That Ticker Ticks me off! ha ha ha.

I put a ticker at the top of this site today. Did you see it? I was hoping it would motivate me and help me see my progress, but really it just makes me more frustrated. It seems kind of impossible. :( There are only so many things lying around the house I can sell on Ebay, ya know? If only tax returns came in July instead of February. . . .

Hope! {St. George, Utah Glitter Toes}

Today I went to the nail school I want to go to and got my toes glittered. :) I had a free coupon that expires and decided to go use it since the hubster had the day off.
SO my toes are happy and I'm happy. I talked to the cute girl that did them about the school and stuff. She loves it. She told me a little bit about their payment plan, which is great. AND she told me I get to take my kit home while I'm in school, and if I do nails at home and take a picture of them, I can count the hours!! FABULOUS! I will be able to finish a lot faster. I've known about the payment plan, but I don't want to do it and then not be able to make the payments. (The whole reason behind this whole ordeal is to MAKE more money, not SPEND more money. ha ha ha.) But, if I can save up a big enough deposit, and do nails at home to make a little money, (at a huge discount of course, since I'll be learning. . . .) it just might work!! YAHOO!

So who wants to be one of my guinea pigs?? I can do gel nails, acrylic nails, manicures and pedicures, shellac, the whole shebang! And it will be super cheap until I get my license. (I don't think I'll suck too bad, so it will still be worth it. ha ha ha.) I can't wait to get started. . . .

Update! {St. George, Utah Gel Nails}

Okay, so I don't even think anyone is reading this blog, BUT I want to keep track for myself so I can look back and laugh at what a dork I was/am. ha ha ha. Here is the latest in the Quest for a Nail Technician License:

I met with a cute girl here in St. George that does awesome nails. She is looking into getting her instructor's license. She is darling and would be great to work with. We have kids almost the exact same ages, she does a great job, and I think we'd get along very well. The only challenges are #1 she doesn't have her license yet, #2 She doesn't work many nights, which is when I'm available, and #3 I'm not sure what she'd charge me. So, I'm not ruling that option out yet, but it's still up in the air.

The Nail School I've been looking at has an opening starting the beginning of August, I just have to scrounge up the Moolah, which isn't exactly a walk in the park. Summers are already complicated for us financially because my preschool/daycare/some piano income stops for a few months. (And we go on camping trips to Yellowstone that cost money, but are oh so worth it. . .) My hubby sold his car, which was originally supposed to go to the nail school fund, but instead went to the paying bills and living fund. There went that idea. Ha ha ha. BUT we have a booth selling pretzels this weekend and that $ WILL go to the Nail School pot. (Right Hunny??) Plus, I've been selling a bunch of stuff on EBAY, (go check it out) and THAT $ goes to Nail school. And last, but for sure not least I sold ONE Pre-paid Gift card to Polished Nail Spa, and that money also goes to the pot. (YOU can still help me out and buy one too!!)

Anyone have a rich, small business investing, super nice relative?? ha ha ha. If all else fails, which it might, when the beginning of next year rolls around, I can make up the difference with our tax return. Whew. I hope I don't have to wait that long. Have I mentioned I'm rally BAD at waiting? Yup. I am.

And that's where it all stands. I'm still really excited about it though. At least I have lots of time to dream up what services and fun things I'm going to offer, how I'm going to run things, and all of that jazz. It will be awesome when it hits the ground RUNNING! :-) Thanks for reading this far. I'm really surprised someone actually made it. And most of all THANKS for supporting me and my crazy ideas!!

Manicure of the Month! {St. George, Utah Nail Salon}

Ready for my next idea?? I'm really excited about this one. I was thinking, not everyone likes having gel or acrylic nails. I want to offer something for EVERYONE to have a little "you time" and feel pampered. I'm also going to do pedicure and manicures on natural nails. Enter: The Manicure of the Month!

Here's how it works: Each month, I will design a manicure, (color and some kind of super cool nail art.) and offer it all month at a discounted price. Here's the fun part, everyone who gets the manicure of the month will be entered into a drawing and the winner gets a FREE manicure to be the hand model for the next month. Doesn't that sound fun?? I think it will be awesome. I haven't decided if it will be a regular manicure, or do Shellac polish. What do you guys think?? Also, if you do get gel nails, (which are AMAZING) don't fret. You can get the fun nail art too at no extra charge.

There are so many cool nail art ideas out there, this will give me a chance to try new things and get creative. It will give you a chance to be pampered at a little discount. And best of all, we'll get to hang out for a little while every month! Win-win. :-)