Beautiful World

The holidays are wrecking havoc with my blog writing! I am still living with my friend who had surgery, she has had a really rough go of it the past couple of days but we still have a positive outlook that things will be better soon. Because of this, I have kept my nails fairly cut back so as not to scratch her when I am changing dressings and the like.

Even with that though, my cuticles are looking nice and healthy, not hang nails to speak off and with the skin conditioning milk, my hands are always feeling nice and soft.

Left Hand

Right Hand

This has not been a good week on my hands.

I have temporarily located to a friend’s house to take care of her while she recups from surgery. In my wonderful forgetfulness, I forgot my Tips for Toes nail care. Along with some clothes I needed. Cause I am just that good. :/

Left Hand

Right Hand

What a difference! My cuticles are looking pretty ragged. Thankfully I will be meeting up with my housemate this weekend to bring me everything I forgot and I can continue my challenge!

The past week has been pretty brutal on my hands. Not only have I been doing alot of cooking and baking the past few days but I am also in the process of doing a pre-move purge. So my hands are either in constant contact with water or boxes. Even with that though, my hands still don’t look anywhere as bad as they have in the past. The Tips for Toes have kept my nails in check and the skin conditioning milk has kept my hands from feeling like sandpaper.

Left Hand

Right Hand

I did lose the length on my thumbnail this past week. If you look in the post from last week, you can see a crack forming which was caused by my own stupidity and slamming  my hand into the side of the bed. Fun times, let me tell you! But with the exception of that loss, my nails are growing back remarkably well, the skin is looking and feeling quite nice and I have noticed a considerable difference in the nail quality itself. My nails no longer bend and most importantly, they don’t peel constantly.

That alone is a win for me!!

Not only have I noticed a good amount of growth this week but I have also noticed that my nails are feeling a good bit stronger. By the time I get to this length, I can usually bend my nails, they were that weak. Now, I get next to no movement from the nail itself. yay!!

I have also noticed my cuticles are responding much better this time around. Before, I would get hangnails like crazy, my cuticles constantly needing to be pushed back and trimmed. I haven’t had to do *anything* to my cuticles in the past three weeks. They have been quite healthy and behaving quite nicely!

Left Hand

Right Hand

You can still see the ridges in my thumbnails, those are quite pronounced, especially on the right hand but I am keeping an eye on it to see how t eh new growth responds. All in all though, I am quite pleased with the results and look forward to what develops throughout the rest of the challenge!!