Beware...talking female stuff...

I finally had my nails fixed.  I went almost an entire month with my middle fingernail broken and unpainted.  I needed to let it grow out before I'd let my manicurist touch it!  (Click here to read more about that miserably awful day)  I've been going to the same little, petite, vietnamese gal for about 8 years.  She is wonderful...and I'm not telling you her name because I will never get in to see her again.  I have enjoyed getting to know her...I have found her sense of humor delightful.  Despite our language barrier, I call her a friend now.  A couple years ago, when son #2 was being a very typical 16 year old, doubting everything I said, and feeling like nothing I did for him was enough...I walked in to her salon and needed a nail repair.  I asked her how much it was to fix one nail and she replied, "No problem...$25." (Read with a heavy accent).  I said "What???...for one nail?"  And proceeded to start to cry.  It wasn't the cost of the nail...but my nerves were raw because of my son's adolescent attitude.  She started laughing, and when she realized I was crying, she felt so badly.  "Oh no!  No charge.  I fix for you," she said.  I then proceeded to tell her why I was crying, and she spent the next 15 minutes reassuring me that he was a good boy, and that "he love you," and "it be ok."  She also told me to go to happy hour...

So yesterday, she asked me how old I was.  I love that, culturally, she didn't think anything of discussing my age.  She told me she was 39.  I tried to hide my shock...thinking that she was under 30.  Her ethnicity is on her side.  She then asked me if I still "had period monthly"?  She is having a lot of female problems.  There are a couple days a month she can't work because the pain is so bad.  She said she has considered surgery, but it would be $10,000 out of pocket and she just didn't have the money right now.  She then said to me, "You lucky.  You almost done."

I'm still chuckling.  I love that.  She is ten years younger than me.  Her complexion is flawless.  She has the cutest little figure.  Two darling little girls still at home.  And yet, in her mind, she saw my age and the Sweet Fringe Benefits that it brings.  I don't know when I'll be "done".  But I'm closer to it than I was when I was 39.  And yes, there are "nasties" that come with being "done", but I guess there are sfb's as well.  Thanks Lisa for pointing that out!

Today's Outfit of the Day:  Loft cinnamon colored cords, Loft Outlet Chambray Shirt, CAbi loden green wool cardigan, Emaack Designs Thunder Egg Jasper/Magnesite necklace, Black Shooties.  I made the necklace longer by adding a similar toggle-style bracelet to the clasps.  Chambray shirts can be worn so many ways:  untucked, tucked, tied at the waist.  They go with anything...although I wouldn't wear them with denim.  I love to pair a chambray/shirt with a dressier skirt to make it overall more casual.  I'm sure you'll see that posted as an Outfit of the Day at some point.

I'm still laughing..."You lucky..."

Nanette