I had my septum done many years ago (early 1980s). I stopped wearing it many years ago as well--I guess I got a career and responsibilities and all. The hole never went away (two holes actually, but that is another story), nor did the memory--years later, I have always felt somewhat "naked" without it. Strange, I seemed to have been "imprinted" somehow. Odd things would pop in my mind from time to time, like if I had a dream that I was wearing jewelry it would be a septum piece of some kind and not the more common earrings or whatever. I've had enough of this and have finally gone back to wearing it full time again. Most people at work think I am crazy, but they will get used to it (tough noogies if they don't), and I think I am being somewhat tasteful in my choice of jewelry. I am now trying to figure what clothes to wear with it, makeup styles and so on in order to be more "age appropriate" and "professional." (Yes, I am looking to change my aesthetic around the piercing, and not the other way around.) Quite the challenge.

My husband also thinks I'm crazy.

Is this a "mid-life crisis" or have I just finally build up the confidence to do something I should have done a long time ago? (Is this the origin of all "mid-life crises?")

Will this post end up in obscurity, or will it find its way to my colleagues who will figure out that it is "me" writing this? Would I care?

Will I still be wearing something there when I am 80?

Why am I bothering to write here?