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Post-vacation mishaps

My transition back to my normal routine has not been all smooth sailing. I’m blogging about these tiny mishaps now to remind myself to not take myself so seriously ;)

 Incident 1:

 My friend persuaded me to get a gel manicure. She said it looked way better than normal manicures (it costs more too). She was right, but I got the manicure without having any idea whatsoever that UV light was used to set the gel and how hard it would be to remove it. :(

 Since I was on holiday, I choose a slightly more outrageous colour and planned to remove it before I started my placement in three weeks. No big deal.

 I left the task of removing my gel manicure to the night before my work placement started. I was horrified when NOTHING came off after I rubbed my nails with a cotton wool dipped in acetone. It was then I realised that I may need to show up with bright green fingers on my first day of work. Pretty horrific stuff, I know.

 I consulted youtube and apparently, to remove gel manicures, you need to place a cotton wool dipped in acetone on top of every finger, wrap each finger individually in aluminium foil and leave it on for 20 minutes. After that, the varnish should come off easily.

 It did not take 20 minutes. It took me two whole (gruelling) hours before I got most of the green off. And a small pen knife. Hmmm, I think it’ll be awhile before I get a gel manicure again :P

 Incident 2:

 As I was walking back to my car after my first day of placement (about a 15-minute walk), it began to pour. I walked/ran persistently to my car and even attempted to sing. I was pretty horrified to find the gate leading to the parking lot closed. I considered climbing over it, but it had sharp tips that would not have been really pleasant to land on.

 I was drenched, and as much as I loved the rain, I wasn’t really in the mood to go back the same way I came from and figure out another route to my car.

 Haha, and then I saw another gate! It looked easy enough to climb and had no sharp tips. And if I climbed over it, I would probably get to my car within 5 minutes. Only problem was that I was wearing a dress. But I climbed over anyway as elegantly as I could manage :P Was pretty thankful that you get pretty low visibility during a heavy downpour! Hehe.

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