Goodbye Piercing...Hello New Tattoo

I have had my nose piercing for 4.5 months now.  I have loved it, even though it has given me problems off and on.  I developed the dreaded bump and was able to get it to go down with neosporin, but it seemed to always creep back.  I have never removed the original stud, until Monday because I had to get another MRI.  Mother freak, the stupid thing would not come out.  I fiddled with it for about 30 minutes, causing my poor nose alot of trauma.  Finally the sucker came out.  Alexis and I headed to Claire's to get something temporary to pop in, but the poor little hole closed up halfway.  So, after much sadness I let it close all of the way and will get it redone in about a month.  My nose is still sore!

I have fell in love with the concept of this little tattoo and have decided I am going to get something similar to it maybe this Friday.  I want it to go on the back of my neck, so it can be covered by my hair.  I also want the bee to look a little more realistic.

(This tattoo is from poet Rebecca Loudon)

The picture is to cute and symbolic to me in many ways.

Piercings and some Ink

I don't think I've talked about tattoos or piercings on the blog before. I am in love with tattoos. They are art to me. Pieces of art forever adorned on our bodies. I have two. The fish from Pinnochio (silly choice from my younger days) and Tinkerbell ( which I love, but has turned in to evil fairy from years of sun exposure). I have many plans to get more...; however, the cruel reality of finances has hindered my ink. So many other things have taken the forefront of importance that it became hard to jusifty a 300.00 tattoo at the time. Then was I was ready I was heading to the beach....water and a fresh tattoo don't mix well.

My tattoo wants are big. Not small little ones. I have contemplated half sleeves if my arms weren't chubby Italian arms and I wasn't a nurse that needed to look somewhat professional. I think I am over the chubby arm thing and will settle for 1/4 sleeves to be covered by my scrub tops. A pin up on one side and not sure what will go on the other...I have sooo many loves and ideas and not enough skin surface:)  Tim Harris, from New Haven, Ct, does some of the best pinups I have ever seen.  I want him to do my pinup.  The pinups are all his.

I have never been a big fan of piercings. My daughter had her nose pierced and a Monroe piercing. She has the most awesome sleeve done of my favorite TIME LIFE picture. The sailor kissing the nurse at the end of the war. My mother has her nose pierced....nose piercings I really like if they are SMALL. So, I have decided to take the plunge into the piercing world. My girlie Pepper and I are going next Friday to get our noses done. How exciting. I will post pictures when we are done:)