I painted my nails the other day.

I painted my nails the other day. There's a lot going on here.

I used a milky white gel base, then applied a unicorn powder on that. Then, since those flake off the tips easily and I type a lot I sponged a sparkly gradient from the free edge. I stamped one nail because OBVIOUSLY I needed to. 😂 If only I had some stones here with me I would have put at least one of those on there, too - right near the cuticle of my ring finger.

But anyway. I had fun and treated myself to something pretty. Got kind of a "gelly sandwich" going on here. I like it. 😃

Phone pic is all I've got, but...

Phone pic is all I've got, but these are my nails. I was going for a fall-ish theme, but Shaun said that they look like wrapping paper and I can't un-see it. 😂😂😂

Every year...

Every year GlideFast hosts an event for the employees called GlideFest. This year it's in Montana and it starts tomorrow. Since me and the other ATCs are still considered trainees we're not invited. We did get the week off with pay, though, and WHO in their right mind could complain about that after only 2 weeks with the company?

Not me. I flew home yesterday. Did the "connecting flight" and "check a bag" thing both for the first time AND all by myself. Made it here in time to celebrate Shaun's 40th birthday with him tomorrow. I missed my family. I missed home. But GlideFast is absolutely where I want to be and the time spent away from home for training is going to be worth it for us all. Can't blame me for having so much enthusiasm.

#LFG

I have a lot of things that I want to finish before September...

I have a lot of things that I want to finish before September so I've been in my head a lot lately - too paralyzed to do the things I need / want to.  Too paralyzed to even have fun.  But today was good!  🙂

Shaun woke me up with a text asking if I wanted to go to my favorite tea place and OF COURSE I did!  Got a nice burrito while I was there, too.  Since we were only hitting the drive-through we let Cub ride with us.  Usually they give him a treat, but today they didn't.  Don't worry - we made up for it.  🙂

After we got home and ate and chilled a bit I painted Shaun's nails.  His toenails are a pretty purple / blue / green shifting polish with reflective glitter in so it will LIGHT UP in the right light.  I might get a picture for y'all.  His fingernails are just plain black gel.  He can do something nicer over that if he wants.  He's got a whole stash of polish in his favorite colors.

About the time I finished up doing nails Cubba was in my face talking.  😂😂😂  He does this breathy huff thing when he's restless / playful and it's pretty cute.  We could tell he wanted something and it was a bit late, but not dark so we took him to the park close by.  It was probably in the high 60s°F out there and a bit humid because we could see the rain coming, but it felt nice.  We also had the park to ourselves!

Cubba walked with Shaun.  I walked with them, too, but I also swung on the swings and went down the slide.  I don't care - I will swing every chance I get.  It's fun and it makes me laugh and I like it.  I can't wait until we get a big sturdy swing set put in our yard.

Anyway, as we were leaving Shadow arrived.  Cubba was NOT a fan of leaving a member of the family behind, but he was good and got in the car.  After we got home I showered and now here I am listening to a thunderstorm and trying to catch up on some internetting.

It's been a pretty chill day and that's nice.  I'm hoping I finish what I need to do and get some sleep.  Kira's going to work tomorrow at the cat rescue and I'm allowed to tag along and volunteer so that will probably be fun.

I hope you all are doing well!  I'm really going to try to get out of my head and make the most of this week.  Have a good night!  ❤

I'm exhausted, but today was good.

I'm exhausted, but today was good.

Shaun and I went to Lowe's this morning and we took Cubba and that turned out to be too exciting for him with the amount of other dogs in there.  He wants to meet and play with them so bad.  But when we take him to the dog park for expressly that purpose all he does is pee on things, sniff some butts, and go back to the gate to leave.  I don't get it.

After that Shaun and I had an impromptu date and it was really nice.  We went to this bistro called Lily & Liam and the food was crazy good.  Shaun got a chicken panini and salad, I got a potato, egg, and cheese burrito with red chile and it came with a side of beans, and we got a thing called a "Dutch Baby" to share.  The waiter described it as a cross between a crepe and pancake and I could see that.  It came with some sort of cream and fruit and it was really good - not too sweet.  We also got a round little piece of cheesecake and slice of tiramisu to go to try at home.  All were really tasty.

