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Posted 4/10/2015 1:25 PM (GMT 0)
I have never had a professional pedicure, because I don't want to get a panic attack. But yesterday I made an appointment for today, actually this morning. What do they do? Do I hae to chat with them? I hope I make it and don't skip out again.
Posted 4/10/2015 1:33 PM (GMT 0)
I hope you allow yourself to really feel pampered and enjoy your pedicure. You don't have to chat with your technician. You are there for their service. Do what you are comfortable doing. It's their job to make you feel good and you are only responsible for being there. You are paying them, so you make the calls! I haven't had one in a long time, so I don't remember the steps, but they soak your feet and file away dead skin. They trim your nails and neaten the cuticles. At the end they will polish them. You can choose a color there, or take a favorite color along for them to use. Enjoy!!
Posted 4/10/2015 1:41 PM (GMT 0)
I'm not used to being pampered at all, makes me uncomfortable when anyone touches me. The Chinese lady will probably take one look at these calloused nasty feet and run back to China. Kinda embarrassing' mad
Posted 4/10/2015 2:28 PM (GMT 0)
You are going to kill this Deb!!!! You got this!
Posted 4/10/2015 4:05 PM (GMT 0)
D.S.,

I know I have trouble making these types of appointments...a massage is almost not relaxing for me...and I don't get regular manis or pedis...

It is not that it is scary or anything...I just don't care to do it, and prefer to do my own beauty maintenance at home.

So...you may just need to see if this is your thing...or not?

How about calling a friend to join you? I much pefer going to a salon with someone else. My daughter and I went and got our nails done together awhile back and had a blast!

Hop you enjoy...give us an update, okay?

S.C.
Posted 4/10/2015 5:30 PM (GMT 0)
I'm a bit late to this, but I hope you were able to go. I remember my first pedicure, I kept going around showing everyone and telling them I had Happy feet, lol. It felt so utterly good I can't even tell you. I so need another one, it's been a few years but right now the money is just not there. As soon as my disability gets approved I will be having a monthly pedicure for sure. :)

Let us know how it went, I sure do hope you went thru with it.
Posted 4/10/2015 6:04 PM (GMT 0)
I couldn't do it. I got a horrible stomach ache like IBS and then took a nap but woke to a panic attack and didn't go sad Darn, last night I was looking forward to this and now I chicken out again. I hate this anxiety I cannot have a normal life, my life is so dull and dark.
Posted 4/10/2015 6:06 PM (GMT 0)
I'm so sorry Deb, I wish we lived closer I would go with you. It's always good to have someone with you, do you have a gf you could ask to go with you? Don't give up, make another appt and try again, I KNOW you can do it.

I'm sorry you weren't able to go today, but I have faith in you. Hugs
Posted 4/10/2015 6:11 PM (GMT 0)
No I don't have any friends close by. But I will try again. Maybe next week.
Posted 4/10/2015 6:14 PM (GMT 0)
It's okay, I don't have any friends near or far, lol. I've isolated myself and have lost all my friends, but that's okay, I got you guys. :)

Sounds good for next week, I know you got this Deb, You can do it!!!!
Posted 4/10/2015 6:20 PM (GMT 0)
That's why I don't have any friends, because I isolated myself also. I used to be so out going and now I'd rather have the company of my cats and dog.
Posted 4/10/2015 6:34 PM (GMT 0)
I have isolated for a very long time myself. Next week when you make your appointment, take it from a previously licensed massage therapist...the people doing the work are not going to care what your feet look like. They do this all the time and they wouldn't be doing it if feet grossed them out. This is their job and they see all kinds of feet every day. There are very, very few people who have what a magazine would consider pretty feet. We all have callouses and parts that stick out and messy cuticles, etc. There is nothing about your feet (no matter what you think) that they haven't already seen - and they really don't care!! You might want to Google actresses or models with ugly feet. I know there are pictures out there of women you might think are gorgeous who's feet look crazy! Hope this helps you and sorry you couldn't make it today!
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