Pierced Ears

My ears are pierced and have been since I was in 2nd grade.  I had them pierced at Leggett's Department Store when we lived in Fredericksburg, Virginia.  The way I remember it, they put an ice cube on my ear in order to numb it.  Then they pushed the earring thru my earlobe and voila!  I had pierced ears.

Those earrings were simple gold studs.  Classic earrings in my opinion.  We had to apply hydrogen peroxide to avoid infection and had to wait six weeks before changing out the earrings.

I was excited to finally be able to switch out my earrings because my Mom had bought me a really cool pair to wear.  They were these tan/yellowish colored circles that reminded me of Cheerios.  I LOVED Cheerios so I thought they looked pretty cool.  I don't know whatever happened to my Cheerio earrings. 

Since I've obviously had my ears pierced for a long time it's safe to assume that I've owned many, many pairs of earrings.  I remember for my birthday one year my Mom got me some little earrings that were shaped like a birthday cake.  I also have a pair that my Dad had given me that he bought in Mexico I think.  I lost the other one but still have one earring to remind me. 

And since I've owned many pairs of earrings as most girls with pierced earrings do, I have a couple that have some sentimental value.  The first pair are my Liberty Bell earrings.

I am not sure when I got these.  I know I took a trip with a girl and her family to Pennsylvania but I don't remember much else.  I do know that I brought these home as a souvenir and I've had them ever since.  They are at least 30 years old if not older and I actually still wear them from time to time. 

The second pair are a very expensive pair that I usually wear on special occasions. 

These were a Mother's Day gift from my younger son Nicholas.  When he gave them to me he asked me if I thought they looked like they cost a million dollars and I told him I most certainly thought they did.  He then told me that they really only cost $4.97 at Walmart.  Whew!  What a relief!  I thought he might have robbed a bank or something to be able to buy those for me.

These two memories came back to me tonight because I recently bought something to organize my earrings.  A year or two ago my sister showed me how she was storing her earrings.  She was using pill boxes and they seemed the perfect size so I went and bought some pill boxes but I bought some that were a little different.

I liked the idea but I was having a little trouble seeing my earrings.  Then I happened by Walmart and found these containers in the craft section and they work perfectly for me. 

They are stored on a tray and since they are clear I can easily see what earrings are inside.  I am really happy that I switched to this and thanks to Gina for the inspiration and my Mom for getting my ears pierced in the first place.  :)

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