Math for the Self-Employed
Ever talk to another self-employed person about finances? Specifically about income? It never ceases to amuse and befuddle me.For one thing, I do my own bookkeeping and my own taxes. This might go a long way
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The Shoes Are Winning
I think I'm getting old. Old enough to fret about insurance and retirement and whether or not I will physically be able to continue doing nails until I'm ready to retire ... or at least until
Doin’ It All Wrong
I clean my brushes in acetone. (GASP!) I know. I’m ruining them. I’m only ever supposed to clean them in monomer. Well ... that’s not cutting it. Managing to work consistently without eventually getting my brushes clogged
You Have Mail
On occasion I receive e-mail from other nail techs. I mean, I receive e-mail from other nail techs all the time, but today I specifically mean e-mail from other nail techs who are looking for help.
Watering the Lawn With Crazy
So I was reading the comments left on the "Perfect Timing" post a few days ago (and it never ceases to boggle my mind which posts will collect so many comments while others go unnoticed) and I
What Are We? In Second Grade?
Look, I have a huge issue with finding my photos out there with someone else taking credit for the work shown in them. And I'm still struggling to decide how I feel about my photos being
Perfect Timing
It was 1996. Her name was Denise, she worked at the Holiday Inn, and she's the only person who's ever broken a nail by stapling it. I don't see nearly as much talk about timing these days
Repeating Myself
I see most clients every two to three weeks ... which means they also see me every two to three weeks. This is a good amount of time to put between visits with most people. It
That Makes Sense
Let me just take a moment to break our fourth wall here: After reading Jenny’s comment on my last post, it occurred to me — much like my revelation that everyone's Facebook profile photos might not
Birds of a Feather
Nails by Jenny Meek, Classy Nails by Jenny, Fletcher, Okla. OK. So — this whole feathers-in-the-hair thing, right? Like that wasn't already a fad back in the early ’80s ... and the ’70s ... and the ’60s.
Feeling Betrayed
Wow. I had no idea how heated the debate regarding the appearance of Gelish at Sally’s would get, but anyone who’s been over to the Beautytech message boards lately can attest that this is one BIG
Impersonating a Nail Tech
I have been going through some sort of crazy boom in friend requests on Facebook over the last couple of weeks. I've come to the point where the only time I question whether or not I'll
Sucking It Up
Have I used this title for an entry yet? Seems like one of those titles that I could get a lot of mileage from.I have been saying for the last year and half that gel polish
Playing Nice
As is pretty usual here in Maggie-land, I might be the last person to get the details on the Minx vs. SheeKee drama.Well ... I can't even claim to have the details now. I pretty much
Countdown to Vegas
It's time for another tradeshow — for me. I know some of y'all just recently got home from Orlando, but I rarely make it all the way to the other side of the country for tradeshows.
Of Course. Whatever You Say.
There are days when it's all I can do to keep nodding and smiling while trying to bite my tongue without it showing. Keep your head down, keep filing. How do so many people who seek professional
If a Train Leaves the Station
...traveling at 40 mph while another train leaves the same station traveling at 60 mph... I was never afraid of word problems. In fact, it came as a surprise to me in the 6th grade when I