101 in 1001 meme

[mattp]

Some progress at last!
18. Stop biting my nails
I wasn't making a conscious effort to do this. I noticed at the end of the week when xugglybug was visiting that I hadn't bitten my nails all week, and haven't since.
Back when I was living in Manchester I tried for a while though at some point slipped back into the habit. This has been long enouigh such that my nails are long enough to break and get caught on things, so I think it finally counts.

64. Pay off my credit card debt
I did this on August 14th, but forgot to write about it. It meant wiping out a savings account, but the interest was massive.

98. Walk to town from home. (I'll maybe settle for Camden rather than the city centre)
I walked home from Centre Point, Tottenham Court Road on Saturday evening. I gave myself a blister though, so will be hobbling for a couple of days.

See http://matthewp.livejournal.com/209880.html for the full list.
There are a couple more to add, but I'd like to wait until I can confirm the dates before posting them as complete.

Comments

[barakta]

I used to chronically bite my nails, and stopped (mostly) as a teenager. I found by looking after my nails, making sure they didn't get caught on stuff and often wearing wacky nailvarnish worked for me.

It may be worth investing in the clear nail protector stuff, as your nails may be quite structurally weak after so many years of biting. I still bite mine if I get stressed or they get too long and I don't have a suitable filing/cutting method to hand.

I strongly suspect I started biting my nails cos I hate hate hate the feeling that I get when they are suddenly cut. Biting them very low still feels odd, but it's a more stable stopping point for me. If I can resist nibbling on freshly cut nails for 24 hours I'm okay.

Oh and I have long nails on one hand (left) which I don't use much, and short nails on the right cos they just get snagged if I grow them too long. I also only usually wear nail varnish on one hand - cos I hate it on my right hand.