Last night, I didn’t sleep very well.  I woke up at almost 2 am and worried for about an hour and a half about things that, quite frankly, I can’t control.  When the alarm went off at 6 am, I was groggy and not at all rested.  I kept yawning all morning, apologizing to my students, who suggested that vats of coffee would help.  I also had a full day scheduled, which included another round of teaching in the early evening.

Also on the schedule today was a 5 mile run and short weightlifting session at my gym, while the Bean was in preschool.  I have a half marathon on Saturday, so this run was definitely necessary, but when I dropped the Bean at his classroom door, I knew I just couldn’t do it.  I decided to go a different route of relaxtion:  a mani/pedi at Nail Bar Evanston.

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I called to check on their availability and to see if they still were running a $40 Recession Buster express mani/pedi;  the lovely woman who answered said that yes, they did have the Recession Buster, but that I was in luck!  On Wednesdays, you can receive a Regular mani/pedi for only $45, which included the massage.  A massage that the Recession Buster lacks.  She asked if I’d rather do that.

Oh yes!  I would!  And I did!  A half an hour later, I sat in one of Nail Bar’s new massage chairs, my feet soaking in a tub of bubbles and warm water.  Helen took her sweet, sweet time on my feet, paying much needed attention to every detail (During the Chicago winters, my feet so rarely get out to play.  And you can tell!)  It was wonderful.

I like to have clean, pale fingernails, so although I opted for a deep, berry red on my toes, I asked Helen to just tend to my cuticles, file my nails into a pretty shape, and buff them to a shine.  The manicure was good, but I do think she made my nails a little too short.

I’m so glad I skipped my run to do this.  It feels much better to have my feet taken care of after a long winter.  I left the salon relaxed and calm.

Nail Bar Evanston is running three specials right now, including the Wednesday Regular Mani/Pedi for $45 special.  On Mondays, you will receive a complimentary paraffin treatment with a pedicure, and on Tuesdays, a complimentary polish change with a pedicure.