1.
You have a running list of salons in your immediate area, with pros and cons for each.
2.
You always have several punch cards from different salons ready to go in your wallet.
3.
Everyone already knows what you're going to get when you walk in.
4.
You know all the names of all your favorite nail colors...
5.
...but actually picking a color is still the hardest decision of your life.
6.
You've memorized the questions they ask you during a manicure, and their order.
7.
You'd die before you let your manicure smudge before it dried.
8.
And when your nails start chipping, you go into mourning.
9.
You LIVE for that little post-manicure massage.
10.
You've mastered your poker face while getting tickled with the pumice stone during a pedicure.
11.
The chair massage is a spiritual experience for you.
12.
You already know before the massage is over that you're going to ask for more time.
13.
You have to get out the calculator app on your phone every single time you pay, because, c'mon: you're too relaxed to do math.
14.
You don't even feel embarrassed anymore about coming back for the second time in a week.
15.
After all, the technicians there are basically family to you.
16.
And it's one of the only ways you can totally relax and feel recharged.
17.
By the time you leave, you're a new person.
18.
You take self-care VERY seriously...
19.
...and you want all your friends to experience the level of serenity you do when you go to the salon.
