Long fingernails. Long wait on yarn.

[amberica]

My fingernails are getting long. They look kind of nice. Typing is getting harder by the day. And yet, I'm afraid to cut them. I'm afraid that they will end up shorter than I wanted to go, and then I will be unhappy because I will have to be sooo careful and grow them out again. This is not an easy thing for me.

Actually, I don't really like long nails that much. It's just that when they happen, it's such a rare and amazing thing on the hands of a clumsy nail-breaking girl like me that I just have to appreciate it. I didn't try to grow these out. I just looked down in the Monday meeting this week as I was trying to type some notes and there they were!... making it hard to type, and making an awful clicky noise on my otherwise silent laptop keys. That's when I told myself I would have to trim them. But today I still haven't done so. And I am still scared. Well, scared isn't really the right word... Reluctant, that's probably better. I better get over this and move on.

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Yesterday was one week since the day I ordered the Zephyr yarn, and my PayPal account still hasn't been billed for it. The confirmation email I got when I placed the order said that I should receive it within 2 weeks, so I was a little concerned. I emailed the lady from the website where I ordered it, and she replied really quickly and explained that they are still waiting on that particular color to arrive from the manufacturer, and are all out right at the moment, and that it could be up to 2 more weeks. She offered to send a substitute color if I'd like. I responded and said that it's ok, I'd rather wait a couple weeks for the Jade color. I really don't mind at all. I'm just happy that the price was so good!

Now, if this had happened and MORE than 2 weeks since my order date had passed, and I didn't get any kind of notification about the backorder, then I suppose there would be a reason to be unhappy, but the way I see it, things are still technically on time right now. And if it is an extra week, so be it. At least I found out ahead of time and am fully in the know.

What's sad is that I have known people in my life who would not only get really super mad about this, but they would somehow take it really personally too, and make their own pain even worse for no reason. I am specifically thinking of one person in particular, but I know there are other people with that problem :(. I think that in the last few years this one particular person has actually gotten over that attitude quite a bit, so that is good. They are a lot happier in life now.

Comments

[mouse-gerald.livejournal.com]

The first time I hear my nails tic against the keyboard, I have to stop whatever I'm doing and trim them. NOW.

[amberskyfire.livejournal.com]

My nails grow quite a lot, but I've noticed that the longer they get, the more likely there will be a weak spot. The longer the nail, the more leverage, which makes it more likely for you to break a nail and when it does break, it will be all the way down to the quick. Nothing is worse than having two hands full of beautiful nails and one or two nail-less fingers.

I trim my nails regularly now :)