Thanks for all your suggestions, it's not rings on my fingers - as I have none, it is the ones in my earlobes I will reluctantly take off for the exam.

The course will lead on to a professional qualification, for holistic massage, and so wearing rings except a wedding ring is definitely not allowed - something I agree with. But there is no way my ears will be touching the client in any way, and for our practical classes my tutor has been very lenient with earrings, as long as we don't wear them for the exam.

My main question is this, is there anything you couldn't bear to be apart from? I.e. do you have a favourite purse, that you must have in your bag, or a style of shoe you are practically defined by?

Please, I can't be the only person who is attached to something.