So after trying for the last week and a bit to get them out, I finally managed to remove my “practice earrings”. I replaced them with a pair of slighty bigger studs, which were just cubic zirconia type things. Nothing to shout about, I was just happy that I got the first set out after 7 weeks.

I freaked out yesterday because I had my practice studs in – big mistake – and when I finally got them out again, the back of my right ear was bleeding. Automatically I switch to inner dialogue, such as “Why the fuck did I do this. Why did I get them pierced. Why did I bother.” *anger directed at self* etc. But it all works out in the end when I replace the earrings with different ones without dying/fainting over the whole ordeal.

In other news, I successfully managed my very first minor-scale car accident. It involved one morning, me, the car, one road and a reasonably sized bollard. Basically, I reversed into it. Which caused damage to the paintwork, smashed the right tail lights and dented bodywork.

I have a bad habit of disbelieving most of what people say on tv about experiences. But it’s actually true. Even though it could have been worse, you definitely get affected by it. I was shaking pretty bad. And my first thought, just from how hard I went into it, I thought I had hit another car. And in a nanosecond I’m already thinking, “Insurance, law suit, shit”.

It kills your day.