Great, Just Great

I think I've spent enough time describing the building I work in: built in 1923, big brick office building, five floors/six stories tall (secret, hidden "mezzanine" level adds a story, but not a floor). The upper

Social Networking

So one of my clients has opened a dance studio. This would ordinarily fall under the category of "stuff my clients do in their personal life that makes for interesting conversation but doesn't really involve me"

Merry Christmas to Me

So this year was going along quite nicely and at an acceptable pace and then all of a sudden, somewhere along the line, I got it in my head to go back to calling myself a

24-Hour Notice

What bee is in my bonnet this week? The repeat cancellations/reschedules. The clients who cancel their appointment with exactly 24-hours’ notice, reschedule for the following week or the week after that (whenever I can next fit

Drowning in It

But what a great way to go, right?  I'm talking about this explosion of nail art popularity, of course! Nail fashion and design is everywhere these days! From the amazing full couture styles that keep coming

Never Send a Massage Therapist to Do a Nail Technician’s Job

The massage therapist next door is half Korean. In 40 years, she had never had a chance to meet her mother’s side of the family, so she recently took an actual vacation (she works 24/7) to

No Such Thing as Bad Publicity

A few days ago, a dear friend and fabulous fellow nail tech posted a link on Facebook. The link is to an article ... errr, blog? I'm not sure what to call it, but it's titled,

So What's the Point?

Last week I was in Lowe’s. Talking to the cabinet guy, who didn't really seem to have a clue what I meant when I said I needed someone to make me a new manicuring table.While we

Spring Cleaning — or Not

I hate having stuff on my desk. In a perfect world, my desk would look like Exhibit A (on your left). It would have pretty much nothing on it. Even when I'm working.  Of course, that