50!

I just realized that this is the 50th post for INTD... which isn't really impressive in the blog world, but for us girls... this might be more commitment than any gym membership, relationship or diet has seen in a WHILE.

so hurrah! pop the bubbly (as though we needed an excuse?) we turned 50! (sorta).

ok, on to other things.

I have been drowning in a whirlwind of actual, legitimate work, and I'm not so sure I like it.  Meetings and last minute trips are interfering with my usual scheduled activities like "The Trainer" and "The Happy Hour."   I think I managed to sort out a solution for this week at least, but as usual it relies on a lot of procrastination and doesn't really incorporate any "long term" solutions.  Lucky for me rarely am I looking for long term solutions, so I'm gonna take my free pass for the week and smile.

In other news, I am enjoying my (re)obsession with getting manicures.  There was a good month around october/november where I managed to keep my nails nicely done but that dried up and fell off a cliff with the holidays (like so many other "priorities").  Well I am glad to say that they are back.  I think its mostly due to the fact that I frequent a nail parlor that doesn't do any weird airbrushing or fake nail business.  And aside from the really comfy pretty chairs (more reminiscent of herman miller than a MTA bus seat..) they provide alcoholic beverages as well as entertaining television (read: Mad Men, The Cutting Edge, Sex & The City..)  It's EXCELLENT.  I've taken to trotting by for a mani after an evening trainer session for the ultimate post-work indulgence. 

Also, the girls all speak English which is much appreciated by this girl who managed to study nothing but Latin and Japanese in school, neither of which are helpful for communicating with a typical nail technician..  It's almost like having a whole new set of friends...  who make my nails look nice (which always makes me feel pretty even when the jeans don't zip). It all comes back to the mantra:

If you can't tone it, tan it. and if it won't tan, paint it some luscious color.... (current favorite is far left..)