What I do when I'm sick

(Note:  I was going to do this yesterday, but got overtly sidetracked, then fell asleep.  Sorry y'all.  )
  I decided since I couldn't go out with my hacking cough, itchy throat, flashes of hot & cold, and being super duper tired, that I would stay in and get my immunity up for my job on Thursday (It's my first, yays!).  So what better than to paint my nails a pretty color to get my spirits up.  Then I thought to myself, I need to make a blog post, so what better than a nail tutorial?!  So I scanned, and scanned on pinterest, tumblr, and weheartit for something simple yet cute.  With no luck, I freeballed & created an awesome design (yay for creativity when sick!!!).  Here is the end result, I shall show you how to do it as well.
Oh, and this is me chewing on a peppermint stick.  Apparently peppermint oil/tea/extract/candy has some type of healing property that aids in cramps and body aches.  I love these & highly recommend you buy a crap load for winter season/ time of the month.  They make me happy, as you can see in this photo.

Step 1)  Start out with clean nails.  Wash your hands, and lotion them up to make the cuticle soft & easy to work with.  You also want to file during this step as well if you need to.  It's pretty simple, actually (unless you have never painted your nails before and desperately need this tutorial).

Step 2)  When doing a french tip manicure, make sure to remember that it's a process, and not everyone can do this step.  Always make sure you have a little bit of length to your nail, or it won't look right.  Start at the side, and paint to the middle.  If you are really good at it, you can do it from left to right without ease.

Step 3) Here is the finished french tip.  Nothing to say about this picture, really.  It explains itself.

Step 4)  Take a toothpick and get some glitter nail polish ( I used silver).  Dip your 'pick into the polish and under the white color make a small/med border under it.  It gives the white color definition.

Step 5) The last & final step is to take another glitter polish ( I used purple), and in the middle of the nail go up and coat the naked nail, silver and white.


Welp, that is all I got for you.  Being sick is tough, and the littlest things should be captured during rough times.
Blessed be!
-Leah