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How I Support My Nail Polish Addiction

I just wanted to mention three ways I support my nail polish addiction.  You cannot make much money doing any of these things. But every little bit helps.

Amazon Mechanical Turks

This is crowdsourcing at it's best.  You perform HITS.  You choose which ones you want to do.  If you decide after you have accepted one that you don't want to do it, you simply return it. The average HIT pays anywhere from .01¢ to $1.00.  There are some that pay more.  The HITS are things like transcription, writing, and surveys.  There are a lot of other things too; but, that is just an overview.  I have my Turk account connected to my Amazon Payments Account.  Once a day you are allowed to transfer your earnings to either a bank account or your Amazon Payments Account.  I choose Amazon Payments.  So when I see something on Amazon I usually have a credit to either pay for the whole thing or pay for at least part of it.

Humanatic

This is a company that pays you to listen to calls.  Once again, you will not make any serious money doing this.  You get paid approximately 1.5¢ per call. Each call averages about one minute.  You will determine things like (1) if an appointment was booked, (2) is it a new customer or existing customer calling, or (3) was it related to business. Those are just examples.  Once you determine ten in a row correctly, they will sometimes post a small bonus to your account. They pay through PayPal and you can cash out when you reach $10.  You do not need a phone to do this.

Swagbucks

I just recently started doing this again.  You accrue SwagBucks by searching on their search engine, shopping, watching videos, answering questions, surveys and other things.  You are not going to get rich doing this one either.  But once you reach certain goals, you can convert your SwagBucks into gift cards.  I have always chosen Amazon gift cards for the same reason I do Mechanical Turks -- nail polish.

It is all about the nail polish!

I do have a work-at-home job that does pay a living wage, but more about that later, alligator.

Matronista T-Shirt Came Today!

My good friend, Angel Sharum, created the Matronista logo for me.  She surprised me with it and I adore it.  So she created a T-shirt, coffee mug, and make-up bags for every Matronista out there!  Click the link so you can see how to get yours!

Matronista T-Shirt

Not a Plate!

Just watched my first video.  First I want to apologize for screaming.  Also, I told Mr. Smarty Pants to film me from just the first double chin up.  I think he got all of them.  Yep, just re-counted. He got all 16 of them.

Isn't it amazing how needing steroid shots will do that to a girl's face ??!!

Then, I thought about if I had any credibility doing a channel like this.  I am not a fashion plate.  I am more a feather bed -- at least that is what my youngest daughter used to call me.

Here is the link to the video if you missed it.  Let me warn you to turn the volume down.  I am talking loud enough for the people in the next county can hear.

Matronista First YouTube Video

Stay Away From Gel Manicure Lights! Can Be Dangerous to Your Health!

Please stay completely away from gel manicures!  They are long lasting and beautiful, no doubt.  But part of the problems with my nails/hands is from a Red Carpet Gel Manicure Kit I bought. The kit comes with a light that dries the gel.

I used it a few times and noticed all these bumps on the end of my fingers.  At first I didn't associate it with the light. However, it didn't take too long for me to put it all together.  If you look at the first pictures I posted on Matronista FB, you will see what I am talking about.

This is one video from YouTube that warns of the dangers.  This is the sanitized video.  There is one that will simply horrify you if you chose to look for it.

Gel Manicure Hazard Video

This is not a gel manicure obviously.  It is a water-marble manicure.
If you look carefully, you can see the damage and the bumps.

I cannot attribute damaged cuticles to a gel polish.
I can attribute them to the home Red Carpet Light that dried them out.

Do not let this happen to you.

Dry cuticles and bumps could be the least of your problems.

Look at some of my very first nail art pics!

 This is using metallic nail polish.

This is my 4th of July nail polish.