I had some vacation time that I needed to use or I’d lose it so I ended up taking last Friday off. The owners of my company decided to give us Monday off as well as the normal Tuesday holiday, so I had a whopping 5 days off in a row. I did nothing. It was awesome.
Nothing actually ended up being a lot of things. Nothing was getting a manicure.
I attempted to paint my nails myself the night before and it was a huge disaster. I used a base coat and a top coat and while the polish didn’t chip, it wasn’t smooth at all and looked kind of like a 5-year old did it. So I got them fixed. I don’t know why I don’t get manicures more often. I go get my eyebrows (and lip to be honest) waxed every two weeks. In the summer, I get pedicures every couple months but I never get manicures. I guess I thought they were expensive since the only time I do ever get them is when I’m also getting waxing and a pedicure, but it was only $12.
Nothing was watching HBO shows that are finally on Netflix.
Nothing was making a fire the fireplace and enjoying dinner and champagne in front of it. Easy to do since our fireplace is in our dining room.
The pasta was this frozen Trader Joe’s Mushroom Fettuccini which we bought on a whim and was totally delicious. Buy it.
Nothing was being chased around the house by a toy helicopter.
Nothing was eating meals that were kind of freezer burnt (the shrimp). And eating some that weren’t.
And then today, I had to do something. Work. And then I got my pointer finger pinched in a sliding glass door. Who does that? At least my manicure is still not chipping.
Oops, forgot to announce the winner of the sunglasses. It is Michelle.
Your finger looks so painful! I once closed my thumb in a car door and I’m still traumatized…I hope it heals soon!
On a more positive note, your super long weekend sounds great. I’m obsessed with Girls – I’m SO excited for the next season to start soon! And I’m totally jealous of your fireplace. What I would give for one in my always-cold apartment…
Your idea of doing nothing looks amazing. And look what happened when you had to do something – poor finger! They should give you the rest of the week off.
I love nothing – and that photo of the sparkling wine in front of the fireplace. Doing nothing is a-w-e-s-o-m-e!
I love doing nothing! Sounds like you definitely made the best of it
I’m so glad I’m not the only other female grown up in the world that can’t polish her own nails without them looking like a 5-year old did them!
Sounds like a very relaxing few days off (minus the finger incident
We didn’t do much of anything either and it was glorious. Need to do nothing more often. And Netflix needs to get some new shows – STAT!
ouch on the finger!! I had some good amount of time off and it felt so good to have some nothing time!! I LOVE your fireplace and those champagne flutes are awesome! where from? (also love manicures and forget that they arent THAT expensive and make my hands look way better! I can’t paint my nails for crap!)
Hope your finger feels better soon!! I’m jealous of your 5 days of “nothing!” I need some days like that! Hopefully this weekend!!
Jealous of your long weekend!
Ahh I wish we could go back to doing nothing. Work is overrated.
P.S. All of your pictures in this post are really great!
I love it when you end up with a string of days off like that. I’m the same way about manicures– I always think to myself that I should get them regularly, but then I just…don’t. Yours looks pretty!
NICE!! I will admit that having these last 2 weeks off from work has been amazing!!! I am ready to go back but the break was nice and much needed!
I LOVE that your fireplace is in the dining room! What a brilliant idea!!