When we got home from our date Shadow was downstairs playing a game and shortly after Kira came down.  We see Shadow all the time, but Kira stays upstairs with her kitty Leon a lot.  She and I played in a puzzle book together for a bit, while Shadow and Shaun did video game stuff.  Then we all decided to put on a movie and Kira FINALLY let me paint her nails.  She's been asking me to do it for weeks (even going as far as picking out colors), but she's so elusive that it doesn't happen.  😂  Anyway, she's got purple toenails now and most of her fingers are a nude-looking holographic chrome with flakies in it.  Her ring fingers are reflective glitter with blurple flakies in it and that kind of ties in to her toes.  It's cute.

I even painted my nails this evening.  Last night I re-did my clear gel overlay while Shaun painted his fingernails.  Then I did his toes and he's got a dark berry color with reflective glitter on.  It looks great.  It's not really fair that he's got such beautiful feet and I have these little stumps with tiny toenails, but at least he likes his nails painted.  Shadow's the only one here who doesn't let me do his nails, but I used to have to sneak on him when he was young to clip them and he hated the way it felt so I get it.  He's done with me grooming him and that's ok.

The weather today was SPECTACULAR.  When I woke up this morning Shaun had opened the windows to the sun room and it felt really nice inside the house.  After we got home from our date it had warmed up a bit so we opened a couple more windows and the breeze was AH-mazing.  All we needed was the ceiling fan to stir it around and it was wonderful.  There are lots of birds out now, too, so it was nice to hear them loud and clear.  The house feels so fresh and cool and I love it.

Anyway.  Just kind of wanted to be able to look back and remember this really nice impromptu date and family hangout sesh one day.  I hope you all had a good one.  We did, but it was a full day and I'm headed to bed now.  Goodnight, friends.  ❤

After hibernating for the last few weeks...

After hibernating for the last few weeks and focusing on nothing but my nail polish database I finally left the house today and had a nice time. I guess I've gone on short walks near home a few times, but by and large I've been on my butt in front of the computer for most of that time.

Anyway, Shaun and I packed up Cub and went to the park. They had a lap around the walking trail while I skated for a bit; it was a lot of fun and I didn't fall (I also didn't try anything tricky or new), but I can tell that I am out of practice. I have gotta start making it a priority again now that the weather is beautiful.

After their lap, Cub and Shaun came to me at the skating area and I put my shoes back on and we all walked to the dog park area. Cubba went in and got his sniffs. A very excited pup ran between my legs. Cubba peed and then kicked for a comically long time. Like, ridiculously long. All eyes were on him before he was finished. 😂😂😂 Not long after that he was at the gate - ready to go. Dog business accomplished, I guess. 😂

Before we left I let my little Tort Baby out and he seemed to really enjoy exploring. He walked for probably 2 hours. I trimmed his beak some because it was getting long. He needs a bath and a little more grooming, but I'll get photos of his little sexy self soon. I've missed him so much and I'm happy he awake now.

Anyway, it's been a pretty good day and it was nice to move my body instead of sitting like a lump. I need to learn to be better at life balance. 😂😂😂 Well, I'm off for now. I hope you all are doing well! ❤️

I'm sharing this again...

I'm sharing this again because it's one of my favorite things anyone has ever done for me.  I wore this polish the day we got married and still haven't gotten a great photo of it yet.  I am going to have to change that.  (It's not what's on my nails in the photo - that's just what I was wearing when he gave it to me.)

Happy 4 years of marriage to my favorite person - Shaun, of course!  I love doing life with you.  You've been my best friend for almost 14 years and those have been the happiest 14 years of my life.  Even if you hadn't asked me to marry you in such a creative and thoughtful way I would have said yes.

I wish I could think of something more thoughtful to say, but since we've had our date and I'm in a food coma over here my brain is a little tired.  😂 I'm glad you don't regret tying yourself to me in a legal way (I ask him about that periodically - gotta keep my finger on the pulse, ya know?)  I enjoy being your legal spouse, as well.  😂  More than that I love the life that we have been slowly but surely building for ourselves.  It's more amazing than I ever dared to dream.

Digest, my love.  I'll take you for ice cream later.  ❤

Just updating:

Just updating:

We've been doing mostly ok.  The kids have been distraught (like, VERY) about the war / takeover situation.  I think they're cooling down, but Kira had a few days when the news was fresh and her PMS was coming on strong and she was (understandably) super emotional and not ok.  I remember being about their ages when the Twin Towers were struck and feeling scared and helpless and hopeless, and wondering what the future held for my very young Shadow.  I don't want to say that Shaun and I are "used" to war as a fact of life, but the fact that it's not hitting us as hard speaks volumes.

