I am a cutter...

I love tan feet with pretty

toenails, but I have a slight problem. I am a cutter.

I have a weird hang-up with nails that are long. This

"feeling" turned into a full-on phobia when I was in

nursing school and was introduced to the full array

of things that could get trapped under fingernails

and toenails...and how long they grow if neglected.

After a few run-ins with people who have not cut

their toenails for years, I began developing a strange

habit. I started cutting my fingernails and toenails

everyday. Not good. They are painfully short at

times but I find it hard to stop myself.

Anyway, I said all of that to say this...my friend Amy

asked me to go with her to get a pedicure this Friday

and I almost had a panic attack. I barely have enough

nails to paint, must less form into something attractive!

So I have not cut my toenails in a week. This is like

an alkie trying to give up the booze! I don't know if

I can make it until Friday!

I am trying not to think about it, but I can almost feel

the fungi multiplying and the nail beds thickening

even as we speak! So gross! Maybe Robert will

let me cut his toenails....