motivate me?? So maybe i’ll start after i buy some nars polishes 😀 lol
Oh, and if they tell you that you can’t wear polish, apply elsewhere! Haha or you’ll be stuck like me and only get to paint your nails for two days a week -.- but at least i get to paint my toes whenever i want!
Is that an appropriate question for an interview? lol You know, when I’m discussing benefits and stuff like that, I can sneak in some questions about nail polish? I would be super sad if I only had two days a week to paint my nails but I guess it’s a trade off. If I find an awesome job, I can’t let nail polish stand in the way….or can I?
Ok…you are either crazy or highly self motivated. I know I've never been that motivated. I've gained 12 -15 lbs within a year of moving in an apt with my boyfriend and leaving my retail job for a desk job. I desperately want to get back to my old weight, cause I refused to buy bigger clothes to fit in because I refused to accept my weight haha…needless to say I haven't lost weight and I have like no clothes to wear. I really don't think I can cut myself off from polish even if it would force me to lose weight. Thats probably why I love polish so much, no matter what size you expand or shrink to, it always fits 🙂 Good Luck on your weight loss/polish journey!
I think it's a little bit of both! haha. I just felt really bad about going so crazy this last week on the nail polish front that I know I need a break. While 10 lbs may sound like a lot, I do have a substantial goal in mind which means that it will be easier to lose those 10 lbs now that I'm heavier. I have so many untried nail polishes that I know I have enough to entertain me for at least a month or more. While I'm using nail polish as one of my motivators, I am doing it to just get back on a healthy path. I may be trying to improve myself mentally but it's futile if I don't do it physically as well. I'm pumped!
That is so true what you said that no matter what size you are, nail polish always fits. I love it!
Good luck! That’s pretty awesome (and hard!) that you are setting these goals for yourself. You can do it! 🙂
Thanks! I know that I can do it. Because I have a considerable amount of weight to lose, I know that 10 lbs won’t kill me in the beginning. I just want this to motivate me to get back in the groove of things. Once I have a routine going, I love going to the gym. The first step is always the hardest.
I am printing out that quote and reading when I wake up and when I shut that light at night. Oh those slings and arrows and that mortal coil.
To have your blog posts show up on your FB page: Go to Network Blogs and join (free) and follow the instructions to have all your blog posts show up (pulled automatically) onto your FB page.
What’s a melmer?
While I’m not going to be in a stifling and sad office again in this lifetime, I find all too often lately that that stifling and sad place has taken up residence in my mind. Since nail polish is way cheaper than therapy, I generate my endorphins these days with new polishes and glance at my bike with total shame. All new for me. So much too learn. To halo or not to halo, that is the question. What’s the question?? Just apply All Hail the Queen once and it is no longer a question. Halo is the way to replace anti-depressants ~ do ya’ think?
I think I’m rambling on since I am having that blog “problem”, so forgive me for that. Toying with the idea of creating a whole new blog with a way different theme using Word Press but I cannot figure out how the hell to use wordpress free version, I don;t find it user friendly at all. Oh those slings and arrows.
You know what? I am regretting using wordpress for my blog. I know that blogger is kind of glitchy sometimes, but I think that it’s a lot more user friendly. WordPress gives me so many headaches and I don’t consider myself a technology dunce. I can usually figure stuff out, but wordpress just stumps me sometimes. Oh well…now it’s a matter of principle and I will make it work. hahaha! Thanks for mentioning Network blogs, I will definitely check it out. Oh, a melmer is a storage cube that a lot of people use for nail polish storage. It’s like a Helmer from Ikea except that it’s purchased at Michael’s. I really love them and will do a post of my storage soon.
I’m sorry you’re feeling that sad place in your mind. I’m all too familiar with those feelings, but I know that there is light at the end of the tunnel. You can pull yourself out of that and, even if it’s a constant struggle, it’s one that is worth fighting tooth and nail.
Sometimes I regret using WordPress too…I 2 just started a fb fan page and it has been no easy task. So funny I just discovered the network blog thing last night, took me all week to figure this out, lol.
I love my melmers :).
Good luck on ur WL journey, that can be such a challenge but you have some pretty awesome rewards when u hit your goal 🙂
Ok…you are either crazy or highly self motivated. I know I’ve never been that motivated. I’ve gained 12 -15 lbs within a year of moving in an apt with my boyfriend and leaving my retail job for a desk job. I desperately want to get back to my old weight, cause I refused to buy bigger clothes to fit in because I refused to accept my weight haha…needless to say I haven’t lost weight and I have like no clothes to wear. I really don’t think I can cut myself off from polish even if it would force me to lose weight. Thats probably why I love polish so much, no matter what size you expand or shrink to, it always fits 🙂 Good Luck on your weight loss/polish journey!
I think it’s a little bit of both! haha. I just felt really bad about going so crazy this last week on the nail polish front that I know I need a break. While 10 lbs may sound like a lot, I do have a substantial goal in mind which means that it will be easier to lose those 10 lbs now that I’m heavier. I have so many untried nail polishes that I know I have enough to entertain me for at least a month or more. While I’m using nail polish as one of my motivators, I am doing it to just get back on a healthy path. I may be trying to improve myself mentally but it’s futile if I don’t do it physically as well. I’m pumped!
That is so true what you said that no matter what size you are, nail polish always fits. I love it!
To add to Frosso's point- nail polish and shoes always fit 😉 That's a great motivation… I should try that, too. The only bad thing is that since I'm basically out of work I don't buy THAT many polishes anyway so idk if it'd be a big enough motivator. Plus, I'm so bad about having this thought that I should just be intrinsically motivated (which clearly I'm NOT!) that I hate giving myself extrinsic motivation. I think it's an excuse. haha. I'm sure you can do it so go hard and then get all those awesome polishes coming out this summer! 😀
Maybe I'll starve myself just for polish. hahaha
I just want to get back in the routine. Once I start going to the gym regularly, I crave it and can't wait to go again…I just have to start. It's so damn hard.
To add to Frosso’s point- nail polish and shoes always fit 😉 That’s a great motivation… I should try that, too. The only bad thing is that since I’m basically out of work I don’t buy THAT many polishes anyway so idk if it’d be a big enough motivator. Plus, I’m so bad about having this thought that I should just be intrinsically motivated (which clearly I’m NOT!) that I hate giving myself extrinsic motivation. I think it’s an excuse. haha. I’m sure you can do it so go hard and then get all those awesome polishes coming out this summer! 😀
Maybe I’ll starve myself just for polish. hahaha
I just want to get back in the routine. Once I start going to the gym regularly, I crave it and can’t wait to go again…I just have to start. It’s so damn hard.