No matter how many coats of polish you put on, your nails are still going to chip.
On Fridays I watch Bride Day on TLC. Which can be both wonderful and really terrible at the same. While I love to be involved in weddings that aren't mine, I am faced with the reality that I will most likely never be one of those girls.
Once people get past the initial shock of my name or my hair, I'm basically mediocre and like any other girl in the world. Overestimated. That might be the best word to describe me.
Anyway, all this comes down to- your nails are always going to chip
As I type, take notes, go to class, open my umbrella, cook my lunch, order my milkshake, fix my hair, fix my face, at the dog park, in the car, on the couch, my nails constantly take a hit. I could carry around the polish in my purse, constantly fixing any minor chip and in the next second another nail would be damaged.
Much like life, no matter what you do you're going to take hits. You're going to have to do something you don't like and people are going to keep chipping pieces of you away. You're going to be used and abused and put in situations that you aren't made for.
And dammit, you're going to chip.
It's in those moments, that you feel completely stripped and have no more polish that you truly shine. It's in those moments that you show what you are truly made of and show how truly strong you are.
Now, it may only last a week or a few days or just a few hours but you prove to yourself that you can handle it.
And then you know what? You just paint your nails again.
Even though we know the paint will never last, we paint our nails anyway. We set ourselves up for it. We don't always want our nails to be pink or red or black. We change, we grow, just like our nails. Every stage is new and different.
So keep adding layers of polish. Keep fixing those chips, but always know when it's time to strip down and change colors.
Stay Sassy - A.
