What to tell you... This year was another dumpster fire, just like the year before - maybe even worse than one before.
Pandemic is still going strong as we are ringing this year out, but that is just one of the bad news that filled our news throughout the year. Let me recap for you...
Earthquakes and volcano activities all over the world. Extreme weather patterns that brought us first the drought, then extreme heat this Summer and the forest fire season we will not forget any time soon. Then Autumn rolled in with the rain... Just when we thought that was what we needed, Mother Nature decided to add some extra (we been all about extras this year). Mother Nature's "extra" caused mud slides and flooding in my already weaken province, causing the Vancouver to be completely cut of from the rest of the country for any traffic by land, as all of the above washed out the roads, broke bridges, and ruined rail roads... My province is still experiencing the consequences of those when Mother Nature strikes again... extreme cold, with heavy snow fall is the last thing we needed. It appears that we just could not strike the break. My sister that live in Europe told me if they never heard of British Columbia, they certainly did hear enough this year.
So dear Mother Nature, we have enough! All of this is just the tip of the iceberg that may be the straw that broke the camel's back. Many people are on the edge, and so many of us that really have little to do with any of the events that are thrown at us, are getting the brunt of their anger, yours truly included.
So am I glad this year is getting done and over? Yes please!
We can only hope for the better year, as from the point we are now on, we can only go up!
Now, let's put on our finest clothes, and give this tired, spent out 2021. going away party to remember! Oh yes, from the comfort of our own home, as many of us are faced with the restrictions the pandemic brought down on us.
I have a New Year's Eve look on slightly shorter nails... Extreme cold is not really kind on our hair, skin or nails for that matter, and makes the nails brittle - so easy to break by just putting the mittens on. That was the reason for shortening them slightly. Not that mattered - I broke the thumb nail on Cindy last night when I went out to sweep the snow off of my driveway... I think I just look at it wrong, and next thing I know it was done...
New Year is the hope for the better times ahead, and for me - the fresh start.
My base is by Bluebird Lacquer - Don't Think 2021. This was the bonus polish in last year's Advent Calendar, and as you can see, it took me a year to finally wear it. It is actually really pretty silver holographic polish that actually look better on the nails than it looks in the bottle. In my experience this usually goes the other way, so this was really pleasant surprise.
Images used are on Uber Chic mini - 2020 Limited Edition stamping plate. Another plate that did not see any action, so I had to use is while I can - images I used can be used any year, regardless of the number...
Stamping polishes used were: Kaleidoscope - Black; B Loves Plates - B. a Santa Claus; Lina - Stop Lion To Me.
Get that bubbly chilled, and start counting down seconds till midnight,
Cheers to 2022!