Body Piercings....

Well for those of you who know me I've never been one for having piercings or modifying myself in such a permanent way.... especially when it comes to things like tattoos. Recently I've started to change my mind on this only to realise that stupidly I can't be who I want to be because I've chosen a serious career path where I will be judged on my appearance (and most likely my gender!).

My brother was the one to open my eyes to this when he got a piercing and an amazing tattoo ( pictured above!)
Now I'm not jealous of his tattoo as such... I don't think I could pull that off! I'm jealous of his bravery to get it done and his f*** you attitude to the rest of the world in that he can put anything he wants onto his body and

Unfortunately for me if I want to succeed in my chosen field I have to be prepared to be judged on my appearance, even if those judgements are ill informed and based on stereo types. But anyway... I decided I wanted to be slightly brave and have a piercing and chose to have one in my belly button so that I can show it when I want to and hide it when I have to.

But anyway I think the point I'm trying to make is  that we shouldn't be so afraid of what people think of us, and we shouldn't have to be! If you want to get something done then do it... of course I haven't really managed that attitude as not everyone else around us have it either so I've had to compromise... and I'm happy with the result!

I now have a lovely shiny purple belly bar :)