Ever since the death of Rose I've thrown myself even harder into things I want to accomplish:  I've still managed to update my blogs daily from Facebook memories (it might seem trivial, but it's a small piece of a larger puzzle).  I've gone through and organized / categorized most of the photos from my phone, laptop, and external hard drive.  A lot of those photos were of nail art for inspiration, or photos of polish I really like.  Those inspiration photos are all categorized and most are uploaded to my Pinterest... I should have the remainder of that finished tomorrow.  The polishes I want are now stored in Google Drive by brand and polish name.

Speaking of nail polish I've also gone though and put the other half of my polish into my database - FINALLY - as that was a project I started before college and then never had a chance to finish.  Needless to say, I've discovered that I have an OBSCENE amount of nail polish (closing in on 4000 bottles of non-gels) and that hits it home to me that I need to get back to making jewelry and also expand into pre-decorated press-on nails.  I have a hard time not doing stuff so I'm not upset that I can always have those things as a backup of something simultaneously fun and productive to do.  I've seen nail sets sell on Etsy and I think I could do well with that.

While still on the subject of nails I've also been studying gel application and removal and the difference between types of gels.  I feel like I've learned a lot.  So gel polish is apparently a type of soft gel that you are able to soak off with acetone.  I also have some hard gels that are not supposed to be able to be soaked off and instead need to be filed off.  They are usually used for overlays (just a protective reinforcement layer on the nail) and enhancements (when you want to add length beyond the natural nail).

I had been using a really stiff hard gel on Shaun as an overlay, but he uses his nails like tools and therefore they bend sometimes... meanwhile the gel stays stiff and so it separates from the nail.  I ordered a softer hard gel that will flex so I'm hoping we have better luck keeping that down on him.  I'm also going to try it as an overlay for myself because I'd like for my natural nails to grow out a bit and right now they're all peely and sad.  I'd rather try the gel overlay than chopping them all off (which is what I'd normally do).  So we'll see how that goes.

Anyway, I would definitely say that I've been hyper-fixating on some things, but I'm not upset about it.  I'm getting so organized and it's how I'd have like to have been all along, but that is not how life worked out.  So now I'm fixing it and it is SO SOOTHING to my brain.  I was literally giddy the other day when I looked at my Google Drive and could just so easily see my "wishlist" of polish.  I'm thrilled to be able to have a spreadsheet copy of my polish table from my database in there, as well - so no more buying dupes accidentally.  Next up, I'd like to work on moving my database from Access to MySQL and possibly putting it online (just to see if I can).  That means I'll probably have to learn PHP or something, but that's ok.

So I'm just over here doing nerd shit and loving it.  Hopefully, I'll be able to wrap up some of the smaller details that have been bugging me so that I'm chill enough to go skating and stuff like that again.  The most physical activity I get lately is cleaning the house or going to the park with Shaun and Cubba.  There is nothing else I want to do besides organize until I'm done and I've learned that when I'm like this it's best to go with it because I literally won't enjoy doing anything else until I'm finished or this urge passes.

Well, I'm off to copy my Facebook memories for the last time this month and then I'm going to see if I'm awake enough to do the gel overlay on myself.  If not, that will be a plan for tomorrow while I wait for the solar company to do the inspection that was rescheduled from the other day.  I hope you all are doing well.  I haven't really been on here much or checked in on anyone in a while and I'm sorry about it.  I still care about my friends and family but I'm in a "reach out if you need me" type of mindset for bit.  Y'all take care!  ❤

It's definitely been a low-energy few days for me.

I'm about to start responding to comments.  I'm sorry for being away, but I needed some time to get right.  I have to deal with Happy Tails Lost & Found Pets of Calhoun County whether I feel like it or not so I'm technically "on here" lurking even if I don't have the energy to post or respond.  It's definitely been a low-energy few days for me.

We're all doing as ok as we can.  I had to move a giant pack of toilet paper that was delivered and left in the middle of the dining room floor because twice upon glancing at it I thought it was Rose standing there awkwardly, as she often did.  Cubba seems to notice that she's missing, as well.  Shaun, despite definitively being a "cat person" was basically claimed by both Cubba and Rose so it's hitting him a bit harder than the rest of us.  He was her comfort person and that meant something.

