<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' version='2.0'><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18881433</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:11:43 +0000</lastBuildDate><title>Disillusions of Grandeur</title><description>A Nail Ninja Journey</description><link>http://disillusionsofgrandeur.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Hallford)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>193</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18881433.post-2356642010730514119</guid><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-02-28T08:54:08.842-08:00</atom:updated><title>Tired of the nail dust on your table and in your lungs?</title><description>The &lt;a href="http://www.bauusa.com"&gt;Bau USA Sunflower I&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.bauusa.com"&gt;I&lt;/a&gt; maybe the answer to your  prayers.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;This unit attaches to your table and with a flick of a switch, creates a nifty little dust cyclone to capture that filing dust inside it, rather than inside your breathing zone.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Read the review &lt;a href="http://thenailreport.blogspot.com"&gt;HERE.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18881433-2356642010730514119?l=disillusionsofgrandeur.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://disillusionsofgrandeur.blogspot.com/2009/02/tired-of-nail-dust-on-your-table-and-in.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Hallford)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18881433.post-1542627478662661184</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 06:43:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-02-04T22:44:50.939-08:00</atom:updated><title></title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DlRtYkXS6sM/SYqK1jVX1gI/AAAAAAAAAK0/R2fWYcrcoR4/s1600-h/efilebits.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; 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cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DlRtYkXS6sM/R51csWUcGsI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/eYh7GLdD2Zg/s320/topspiralwtmk.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160382665011763906" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18881433-5008408915980152737?l=disillusionsofgrandeur.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://disillusionsofgrandeur.blogspot.com/2008/01/swiral-nail-challenge.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Hallford)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DlRtYkXS6sM/R51c52UcGtI/AAAAAAAAAEY/5sJV0eyvJ8Q/s72-c/leftspiralwtmk.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18881433.post-8956245841215902531</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 23:30:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-02-24T17:03:02.967-08:00</atom:updated><title>A Grand Day</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DlRtYkXS6sM/R8ITwDYdHhI/AAAAAAAAAFo/HdRoLuwDZV8/s1600-h/teenytinyme.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DlRtYkXS6sM/R8ITwDYdHhI/AAAAAAAAAFo/HdRoLuwDZV8/s320/teenytinyme.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170717038437277202" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I made it.  I'm a Creative Nail Design Grand Master.  I passed my final class on Monday.&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;WHOOOO HOOOO!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18881433-8956245841215902531?l=disillusionsofgrandeur.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://disillusionsofgrandeur.blogspot.com/2008/01/grand-day.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Hallford)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DlRtYkXS6sM/R8ITwDYdHhI/AAAAAAAAAFo/HdRoLuwDZV8/s72-c/teenytinyme.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18881433.post-3480093417794536148</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 02:21:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-01-18T18:23:36.734-08:00</atom:updated><title>Handpainted Flowers</title><description>&lt;div&gt;I picked up a book on painting flowers yesterday.  This is my first go at them.  More to come as I have free time to practice.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_DlRtYkXS6sM/R5Fe1fJziAI/AAAAAAAAAEI/l4mF938by_U/s1600-h/flowerswtmk.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; 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cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DlRtYkXS6sM/R4U44vJzh_I/AAAAAAAAAEA/rOKussrpfKM/s320/watermelonfrenchwtmk.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153587895976822770" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18881433-6414393258041815206?l=disillusionsofgrandeur.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://disillusionsofgrandeur.blogspot.com/2008/01/even-more-nail-art.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Hallford)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_DlRtYkXS6sM/R4U43vJzh7I/AAAAAAAAADg/SLlqoQ_NpVY/s72-c/multimylarwtmk.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink='false'>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18881433.post-3960264023097172175</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:07:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-01-09T13:11:01.852-08:00</atom:updated><title>New nail art</title><description>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_DlRtYkXS6sM/R4U4QPJzh2I/AAAAAAAAAC4/v0_sqTMZxfs/s1600-h/pinkpointedglitterwtmk.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; 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Spa Supply.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The 1st Nail Technician Networking Group meeting will be held:&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Monday, January 14th&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;10:00 a.m.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;7971 Auburn Boulevard&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Citrus Heights, CA 95610&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;916-725-7010&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;All future meetings will be held on the 1st Monday of the month at California Nail &amp;amp; Spa Supply.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Please bring your enthusiasm and products and questions.  The group will work together in troubleshooting technical problem areas, discussing industry issues and events, and exploring business promotion and resources.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;For more information, contact Sarah Hallford at 916-662-6761 or via email at sarah@calnails.com.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/18881433-6347612127182041888?l=disillusionsofgrandeur.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description><link>http://disillusionsofgrandeur.blogspot.com/2007/12/nail-technicians-networking-group.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sarah Hallford)</author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></item></channel></rss>