Moving On Up

Time to stretch my ear lobes again. I thought I was over it and happy with a 4g, but I think the freedom of not working for an international corporation has finally hit me. It's so nice to work for an employer that can sustain a Southern hospitality atmosphere without stuffing their employees into personality-stifling boxes. Many (most) of my co-workers are tatted up and pierced, and even some of the managers as well. Its refreshing to not feel like your supervisors are criticizing your physical appearance, aside from the mandated uniform, every time you come into work. And whats even more impressive is that I've never heard a customer complain about the forward-minded allowance of body modification in the work place. Finally, we might be getting somewhere.

I bought this set, even though I only needed 3 sizes, because
it was only $14 on Amazon.com!

I also bought this Stretching Balm for $8 including shipping. Its
the perfect lubricant for going up a size and it soothes swollen lobes. The light minty
smell is pretty refreshing, too!

But don't worry, Mom. I won't go larger than what I know can eventually shrink back down to normal. I've seen friends in the past who went up to a 0g, even 00g and then took their plugs out completely. Within a year you could hardly tell they'd been stretched at all. The way I see it, when its time to pop out a kid, I can take the plugs out when they are born and by the time they are old enough to notice one way or the other, my ears will be normal. Sounds like a plan, right? But the Lamb-Cow-Pig tattoo will be there forever, fortunately! 

This is a common misnomer that really peeves professional piercers, so here's a little lesson. One can "gauge" their ears by changing the size, but you cannot "buy gauges" for your ears. (Unless of course you've found some super-cool plugs that are in fact gauges like the ones above.) So don't go into a store and ask to see their gauges, because the clerk will roll their eyes at you. The jewelry you are looking for is called a "plug." Got it?