I'm not saying that losing her wasn't painful for me or the kids because it was, but she was a hard creature to connect with.  It almost always felt like she was putting up with your attention / affection if it didn't outright scare her away.  She also hadn't been fond of me since the vet visit where we discovered her tumor so I've been avoided for all of this time unless she wanted to play.  I miss those big, doofy play bows, though.  Almost every morning she was ready to go out back and play.

Today Shaun helped me go through my plants to see who was alive or not.  He also helped me get most of them watered.  We did some light housework because our solar panels are being installed tomorrow and the workers will need to come in to gain access to the attic.  Other than that I painted Shaun's nails (black with magnetic silver gel polish) and they look kind of like moons.  He likes them.  At times like these taking care of each other is important.  I think we both did a good job of that today.  ❤

We made up for lost time on chores yesterday, so...

We made up for lost time on chores yesterday, so I was skating today no matter what. And OMG, it was the best skate I've had yet!

Today was my first time going to the park alone. Shaun usually skates with me to be supportive but I don't really need that. 😂 If I want to do something there's not a lot that will stop me. I'm not complaining about his sweetness, though. 💕 He's the best husbang and I'm so lucky. ❤️

There were a few skateboarders there at first but they were practicing on a big ramp so we were out of each other's way. Then they left and it was just me and my ear buds. Holy shit, y'all. For whatever reason I decided to see how fast I could go. It probably wasn't anything to more experienced skaters but I felt like I was flying. I LOVED IT.

So, I feel that in my abs and my thighs already. I'm not mad at it. I honestly can't believe this is exercise that I am loving so much. It's crazy. I want to do it all the time.

Anyway, that's my update for the day. I'm off to have dinner and maybe do my nails. My polish is chipping and that just won't do.

❤️❤️❤️

I've seen a lot of posts recently about supporting small and local businesses...

I've seen a lot of posts recently about supporting small and local businesses because of the pandemic and the supply chain issues so I thought it might be an appropriate time to renew my Etsy listings.  For anyone who didn't know me back when I was heavy into making jewelry:  I made it with nail polish.  Some of it came out pretty nice and I traveled (usually with my mom and brother) doing events and selling there.  It was a good time, but between some health issues and college I could no longer find time to make things or do events and well, then the pandemic and etc...  basically all of my supplies and already-made items ended up in the closet.

I'm gonna be honest and say that I don't know if I'll actually end up reviving Polish All the Things for really-realz... I'm kind of more health- and career- focused at this point in my life.  I would love to get back into nail art just for myself because it's a self-care thing.  I've already starting making time for keeping my claws polished so that's a step in the right direction.  I don't know if making jewelry will ever be a part of my life again, but if it does I can't imagine it being a MAJOR part.  I don't know.  It's fun and stress-relieving and I DO have a ton of polish...  But anyway, if you see something you want I'd say get it before it's gone.  I really can't make any guarantees at this point.

So without further blah blah, here's the link to my shop.  I've got a table full of jewelry that apparently never made it to Etsy so that'll hopefully get up there this weekend.  But yeah, that's all for now.

Thank you, friends.  ❤

https://www.etsy.com/shop/PolishAllTheThings

My mood has been so up and down lately.

My mood has been so up and down lately. I spent a couple of days having fun and skating, then a couple of days on the couch with a down mood, then a couple of days going hard on the housework, and today was back on the couch. Somewhere in all of that I painted my nails for the first time in AGES and it almost made me cry because I'd missed it so much.

I don't really know what to do in order to regulate myself. I'm not stressed about anything that I can pinpoint. The job search is going fine. Shaun and the kids are great. The animals are fine. I need to water my plants (desperately), but other than that I'm ok.

Tomorrow we're taking some extra trash from the garage to the dump. Then we're going to New Mexico Tea Company because I just accidentally discovered it online and now desperately need to go to there. Kira found a Mexican supermarket that she wants to go to, as well. Maybe I'll get lucky and we'll also stop by Hi BoBa. Their Taro tea is awesome. Shadow had a green tea with cream cheese foam that was shockingly very good. So anyway, if tomorrow goes as planned I'll only have spent today on the couch instead of the two days that would be next in my pattern.

