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Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Diary of the unemployed housewife: pedicures, oh how I miss thee…
Posted by Michelle Hurd on Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 8:42 AM
Since losing my job in December the husband and I have been making decisions concerning our “wants vs. needs”. It has been established that pedicures are a “want”. I beg to differ. Granted, I have not had a pedicure since early December and I have been performing my own pedicures every few weeks, but not without much difficulty and frustration. I was never one of those girls that were artists when it came to painting toenails, or even fingernails for that matter, I always seem to get nail polish everywhere else on my digits except for where it is supposed to end up, and don’t even get me started on the hot mess that is red nail polish, my feet then tend to resemble a Jackson Pollock painting after a bout with that stuff. Not only do I lack accuracy in painting nails, but for me to properly treat my feet I have to bend my body into some seriously sadistic evil contortions, of which oftentimes I’m unsure I will be able to get out of without the assistance of 911.
There really is nothing like the experience of a pedicure, you just sit back with your favorite magazine, place your feet into a warm bubbly jet-filled bath of hot water, and all of your stress just melts away, and if you are lucky enough to frequent a shop with the massaging pedicure chairs, well it’s just simply hedonistic. The pedicurist very gently (well depending on how rank your feet are), sloughs away all your worries and lathers your legs up with lotion and kneads you like an aromatic ball of French bread dough. Great pleasure is found in picking out a color that closely resembles your current mood, so many choices to represent many aspects of your personality. Red, when feeling flirty and ready for action, purple when feeling fun and out of the ordinary, hot pink for summer months and beach days…the possibilities are endless. You leave the salon singing "Happy days are here again" and practically skip to your car. Well that might be just me, but I'm sure many women have a similar experience.
My argument here is that the great pleasures that one receives from a pedicure should definitely make the “need” list. Pedicures promote well-being, high self-esteem, relaxation and the urge to play more footsie. Who wouldn’t NEED those things? I’m an advocate that pedicures should be placed on the “needs” list, who’s with me?
Dreaming of salt scrubs and aromatherapy,
The Unemployed Housewife
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