Clouds and Ducks - Abstract Sky

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How're you all doing today, I hope things are going well for you all? I'm just in my bubble, fending off my cold and looking for work – there still seems to be little going and I know there are talks that a lot of the high street shops are struggling. Until then I continue to paint and keep my spirits up! 

Also these pictures are still with the old camera, I've been having fun with the new one, getting to learn it and I've changed my dark background.. In terms of picture quality improving I'm really not sure but they certainly don't seem to be worse which is good!

Today's nail art features a nail polish I was given by my mum and Christmas. If I am entirely honest I had no nail ideas for this shade but I wanted to use it so badly that I ended up creating something rather weird. I can't say I am 100% happy with this manicure but painting is always fun.

 

Freehand Firefly Jar Nail Art

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How're you all doing? I hope you had an amazing weekend, did you get up to any mischief? Luckily I had Saturday off but I was back in on Sunday and I'm working straight through until Friday now.

Luckily they are not long shifts so I have been using the most with my morning time by throwing myself back into fitness which has felt quite rewarding (and sore) Its quite nice to get a few miles done before I have to go to work. Besides the increase of shifts there's not much else going on, I am sort of plodding along and looking forward to when I will have a little more time for painting if I am honest!

I didn't really know what I was painting before I began this design, all I knew was that I wanted something magical looking.. I'm not sure I achieved it.

Freehand Star Constellations Nail Art

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How are you all doing today? I hope you've had a wonderful and relaxing weekend – or even a long weekend if you are in the UK. I've been working quite a lot this past week (looking forward to a day off tomorrow!) which has been really nice. I have to say I am so happy with the girls I work with, they really are such a lovely bunch. I enjoy my job but when everyone in your work place is so kind and wonderful it makes a job even better, I think!

On Saturday I managed to raise over £40 for breast cancer in the space of an hour and a half to two hours which isn't bad when your standing by the store entrance. Some people do look like you've just asked them for rabies so I was pleased with the result and wish I could have done it for longer.

Today's nail art was a little trial and error, you know how I love painting skies, be it daytime or night time but I wanted to try something a little different with my background. I think it turned out pretty interesting!

Rescue A horse day - Freehand Horse Nail Art Design

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How are you all doing this week? I hope everything is going your way so far.

I'm so excited for tomorrow night, I'm going to a Kaiser Chief and Blur tribute evening with my sister. I don't really go out much like this so its going to be fun! The only downer is that its cushioned by an early start at work on Saturday so I think it will be straight to bed, get up and run to catch the bus on Saturday morning. I can do it, I got this! Perhaps consider me out for the count on Sunday though!

Today's nail art is inspired by another one of those random 'days' in the year, which has already passed us (opps) the 16^th of May is 'Rescue a horse day' so I wanted to create a very free and relaxed looking horse enjoying his enviorment. 

3d Bumble Bee Nail Art

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How are you all doing today? I hope you are having an awesome week so far.

Two more days left at work and then a nice two day weekend. I got pulled into work last Sunday, I received a phone call from my manager about 9.30am. I was already up.. but I ummed and ahhed.. I figured that they must be really short staffed to call me in so I went into work.

But this weekend I am looking forward to two whole days of family time, painting and of course the royal wedding is this weekend. I DO want to see what Meghan's dress is like, is anyone else curious?!

Today's nail art is...er. Hit and miss and very experimental. I'm not sure how I feel about it.

Little Rainbow Robot - Freehand Nail Art

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How are ya all doing? I hope your week has been going wonderfully, was it a productive one for you? I've been at work for a couple days this week and I am back in today. Making customers smile and smell fantastic! And seeing my dear friends who I adore there.

I had this thought recently..I've had a feeling that's been lingering. Happiness. Like real, solid contentment. I've felt so great lately, not that I hadn't been feeling OK but I feel like everything has fallen into place a little more. I love my work, my family are amazing. It just feels like there's so much to be happy about right now. Its a complete contrast to how I felt this time last year. Do you ever feel like that?

Today's nail art is one I really enjoyed painting because..colours! All the colours! 

Freehand Sunbathing Bunny Nail Art

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Hi guys, I hope you are all doing well? Happy Hump day to you!
Not much to report from my little world, I'll be working from today til the end of the week - Saturday is the job interview. Fun news, I am looking forward to seeing the new Peter Rabbit movie with my niece, nephew and sister next week, I used to love Beatrix Potter as a child.

What else is new?.. Hmm.. I've been playing with lots of new eyeshadows, my love for colour isn't stopping at my nails!

Today though I am bringing you a little slither of spring on my nails, this little bunny has stepped out of his house to take a little time to enjoy some sun time. Catch those rays little bun-bun, soak up all that vitamin D!

Freehand Teddy Train Nails

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How are you all doing today? I hope you had a fantastic weekend.

