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Personal Narrative: My Nail Mating Habits

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I’m getting ready for a choir event on a Thursday. I’m not nervous tonight; I’m just looking forward to performing, and to a reason to do my makeup and blow-dry my hair. I’m in my uniform dress but it’s still a step up from my daily attire. As I put in my pearl earrings, I feel pretty. But just as I slip on a bracelet, I notice my hands and sigh. My nails are particularly raw today- I hadn’t realized they’d gotten this bad lately. The origin of my nail biting habit has been lost over the years, but there has to be some kind of unconscious reason for it. My hands blaringly project an embarrassing nervous habit, and it causes me to constantly observe other’s hands and compare them to my own. My goal isn’t to stop biting my nails, but to love

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