CookieMonster007

I am 20-years old. I've recently withdrawn from music school and moved back home. I've applied and will be attending nursing school in the fall. I don't enjoy living on campus, but I don't enjoy living at home. I love my family, but I just need that fresh start. When I went to music school, I went for a semester, than came home for one. Then I went back again in the fall, and came home again in the spring. I haven't been out enough to really have rooted myself somewhere.

I'm not talking about being completely independent. I just need a change in my life...the problem is that the only place for me to go is to in with my boyfriend and his family...which is only 20 minutes from my house. So, I'll still be home a lot, but just "living" at his house.

Its hard to explain to my mother because she didn't go to college. Now I'm stuck with saying too bad I'm going and breaking her heart, or staying and struggling to find myself and what independence I can have...

Who wins?

So almost every day I have at least one of these small white things come out of my mouth. They vary in size, never get very big at all, but they put an AWFUL taste in my mouth and don't smell very good either. I can feel them, and can even sometimes see them on my tonsils, or in the back of my throat. Do you think these are tonsilliths? I've heard of scraping them off or whatever, but I have a very sensitive gag reflex and really don't want to go in the back of my throat with anything. They're really starting to annoy me, I had two this morning. Any suggestions?

When it comes to getting tattoos, I'm all about creatvity and individuality. I designed my lower back tattoo and had the artist copy the picture I drew without making any touch-ups or changes. It is a butterfly with its body being two people embracing, and the wings include smaller artwork which represent the people and things which have had a great influence on me and made me who I am today.I also waited 6 months after I finished designing it before getting it, to make sure that I was positive about it. Now that I have it, I love it.

I've always had the desire to get a sleeve...I know that they are some of the most personal tattoos people get, as they complete them over a long period of time. My question is...how do you even begin designing them? I know many choose a theme...but I of course want to make it very personal and beautiful. I would appreciate any advice.

(I'm not asking if I should do it or not...you don't need to tell me about that :P Just would like some input)

Thanks