reflections on nail polish

I have been reminded over the past two weeks why I never paint my fingernails.

I do a double-coat, followed by a topcoat, and within an hour one fingernail or another is already spoiled. Why? Because I cannot just sit still and let it dry. I don't have the luxury of that kind of time. No, instead I am up and trying to do things without touching my fingernails to anything, and in my angst I inevitably touch my fingernails to something.

So why bother?

It did look so nice for Christmas, but then after dishwashing, diaper changing, constant hand washing, etc., there is just nothing left but a few red globs in the center of each fingernail. What a pain.

Toenails, however, are a different story. I will not leave the house in sandals if my toenails aren't done. But I have yet to start washing dishes with my feet, so unless I find myself walking along sandy beaches, I think I'm safe there.

So much for vanity. Right out the window.

Does anybody else out there bother with their fingernails? How DO you maintain??