Nose Piercing

My poor niece!

So. Back in like 1990, I wanted to pierce my nose.

I had done all of my ear piercings, all like 10 or 11 of them. I had never gone anywhere to get a piercing done. I actually enjoyed doing them all by myself.

I tried piercing my own nose, and that was a lot more difficult than I imagined it would be…

I had a really hard time getting it through. And it was painful! More so than an ear piercing.

I heard you could stick a carrot up your nose to help.

We had no carrots.

But, we did have potatoes!

I sliced up a potato and shoved a chunk up my nose.

I still just couldn’t get it.

My brother helped me out, and eventually, we got it!

A couple of weeks later, I began a management position for a video store.

Of course, that meant, I would have to take out my nose earring while working.

Low and behold, that very first time, the hole closed and I could not for the life of me get an earring back in after that first shift.

I still have scar tissue there.

And still, regret that I had to let that go for the job.