The Broken Nail: You are at work and you decided to pack light today. This means that your tweezers, emery board and clippers are left on your bathroom counter, miles from where you’re at. On this particular day, disaster strikes.
You get out of your car and head across the parking lot. When you reach the door to the building, your hand hits the side of the wall and you feel your nail break. It’s already a minute before your shift and you’ve no time to stop and tend to the damaged nail. Time hasn’t stopped and neither can you.
Rushing to the clock to punch in, you’re walking around with a visibly broken nail, trying not to snag it on your expensive blouse, nylons, knit jacket (etc) and also trying to keep a professional appearance.
What do you do?
If the nail breaks before you enter the building, you can run your nail lightly across the surface of the side walk. The texture can slightly smooth the jagged edge preventing a snag or more damage. If you’ve already entered the building, chances are that there is a table or desk nearby (hopefully your own).
As soon as you sit at your desk and power on your computer, run your finger under your desk top, or in a crevasse on your desk. This technique has the same effect as if you were to run across the surface of the side walk. These textured areas can act as an emergency emery board until you can get a hold of the real thing or make it to your manicurist.
Using a sharpie on chipped nail polish also is a reputation savor when you spy disaster on your way to a meeting (mainly for those wearing black, red, green or blue polish).
Hairspray: You’re running late and you go to spritz your hair only to find out that the bottle is empty and all of a sudden you remember that pesky item you forgot to get at the store. Fret not, sugar water works in a pinch if you have an empty spray bottle. I had a guy friend in high school actually help me out with this one when money was tight and ratted hair was in. A tablespoon of sugar to a cup of hot water. I’ve always been paranoid about bugs though.
Disaster CAN be avoided. You can either be a surviver or a statistic. The choice is up to you.