I worked on Saturday and enjoyed a nice chilled Sunday with my family - although I felt quite unwell so no painting for me but I used the day to get myself organised in every way – a bit of cleaning and sorting, sorting out my outfit for work today, getting posts edited and organised, make up brushes washed and so on. I did get to have a delicious roast lunch though!

I had a very odd customer interaction which I'll tell you about. I work in fragrance and cosmetics so this response really threw me..

Me: “Hi there, do you need any help at all?”

Male Customer: “I have a girlfriend! She's over there, I have one!”

Me: “Uh.. Ok... then..”

What!? No idea.. I just left him to it!

Today's nail art is.. well. A bit silly, really. This came from a suggestion from my sister and four year old nephew, they asked if I had ever painted a train before. My mind started imaging a train with carriages and something sat inside them. For some reason I painted really tiny, weeny teedy bears – if you are wondering why they don't have faces my answer is – have you tried to paint faces on bears that small?! :P

Bertie McBurtlebutton & Ms Blueberry-Baebae Go Water Skiing. Freehand Nail Art

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How are you all doing today, is your week going well? I feel like I blink past Monday and Tuesday, before I know it we're at hump day. That said its great news if you are looking forward to the weekend and already counting down the days.

Today I have a follow up nail art – have you met Bertie Mcburtlebutton and Ms Blueberry-Baebae Bouffant? They are a couple I've featured in my nail art before. So far they've gone on two dates and poor Bertie has so far failed to impress his lady friend – gotta love a trier.

So far they went on a boating lake in which Ms Bluberry-Baebae had to eat the Marmite and cherry sandwiches he'd packed.. yum. On their second date he took her for a walk around his stately garden.. How much can go wrong there? Well he fell in the pond for a start.

Date one - The Boating Lake.

Date two -  Berties Garden Stroll.

For some reason I guess he thought taking her water skiing would be a fantastic idea for a date. They won't get to talk much so there's little risk of him saying something embarrassing.. He can show off his epic water skiing skills... Maybe not.

Little Bo Peep

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How are you doing today? I hope your week is going well and the sun has made an appearance for you. There's still a little snow here dotted around but the sun has said hello and that makes me happy!

I think its safe to assume I didn't get the job I interviewed for... Surely I would have heard by now. Its sucky but I wont give up. I'm applying to everything I can. Someone asked me why I am not training to become a certified nail technician. Well the reason for that is because courses are not cheap so I need a job to at least be able to save before I can do that. The dream is still there though!

Today I have some nail art that looks a little more spring like.

 

Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep,

He must've escaped whilst she was asleep,

She looked under her bed, and in her fathers shed,

She looked in the closest , perplexed she scratched her head.

Little Bo Beep is in trouble real deep,

Oh where oh where is that little woolly ble#ee!ee@e?ep?!

Fly Away Kite Nail Art

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How are you all doing today? Did you experience snow over the weekend? It was pretty deep here, I ventured to the shop for groceries wearing two pairs of trousers and Wellington boots, it was not an easy trip!! Poor little Mars, my cat, did not want to go outside at all and ended up being rather bored and fed up. I didn't feel like painting or editing posts, I feel like I actually did next to nothing, basically from around Thursday to Sunday I have been so lazy, ha!

The snow turned to ice by Thursday/Friday but luckily on Sunday we were able to get the car out as we spent Sunday in Accident and Emergency (A&E – ER room to Americans) at the local hospital. My poor mum managed to stab herself with a fork while washing up a short while ago and despite being on antibiotics it was looking considerably worse so we managed to convince her to go get it looked at. Apparently its very lucky that she went in when she did. Hopefully her finger will get better now with the treatment they did and the new antibiotics.

 

Today's nail art features a nail polish I reviewed recently from Prism Polish Uk, 'Whats This?' which you can see right here.

Freehand Dog Walking Day Nail Art

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How are you doing today? I hope you are having a great start to your week?

I bet you didn't know that the 22nd February is 'walking the dog day'? There are all sorts of bizarre and unheard of days through out the year, sometimes they make great inspiration for nail art. Obviously if you have a dog you should be walking him/her every day but I guess today is a sort of celebration in the joys of dog walking.

I no longer have a dog and I dearly miss my last (even now) We've always had Golden Retrievers and they will always remain dear in my heart. I still love to go out walking but I miss a furry companion to share those moments with, I was forever talking to them whilst walking and had so many fun times.

I do remember one time when my last Goldie who was absolutely brilliant off the lead (usually) got distracted – he had a thing for balls and the direction I had taken us lead to a rugy match in the next field. I was SO scared he was about to run off and steal their rugby ball, can you imagine how embarrassing that would have been with about 200 people stood around watching? Would I have to had chase him around the field to retrieve their ball?! Luckily he behaved but I knew he had a little laugh at my panic.

Freehand Desert Sunset & Windmill Nails

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Happy Friday to you all, I hope you've had a great week! Have you got anything fun planned for this weekend? Me? I've nothing really planned out but that all depends on the post and what the post man may or may not be bringing. Fingers crossed!

