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This week we decided to go to 23 points per day. I’ll show you what that looked like as well as my life fails for the days lol

Monday-  20 PTS

Food:

Made Breakfast for the week on Sunday- Potatoes with peppers/onions, Turkey Kielbasa, and Southwest Egg Beaters (4pt)

We made Taco soup Sunday (1pt) so I took that and some Good Thins (3pt) for lunch.

We made Deep Dish Pizza Bake for dinner (10 pt for 2 servings), Corn, Green Beans (0pt)

Our SMARTCAKES arrived! I tried the tangerine flavor- love the concept- I hated this flavor. (1pt)

Fail:

Decided to dye my hair BRIGHT RED. Failed. Only took to my roots. Boooooo

 

Tuesday- 23 PTS

Food:

Same as Monday and will be through Thursday (4pt), Banana (0pt)

Lunch- Left over Deep Dish Pizza Bake (5pt), Green Beans, Corn (0pt), New Potatoes (2pt)

Snack- 12 ct Chick-Fil-A Grilled Nuggets, 1/3 Sriracha Sauce (2pt)

Dinner- Enchilada Bake (2pt), Cinnamon Smartcake (1pt) LOVED this flavor!

Had to make up points because I was SUPER low at this point so

Ball Park Hamburger Patty (7 pt) Fat Free Cheddar (0pt), Less than tsp of Light Mayo, Mustard, No sugar added Ketchup, and a mini pickle – all 0.

Fail:

First Fail of the day was a Nail Fail.

Back story- I did my research on a location to get my nails done near my workplace. I work about an hour away from home. I went to Facebook group for the city I work in and asked for recommendations. I found this location with amazing ratings which also offered an online booking system. This is important to me since I can’t call during work hours. I booked their signature pedicure at 5pm and a set of acrylics with gel manicure at 6pm. It storms at 4pm. I had of course just dyed my hair red Monday night and was wearing a BRAND NEW white cardigan I didn’t wish to turn orange. Chaos ensued. We always have it all figured out in our heads right?  Perfect scenario was to get off work at 4:30, go to Ulta for the right hair dye, grab a quick snack, eat in a hurry, then hit the nail salon all by 5pm. Mother Nature and I did not see things the same apparently. I ended up in my car at 4:44. Food trumped everything else. I made it to the appointment on time.

 

The Salon Experience

I NEVER go to get my nails done alone. Too many choices of polish, services, lotions, it’s overwhelming. The child at the desk (yes it was a high school kid), checked me in.  They weren’t yet ready for me (shocker). She also let me know the person doing my pedicure spoke absolutely 0 English. I’m 100% fine with that actually because I was nervous enough as it is. I didn’t realize the foreshadowing there. I picked my colors as well as my lotion scent (Citrus & Green Tea for those dying to know) then was escorted to the back where the pedicure seats were. As I’m climbing into the chair my email notification goes off. “Your appointment scheduled for 6pm has been cancelled, if you’d like to reschedule please call (insert number here).” As sweet as the lady we did the pedicure was- I couldn’t ask her any questions since she wouldn’t understand me. I was already a nervous nelly, who at that point was on the verge of tears. Semi-panicking, with no one else in the back to ask, I end up having to call the front desk while sitting in the building to see why I would get a cancellation. A man answers the phone instead of the high school girl. He assures me they just merged my services onto my pedicure appointment. A man (who I assume still to have been the same person who answered the phone) walked back to look at my colors, see if he had similar gel colors, and worked with me to find a compromise when one of my toe colors was not a gel option. I was a little less nervous at this point. We finished my pedicure and I headed over to the nail table. He asks me what shape I want. I say I was thinking about Almond. Here I want to remind you- I booked an appointment for ACRYLICS. FAKE NAILS. He looked at my nails, LAUGHED, and said you have two options here square or round, almond is not happening. I gave him a very confused look and said that’s odd I guess round then. He starts clipping my nails. I’ve never had my nails clipped for fake nails- because my nails aren’t very long to begin with. He shapes my nails. At this point this is not the process I’m used to. He buffs my nail but not with a tool- with a pad. Something isn’t right. He starts to apply a gel base coat to my nails and it all makes sense. Either the girl added the incorrect service on my appointment when she merged and took off the acrylics, this guy misread my services, or he just didn’t care what I wanted as a customer and did what he wanted. I let him continue because he’s only saving me money and he’s losing a customer after this regardless. You don’t laugh at a client, give them half of a service they ask for, and expect them to come back. He also kept bumping my nails into the curing lamp and telling me to stop doing it. Like dude you have my hand not me.

*SIDE NOTE*

Ya’ll my nails are a nightmare it’s nothing I’m not aware of. My nail place in my town has never patronized me for it. This guy started saying stuff like:  “Do you pick at your cuticles? Do you nip your hang nails?” Obviously I do, obviously I only did because they were bothering me. If I didn’t would I have booked your time? Move on dude.

 

Finally it came to an end. I went to the counter and asked the girl to verify my services. She did show acrylics listed. I showed her my nails- she apologized and changed my invoice. I paid, tipped, left in a hurry. My nails do not look bad, but they are short. I should have said something but I decided I was only worth the service he wanted to provide. That in retrospect isn’t true, but he saved me like 40$ so I’m living with it.

 

Ulta didn’t have my hair dye. Drove to Meijer and they also didn’t have the exact dye but had a red for dark bases. Tried it out…..

 

Wednesday- Points to be determined (but I could totally eat my feelings right now)

Breakfast- Same as the other two days

Lunch- Enchilada Stack (2pt) with corn, black beans,

Snack- Coconut Smartcake (1pt) Will report on this after consumed.

Dinner is to be determined. Here’s why:

 

Fail:

My hair is black, with a burgundy tint. My roots are burgundy instead of bright red but super noticeable still. This is why I pay 80$ for my roots. Realistically I did not want to pay 80$ for roots, which is why I bought boxes of dye, but I’m now about 30ish dollars in hair dye in and hours of my life gone. Live and learn? I have a box of blue black that will literally make this all better. I should have just started with it instead. Listen to your gut style. Also, the fruit I didn’t get to eat yesterday- I refrigerated so I could eat it today. It had mold on it. Seriously- Chick-Fil-A is too much money to find mold on fruit. Get your life together sis. On top of ALL of that- I broke my left index toe today. I leave for Disneyland on Sunday. Also the event planner for the show I’m doing today- didn’t tell us we needed our own tables until this morning, after I had left for work. #WINNING .

 

All of these things are not worse than someone sleeping outside in 106 degree weather because they have nowhere else to go. It is all just overwhelming and the best way to get it all out is to type away. I am able to laugh about the nail situation now, whereas yesterday I was on the brink of tears. My toe is KILLING me (yet not softly) but I’m not in the hospital dying. So yes- I’m being handed all that someone thinks I can handle… I’m just a little whiny about it 😉 ❤ I will grow and rise above- knowing that is what matters.

 

Thanks for reading all the bad juju that’s happened.