Rainbow fish and rainy days

"Is it raining in there?  It's raining in here, too."

It's just raining, raining, raining this morning.  Not a very pleasant December weather-wise, is it?  Well, if it is for you, it's not at least where I am; again, let me emphasize how it's raining, raining, raining.  See, to me, winter means SNOW.  Deep, fluffy, beautiful, magical SNOW.

So, I made myself a cup of hot chocolate in my Christmas mug.  It seemed like the only right thing to do in light of the weather.  (I wonder why hot chocolate seems to make everything better....)  And, to kill the rest of the morning, I'm going to write this post and explain the exciting parts of my break so far.

The first exciting "thing" I will share is all about my fingers.  I freely admit, I never wear nail polish.  Ever.  I keep my nails stubby, too.  If you asked me about it, I probably would reply with scorn all the different reasons why I am cool because I neglect my nails.

Yet, within these past two weeks, I have had my nails painted twice.  Ridiculous, I know, but when people offer, I don't refuse.  First my roommate gave me green nails with snowflakes on the ring fingers.  Yesterday a good friend gave me rainbow fish nails.

Have you ever read the story about the rainbow fish?  You know, the one where everyone is envious of the one fish who has shiny scales?  And then, to give children a good moral lesson as all children's books seem to do, the fish gives away his scales to all his fish friends?  Sharing is caring....

Well, anyway, I have rainbow fish nails.  And they're pretty sweet.

And my headband's pretty sweet, too.

These headbands are kind of "in" right now.  I would never have expected it, seeing that I always associate them with my childhood...which means they have always been associated with my memories as unfashionable.  But they're not unfashionable.  Or, at least, no one seems to think so right now, so I guess I'll just accept them too.

Everyone should accept them, anyway.  Or, I should say, all girls should.  They're so handy when your hair's up.