Nailpolish For Grunge
Posted by fheenix33 on November 17, 2009
I’ve never considered myself high maintenance. I’m not one to blow hundreds of dollars on shoes and handbags. In fact, I hate shoes. I don’t make regular appointments at the hair salon for pricey colors or cuts. I don’t get my nails professionally manicured and my makeup collection isn’t top of the line. However, I am a girly girl. I make sure my nails are polished everyday before work (yes, really) and I have a fresh coat of gloss on my lips. I have a pink calculator.  I searched like a mad woman trying to find a matching pink trash bin for my office (go ahead, laugh). You get the picture.
For the past couple of months we’ve been making renovations on a house that we’ll soon be moving into. The 2 rooms upstairs has been our main focus for now. In the beginning I maintained my girly girl sheek, but as time went on it slowly became apparent that it wasn’t working out. If I was going to get down and dirty I needed to let go of a few daily routines. Reality is we need to get these two rooms done before we move. Trimming some time away from tackling renovations to do my nails, hair and whatever else was not an option. I didn’t dare. I would have gotten “the look.”
And so, my nails haven’t seen a jar of polish in about a month. I’ve put my jewelry away for the time being. My lip gloss collection has been severely neglected. I’ve been roughing it. Twice in the past week I’ve sat down to work with plaster in my hair and stuck in my nails. I’ve found comfort in baggy shorts, men’s t-shirts and old flip flops. My hair hasn’t seen a good conditioning mask for at least a month. Sigh.
On a positive note, I will say that this project  has been quite empowering. Originally we were going to hire a contractor to do it, but, for the sake of preserving and restoring the history of the house, we’re doing it ourselves. There is an enormous sense of pride in that. Huge! Has it been worth sporting the grunge style for a bit? I would have to say yes…even if I’m still picking plaster out of my hair and nails as I type this.
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