I hope you all are doing well. I'm off to put together a shoe rack for my closet, then I'm taking a shower and calling it a night. ❤️

Update before I get this busy day started:

Update before I get this busy day started:

Yesterday while we were in Talladega we got a notification that a package was delivered in Anniston.  I didn't think I was expecting a package, but we decided to go ahead over there and see just in case.  Turns out that the large nail polish order I placed when I was consoling myself for doing what I thought was terrible on my final exam had arrived much earlier than expected.  Since I passed the exam and my class I guess that makes it a celebratory package now.  I let Kira know that we had nail mail and she came over and opened it for me.  I love watching her open things.  She Hulks out on packages and it's wonderful to behold.  😂😂😂

As we were looking at our goodies we were talking about what all we could do with them and I started to get really excited thinking about having time for my hobbies once again.  That was the first hint to me that things have changed - knowing that I'll be able to spend time with the kids and do things we enjoy together.  We're so busy moving that we haven't had time to relax, but just knowing that the down-time is coming made me super happy.

While I was at the house I started getting my plants ready to move.  It's going to be a much bigger chore than I thought, though - because of mealy bugs.  I had seen a few here and there and always removed them and sprayed my plants down, but I got really behind on that this past semester and it's a dang mess.  I'd been failing to get them completely under control for months anyway due to time constraints so I'm using moving as an excuse to throw away all of the current dirt, scrub pots, spray my plants down, and then soak them to hopefully drown any remaining bugs.  Of the many plants I did that to last night I found a single live mealy bug so maybe this system will be pretty effective.  I'm planning to spray them down for the next several days even after repotting, so hopefully once they're at the other house I won't have any issues.  I'm just over these bugs and want them gone.

Other than that Shaun and I spent yesterday going through things and packing.  The kids came over and it was great to see them.  They helped him do some things and then we had dinner all together for the first time in a while.  I am really looking forward to getting us all settled and being able to do that more often.  Also, not related to anything but something I found to be pretty funny:  After we got home last night, Shaun put a space show on TV.  It was about the Apollo space ship.  This one guy was talking about them landing on the moon and he said that if the calculations were off that the ship would "intersect the moon."  I've never heard the phrase "crash into the moon" put so oddly.  Intersect. the. moon.  😂😂😂  I found that HILARIOUS, but I was also EXTREMELY tired, so maybe it's not that funny to anyone but us.

Well, I'm off to put my plant shelf together so that I can start bringing my babies home.  I hope you all are doing well!  ❤

Well... I had ice cream for breakfast, spent too much money on nail polish, and had a good cry.

Well... I had ice cream for breakfast, spent too much money on nail polish, and had a good cry.

Now I'm helping Shaun with his father's estate paperwork and commencing with the move to the other house.

I am still disappointed with myself, but it's not over yet. If there's another semester in store for me, that's ok. I enjoyed this material and I'll ace the class if I take it again.

I hope you all are doing well. If not, try to make the best of it. That's all you can do. ❤️

I think I invited...

I think I invited most of my nail art peeps who would be interested in these custom stamping plates to the group for purchasing, but if not, there's going to be a second round of orders so comment below if you want in. I received my plates today and they look great.

I did my nails twice recently.

I did my nails twice recently. One time I had high hopes but hated the way it turned out. The second time (pictured) I was just going to wear a polish but Shaun told me I should stamp purple on it, so this is the result. I actually really like how it came out. Sometimes less is more, I suppose.

My claws are SHARP.

My claws are SHARP. While changing into my pajamas just now I literally sliced my nip-nop to the point that it's bleeding. I'm definitely repainting these bad boys tomorrow to dull them. Gotta cap those edges!

Ouch! 😬😬😬

Even though I didn't sleep until after 8 this morning...

Even though I didn't sleep until after 8 this morning I did finally get some rest.  After that I decided to get moving or I knew I'd be glued to the couch the rest of the day.

I did my chores right away so all of the animals were cleaned and fed.  After that Shaun and I cleaned and rearranged the kitchen a bit.  It's nothing huge, but it looks nicer and we have more counter space.  We also installed an under-cabinet light and that definitely brightens things up.

I also emptied my fish tank.  I haven't had a fish since Salamander died a few months back, but my Marimo still lived there.  The tank had gotten pretty overrun with algae and didn't look very nice, but my Marimo are good.  I cleaned them and have them in a small tub of water.  The cats keep drinking out of them.  I guess they make it taste good.  😆  I'm looking for a 5 gallon tank to put them in if anyone has one available.  I have larger and smaller ones, but a 5 is the Goldilocks size I'd like to use right now.  I'm up for trading or buying for cheap if anyone is interested.  Please let me know!

