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Clickety-clack. Clickety-clack go my fake nails.

Clickety-clack. Clickety-clack go my fake nails.

My manicure journey so far. Plus: this fall's barn jacket look and handbag.

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Hey-ho Midlifers!

Clickety-clack. Clickety-clack go my fake fingernails, tapping against the laptop keys.

I went to the nail salon about a month ago to try to get a manicure like what I see on the girls in my office and instead ended up with nail tips that have grown so long that the fourth grade me is bursting with excitement but the 58 year old me can’t…

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