Broken Computer and Other Randomness...

Thursday, April 5, 2012
My computer did me a favor on Monday by breaking. Yup, you read it correctly, it did me a favor. I turned it off Monday afternoon before heading to work and when I got home at night it refused to turn on. Luckily I happen to have a computer wizard residing with me and he promptly disassembled the computer to figure out the problem. It was still in pieces on Tuesday, so instead of my original plan to catching up on blog stuff I did some much needed cleaning, IKEA visiting and dinner with friends. It is amazing what can be accomplished in a day when the computer is off. I know the blog might take a slight hit, but I plan on spending less time in front of the computer and more time in real life (for my sanity)...

Even though I managed to stay away from the computer, I couldn't stay away from nail polish. After dinner my cousin came over and asked if I would replicate my recent storks manicure for her. It is fun to create manicures like this, so I was happy to oblige. I am quite pleased with how it turned out and I think she was too. Here is the result...


At IKEA, I ended up getting a full-sized dresser to use for nail polish. I initially intended to get a second Helmer since my current one is overflowing, but I saw this dresser in the "as is" section and just couldn't help myself. It was floor model, in great shape, and only $45. That's only $5 more than the Helmer I was going to buy and fits 2x as much. Plus, it was already put together, ready to go and it looks great. I also love that it has drawer slides to keep the drawers in place unlike a Helmer. The only downside is that it is so big, but oh well... :D


And this is just random and unrelated to the day I had, but I stopped by Grocery Outlet on my way home from work yesterday and got some Sally Hansen Nail Prisms for $5.99 for a pack of 5. This set looks similar to what I have seen at Ross before. This particular set contains (left to right) Blush Diamond, Diamond, Fire Opal, Blush Diamond, South Sea Pearl. There are two polishes named Blush Diamond, but they definitely don't look the same. Not sure what to say about that. Also, I already have a bottle of Diamond in my collection from a giveway that I won from nailXchange a while back. This "new" Diamond is lighter and a lot less holo...

Long story short, if I you like Nail Prisms and live along the West Coast with a Grocery Outlet nearby, you might want to check them out. Mine had at least 20 packages on display. Not all of them the same, but they only differed from each other in one polish or two polishes so I just stuck with this one...


What do you accomplish when the computer is off?
Hope you are all having a good week :D

Thanks for looking!
Anutka :)