There's nothing better than sitting in a relaxing massage chair while getting a mani-pedi. You've picked the prettiest shade of pink and you're feeling great...Let's be real ladies, no one has the time or and more importantly the MONEY, to be getting their nails done on a weekly basis.

Like many girls, I hate when my nails aren't painted. I feel they look dirty and unfinished. One might suggest what seems like the easiest solution: paint your own nails. Well, although painting my own nails always seems like a fantastic idea, it's always doomed for disaster.

Either I smudge a finger while painting another finger, or I bang a nail while trying to put the cap back on the polish before they are finished drying. Even with quick dry coats, my nails do NOT dry quickly.

I've gotten much better at the art of painting my nails over the years, but it will never be my favorite and continues to be a struggle I deal with.

One might suggest option number two: why paint your nails then?

It is true that I don't have to paint my nails. My family will still love me, my boyfriend will still hang out with me, and no problems will arise as a result of my nails not being painted.

Despite complaining about painting my nails, I try to paint them at least weekly. It's something that makes me feel good and better about myself. It's something small that most people probably don't even notice, but sometimes it's the small things that make us the happiest.

So yes, it is a tedious process that I will forever be annoyed with. However, I will keep doing it because the end result makes me happy.

Life's all about the little things that make us happy.