Because I'm a terrible person (with an unreasonable fear of clippers near my toes), I don't clip my toenails. I wait until they're kind of long and then shower. After the shower, I use my thumbnail to put a vertical slice in the center of the nail and then I peel the nail off. I generally put them to my side (usually on the arm of my chair). Once the whole disgusting operation is finished, I smell them. I don't know why I smell them - I just do (same with my socks that I just took off). Once I'm satisfied with the smelling portion of the operation, I throw them away.