So on Tuesday night after filing down the nails on my right hand. (Very sad a little over a week ago my right thumbnail started to tear back towards the quick, so I patched it using a empty teabag and some super glue.) I decided that the thumb nail had grown out enough that I could shorten all the nails on my right hand, much shorter than I like. But because it is not the hand I take pictures on, I thought "Ok no big deal." I debated on bringing my left hand nails down just a bit and decided nah no real reason to......
Well, I guess I was WRONG!!! I got up Wednesday morning to find the temperature had dropped, so I went out to grab my hat and gloves out of the van. The heater in my car is having some issues, it sounds as though a giant hamster has taken up residence and runs on a giant wheel every time I turn my heater on. On top of which I am down to only one speed on the fan, HIGH... So I felt they would be a good choice to take with me to work. So grabbing the keyless entry remote on my way out the door, out I went. Halfway across the front yard I unlocked the doors by pushing the button twice, and that is when it happened....
My left thumbnail snapped!!! All the way across but maybe a millimeter to hold it on, about 1/8in back into the quick or nailbed. At least there was no blood and a few layers are still there to protect the nailbed. There was much cursing and I think the whole neighborhood might have heard me. I think that it was the universe's way of telling me I should listen to my own advise, much like Alice in Wonderland, and just brought them down a little bit....
So I thought I might show a before and after shot...
This is what they looked like before the remote. |
And this is the after of what my thumb looks like now. And yes that is my real nail... :( |
Yeowchymomma! So glad it didn't rip all the way down to the nail bed, that would have been PAINFUL!
ReplyDeleteMy sister and dad both bite their nails that short on a regular basis :(
My son is terrible for biting his nails, I caught him biting his toenails the other day! Yuck!
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