Other than that we saw the kids today.  Kira made a delicious Tres Leches and we hung out and I painted her nails.  I also photographed my nails that I did the other day.  Maybe I'll post them.  They aren't mind-blowing nail art, but I love the shape and think they are decent - considering how long it's been since I've done anything to them.

I hope you all are doing well.  ❤

Today was better.

Today was better.  I got up off my butt after my last post and got to work.

I rearranged Nom's room (yes, the tortoise has a room - he shares it with the other reptiles, but he's the one who has free roam).  I took out Ceelo Green's birdcage since he's no longer with us.  I maximized floor space so Nom can stomp all over an EVEN BIGGER area.  😂  I have some things to finish in there which I will hopefully do this week, but I'm happy with my progress.

Since we got our monthly Amazon subscription shipment of dog and cat food today I cleaned off a shelf in Nom's room to store it.  It's a little weird not having to run to the store because we're almost out of animal food, but I like this better.  It gives me a feeling of security and it's a much smaller hassle than having to be like "Oops, the [animal] needs food and I need to remember it / run to the store / order it / whatever."  On a similar note - does anyone local need parakeet seed?  I had just bought a new package for Ceelo before he died so I have a good bit just sitting here unused.  It's free to anyone who needs it.

I also washed some small tanks (as in fish tanks) as well as 4 containers of gravel.  One of the tanks used to house my last betta.  I never got another after he passed away.  The other small tanks were for my marimo.  They are in a larger tank now, but I might move them back into the smaller ones.  I don't know.  It's not like they move on their own so they don't care how large their house is.  I have even considered putting them in like, jars, so I can just give them a swirl once in a while to keep them round.  I don't know, but I have options.

That probably doesn't sound like a lot of stuff, but it took several hours to do.  Especially washing the gravel.  There was so much gravel.  It's also not easy to clean / rearrange a room with a tortoise running at you and getting underfoot and / or scratching himself on your legs no matter what you're doing.  😂😂😂  Big baby needs more attention.  Heard you loud and clear, Nom.  Me and Kira are planning to wash the reptiles once I finish with their room.  He's probably going to love that!

Besides that the kids came over and helped with yard work.  Shaun cleaned the gutters and made us potatoes for dinner.  We ate together and watched a couple of shows.  All in all it was a good day.  I didn't sit around resenting the quiet.  I saw a man outside and only said "Bark bark bark bark" once.  🤣  Look, I know my girl and I know what she would have said.  Not having her here is a big adjustment so I'm filling in the gaps when it makes me feel better.

As for now I'm pretty tired but I jacked my nail polish up pretty bad with all of the gravel-washing so I think it's time to treat myself to some nail art.  So with that I am off to see what I feel like doing.  I hope you all made the most of your day.  If not, try again tomorrow.  That's all you can do.  Goodnight, friends.  ❤

I know nobody asked, but...

I know nobody asked, but I have seen a lot of my friends who wear gels / acrylics post about being unhappy with their nails since salons are closed.  I have tips (the advice kind) if anyone is interested in growing out / taking care of their natural nails.

1)  Take prenatal vitamins for growth.  I don't care that I haven't been pregnant in 20 years - I've been taking prenatals for as long as I can remember.  I have tried biotin / hair & nail / whatever supplements and vitamins over the years and none of them give me the growth I get with prenatals, so that is what I take.

2)  If you have brittle / peeling nails, then there are two ways to attack that:  From the inside and from the outside.

2a)  From the inside:  Take coconut oil pills.  I don't know the science behind it - I just know that I have A LOT LESS peeling when I take it.

2b)  From the outside:  Cuticle oil / balm.  Any kind is better than nothing, but the best I've ever used has been from Bliss Kiss.  I can have a peeling nail and put that oil on, and it's almost like it seals it back together.  Just get in the habit of moisturizing your nails / cuticles a few times a day and that will help a lot.

2c)  If you file your nails, it's ok to take off length with a coarse file, but use something far less course afterwards for finishing to help prevent peeling.

Obviously, since I am not a doctor you should do your own research regarding what vitamins / supplements are ok for you to take, but this is what has worked for me.  I go through periods of being really on top of my nail care and then times where I don't bother.  I can tell a huge difference when I'm doing all of the things I've listed above.

If anyone has anything to add or ask I'm up for chatting!  Be well, friends!  ❤