She Makes Sense

Wanted to share this quick review of this gel nail strip set. Y’all know I love to do nails and very much so consider nails a part of my self-care.

Before I got out all my tools to do something freehand I figured I would try the strips in the office to see how they go over. Happy to report I can wear my strips, but I found the durability of this particular set to be very short lasting which is a bummer. The adhesive did not adhere on the nails that had the designs on them, especially the glitter an abstract ones.

I’ve got several other sets in the house so I’ll ride with these until the wheels fall off and then maybe try another one before going back to painting my nails regularly.

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Stop and think about the level of access people currently have to you.

Who has your phone number?
Who only has your work email?
Who do you call when things go well? Who calls you when their situation is not going well?
Who knows what’s really going on with you?

It’s ok to change the levels of access as your life changes. It’s definitely takes practice to maintain relationships AND set boundaries that respect what you need when you need it.

As a first steps, consider the one friend that only calls when they need to complain, but doesn’t quiet seem to be there for you when you need them. The next time they call or text, let them know that now isn’t a good time or that you can’t hold space for their conversation. See how it goes. They may be a little unhappy, but you have to train people how to interact with you. The more you let them know what you will and won’t pick up the phone for, the more they will get the hint and adjust themselves accordingly over time with less and less direction from you.

If they stop contacting you or want to get into an argument about your boundaries, it may hurt but then you know that the relationship that you have with this person is different than how you perceived it to be. Move and adjust accordingly.

Blog post or podcast coming up later this week to continue this idea!

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