I used to be the girl with the perfectly manicured hands. My nails used to click so loud on my keyboard at work, but typing or texting was never an issue. Then came my iPhone, and texting just wasn’t the same on that flat screen. That, and shoulder surgery that I knew would take me away from my twice monthly manicures made me take the gels off and go au naturale. I remember shortly after the short bland nails were my life that I was having a facial, and my esthetician said something to the effect of “wow, your long fingernails really made your hands look better” or something just as insulting. I didn’t care. I was free, FREE AT LAST, of the manicures that were taking up way too much of my time and money.

I love the Orly Bare Rose French Manicure Polish, because it adds shine and just the slightest color, while still looking like clear polish. Thus, you cannot tell if any of it has chipped off. And this polish really lasts. I usually have to force myself to take it off and reapply just to give my cuticles a little manicure that they always seem to need.

Has anyone tried the shellac nails? I hear the polish lasts for weeks but I don’t know if it hurts your nails. I really did some damage to my nails after the years of gel nails. Let me hear from you in the comments section.

If you are looking for a unique luggage tag, keychain, dog tag, or anything else you can think of variouskeytags.com is a site you need to check out! Each tag is $15, with free shipping. Every word comes in lots of color choices, and there are a ton of words or phrases to choose from.

There are key tags to mark a milestone.

They have funny key tags. And even some really obnoxious key tags!

There’s even one for me! (hint, hint!)

What a cute thing to add to the Easter basket!

This may be a little too much for some of you, but I continue to get this in my email from Amazon as a daily deal, and it really is ingenious! I think it’s a guy thing. So I’m sure if you are a guy, or looking for a guy gift, the Digital Pedestal Stand for iPad with Roll Holder would make the perfect gift. Guys tend to spend more time reading in the bathroom than girls.

I will tell you that this price fluctuates a lot on Amazon, so if you are ready to purchase, make sure it’s showing up as $35. They also have a Universal Tablet holder for $55.

In general I think having an iPad stand would be great for a lot of purposes, I just wouldn’t want mine with a roll holder! Amazon has lots of those kinds too!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Today, just for fun, I want you to try the free app 4 Leaf Clover. It’s a game where you search for the four leaf clover! Fun! Simple! Festive!

Top of the Mornin’ To You! May the luck of the Irish be with you today. And, as someone whose birth name is O’Donnell, if you’re lucky enough to be Irish – you’re lucky enough!