After years of procrastination, and wavering bravery, I finally have started stretching my first holes in my ears. I currently have little 14g crescents in there at the moment (very dainty and cute), and plan to work my way up to a 8g or 6g by December. I haven't decided if I will only go up to a 6g or a 4g, but at the moment I'm thinking the 4g is most appealing. I was surprise at how it didn't hurt at all. I even forgot to lube the tapers in my excitement. The alcohol stung for a minute or so, but they slid in easily and look really cute. I can't wait to swap them up a size in a couple of weeks. If the next stretch goes as easily as this, I might stretch to a 10g the following fortnight and then leave it a month between stretching through the larger jumps. I'm looking forward to wearing 8g or 6g spiral plugs for family Christmas this year. Last time it was dreads, this time it's plugs and my nose re-pierced. Thankfully I get less negative comments now I'm not 16 and running around wanting tattoos and dreads.

Though, nothing much has changed there. I'm just 21 now and running around wanting tattoos (or rather, money to get tattoos), and I've already got the dreads.