Today's nail art is aptly timed for the current theme over on Tiny Canvas where the prompt this week is Sunset nails. I painted these in December and I kind of liked the unearthly, unnatural look of this landscape. Its so sort of minimalistic that is perhaps looks a little apocalyptic?

Freehand Yeti Babies Playing In The Snow.

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How are you all doing? Can you believe we're almost at the first weekend of the new year?

How has your week gone so far, do you have anything fun planned for the coming weekend?

I've gotten back into my exercise which feels good again, I stopped briefly while I was getting used to working again but while I'm between things it feels like a good use of my time!

  

Today's nail art comes with a little poem, just because...

 

Three little Yeti babies, dashing through the snow,

Making tiny foot prints and doing forward rolls,

These little siblings, one, two and three,

Are really just as cute as can be!

Freehand Owl Nail Art

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How are you all doing? Did you do anything fun for New Years Eve? Tell auntie Ithi all about it!

I had a quiet one in, watching the celebrations taking hold in London the good old telly-box.

I've not made resolutions this year, I feel like making real resolutions leads to too much pressure but I have got some goals in mind I will get crackin' on with.

Have you set any resolutions and have you succeeded with them the last couple of days?

I had another work update in regards to the job I seemed promised on Christmas Eve, I've been told to wait until the 15^th when they've had their budget meeting. I dunno, it doesn't seem promising now, does it? I really don't like not knowing and I've been having so many dreams about this since.

Today's nail art is one I didn't really want to share, I wasn't 100% happy with it and then I thought that if I don't share it, that's kind of a shame for the time I spent on it and the fact that you guys normally seem to love what I don't, haha.

New Years Day Nail Art - Embrace The New Year!

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And a very happy New Year to you all! I'm going to keep today's post short and sweet but I want to wish you all a fantastic year ahead, I hope you reach for your dreams and let your ambitions soar.

Go after what you want, see this new year as an adventure and push yourself towards all those goals that have been sat on your wishlist. Try new things, make new friends. The world is a big and wonderful play ground, embrace all the opportunities. You got this!

 

 

Freehand Surfing Polar Bear Nails

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How are you doing today? I hope your week is going well so far.

Two more days of work before I get a day off. Phew. That said I am still really enjoying work. I've had a couple 'off' days where everything has gone wrong but I try not to dwell on those. I'm going to be working Christmas Eve and Boxing day, I've never had to work on Boxing day but I can imagine it is going to be hectic!

Today I've another cutie for you!

Freehand Cliff Top Village Nail Art

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How are you all doing today? I hope you are having an awesome week so far?

I'm at work again today, my store is actually holding a special VIP event in cosmetics and beauty, how fun is that?!

 Can I ask you a huge favour? I'm currently nominated for the UK blogger awards.. This would feel like such an achievement to go through after such an messed up, awful, wonderful year and a great way to celebrate my somewhat recent 5^th year of blogger.

Its really easy to vote, just visit the link below. Enter and select health & beauty from the drop down menu.

https://www.blogawardsuk.co.uk/ukba2018/entries/ithinitybeauty

Thank you so much in advance if you can take time to vote for me, I am truly thankful!

Today I have another design which was again done while I was in Holland – there's still a few left, wtf! I painted haaard, didn't I?! I'm also not happy with this one either but eh.. I liked the concept in my head so I will show you anyway. I imagine this would be quite a relaxing place to live!

Freehand Landscape - The Heart Tree

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Happy weekend to you all, how ya doing? Where you desperately hanging on for the weekend?

This week has been pretty good. I had to work less but I feel like I am making improvements with things such as getting muddled with vouchers and gift cards when I am serving customers – there's so much to learn so fast.

Some of you said you'd like to see the Christmas cards I'm working on and I'll share a couple soon - I'm currently on the second one which is for my nephew but I will delay showing you the ones I do for the adults since.. yeah, no spoilers!

Today's nail art is one I have umm'd and ahh'd about posting. In all honesty I am not very proud of it but I don't want to get into the habit of 'throwing' away designs that take considerable amounts of time – I used to do that a lot and that's just unnecessary stress.

Again this is another one which I did shortly after I returned to England so... old nail shape and no nice close up :(

Freehand Midnight Circus In The Forest

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How are you all doing today? I hope your week is going well so far?

This post may seem a little disjointed as I am writing this the night before posting. The night before?! I'm normally super organised with my posts and I had planned to write this one when I got home from work on Tuesday however I got over time (yay for the bank balance) which meant by the time I'd got the bus home and eaten it was nearly 8pm. On the plus side I only work from 12-5pm tomorrow...phew.

This nail art was another one I had done whilst in Holland – I have amazed myself at how many I had from before coming home, haha.

Imagine... You've been walking through the forest for what feels like hours. Your route was simple and you went to check the GPS on your phone before realising there was no signal. You continued walking on, hoping you are aimed in the right direction back to the road and the bus stop home...