professional looking budget friendly french manicure

You will need: at least one base and/or top coat, clear label or tape, white and nude polish of your choice

Suggested use: fine grade quick dry & no chip top coat. Sally Hansen #110, #120

Cut label or tape to make nail form.

Remove old polish.

Buff and file nails to your desire.

Apply base coat and allow it to dry.

Apply nail form to each nail.

Polish tip with white polish and allow it to dry before removing strip. Seal upper edge of white tip with a slightly thin coat of base polish. Allow to dry before applying a thin coat of nude/neutral pink polish. Allow to dry. Seal with no-chip top coat. Wait a few minutes, and then apply your dry fast top coat.

Your dry-fast will allow you to resume activity without blemishing your beautiful nails.

If you take your time you will surely be pleased with the results. Protect your beautiful French manicure with a thin layer of top coat every 2-3 days to keep it looking professionally finished.

Wear it well!

30 days of thanks challenge

"In all things, give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." 1 Thessalonians 5:18.
I am often told that my attitude is always a positive one. There are times that I can recall that I may not seem to be positive. I strive to be positive. The energy is pleasant and it helps to have a clearer mind, open heart, and an obedient self.

My glass is always half full. I chose this a long time ago. As a teenager I discovered for the first time that people will not always be true. They will lie, cheat, and steal. Their behavior should not change you or what God has in His plans for you. Those around you will appear to be living life abundantly, but their spirit is haunted. They live in a perpetual fear. This is not the same as receiving discernment. Living a facade is living but it's not a happy existence.

I am thankful each day for the good and the bad. I have learned from it all. This month as Thanksgiving is designed to reflect on our blessings, I challenge you to find at least one thing each day to give thanks.

phase II : 60 day abs

yes! Here we go. In the grand tradition of P90x, let's reboot the 30 Day Abs. It was met with measurable success so let's keep it going. A lot of people started the challenge and fell off when the going got rough. I predict they made it to the first day off and couldn't swim upstream to resume the challenge on day 5.

That's okay! We're moving and we're losing you, literally. Your weight will not stop this train from rolling. We're taking the party all the way to the end of the year. The holidays will not keep us from tightening our guts and rocking the sexy right into the New Year.

Do what you can...get in where you fit in.

Now...for the winners who built an enormous base, we're taking it up a notch. I call it Abs on Steroids. Last month, I used a variation of 8-10 lb. dumb bells for the sit ups. This round I'm rising to the challenge of a 15 lb. dumb bell. Also:

25 + scheduled repetitions
60 + seconds of plank time

We can do it! Let's go!