Looking Back And Looking Forward

Wow, what a year. So many amazing things have happened to me this year but no of it has been without sadness.

I am really looking forward to next year because I am going to be adult and making a lot of decisions that will begin the rest of my life. 

My 2015 Goals:

1. Take 1 hour each week for myself

2. Create a blog that I want to read and get to 1,000 pageviews

3. Write about good things rather than bad things 

4. Look fear in the face and win

5. Make the best decisions with help from other by asking for help and admitting weakness

6. Don't get hurt by anyone or anything

I hope everyone had a good 2014 and is going to have a better 2015! 

Thank you to everyone who has helped and inspired me! 

~Hannah

"Always be a little kinder than necessary."

Ruffle Nails

I was looking for a complex nail design for today because I had a lot of time and I wanted something that looked nice but took a lot of time. I saw these ruffle nails on ChalkboardNail.com so I decided to give them a try. 

Nail Polish Collection

I spent about six hours working on this today. I put together a collection of all the nail polish that I own. Here is all the nail polish I own (organized by color):

Testing Nail Polish

For Christmas, I got a lot of nail polish from my brother. I made it easy on him by giving him a list of what I wanted. So here is a picture of what I got:

e.l.f. Nail Polish Set Classic

Sally Hansen Sugar Shimmer Cinny Sweet and Essie Master Plan

Christmas Nails

I know that I usually post my nails over the weekend but it was super busy and I am officially on vacation so they had to wait until this morning. I had a lot of inspiration for these nails from my friends advice, some Christmas nails that I did a few years ago, and some browsing on Pinterest. As I always do when I have complex nails, I first drew them on paper to figure out which colors I would need and how to set my nails up. 

Right Hand

Left Hand

Both Hands

Nails Explained:
Right Thumb: Rudolph
Right Index: Holly
Right Middle: Present
Right Ring: Candy Cane
Right Pinky: Christmas Tree
Left Thumb: Penguin
Left Index: Red and Gold Swirls
Left Middle: Ornament
Left Ring: Santa
Left Pinky: Red, Gold, and Green Stripes

Colors Used:
Red: OPI Red
White: Sinful Colors Snow Me White
Tan: Sally Hansen Mudslide
Dark Blue: Sinful Colors Midnight Blue
Silver: Sally Hansen Silver Sweep
Gold: Sally Hansen Go For Gold
Orange: Sinful Colors On The Bright Side
Black: Spoiled Visually Slimming
Green: Deborah Lippmann Defying Gravity
Brown Metallic: Spoiled I'm Ba-roque

Top Coat: Sally Hansen Hard As Nails

This is a time lapse of my nails. I thought that it would be cool to do this for a few nails and since I had time, I knew it would come out well. Please let me know your thoughts and if I should do another time lapse in the future.

~Hannah
"If you're presenting yourself with confidence, you can pull off pretty much anything."

Christmas Lights

For these nails, I was inspired by my family's Christmas tree that we put up last week. Here is a picture of it...

Golden Nails and Achievement

I am so excited about these nails and there is an amazing story behind them. To start, I was looking for something simple to do because I want them not be to extravagant. But they had to be gold. They have to be gold because today, I am getting my Girl Scout Gold Award. It is the highest award any Girl Scout can earn and I am so honored to have achieved it after my twelve years of Girl Scouts. Without going into to much detail, here is what I did; I worked with seven students from my high school to preform a show at a local assisted living home. If you are reading this and you helped me, thank you so much! I really appreciate everything that you did for me and all the help you gave me throughout the whole process!

Now to the nails, I created a very simple design using a white base, gold, and gold glitter. It not only shows my achievement but it also looks perfect for winter. I hope you enjoy!