Your website says it best "Life is to Long to Get a Bad Tattoo". I, for one cannot echo that sentiment enough. For 16 years I have dealt with my wreck of a tattoo. That's right, 16 LONG years. I made the mistake of entrusting my brother to "ink me properly" (with a homemade gun no less) at the ripe age of 14. At the time it seemed like a good idea. HA! If only i knew then .....

Fact stands, I have this loathsome tattoo that isn't easy to cover up or hide. I cannot count the numbers of times I've been asked about said sad tattoo. The comments and questions range from "What is it?" to "What does it symbolize?" I just sigh and say "I'd rather not talk about it". Which is the easiest yet most honest answer I have to give. When I look at this particular tattoo, I am reminded that my teenage years were more difficult than others experience. On my own and making judgment calls that were not made wisely. It's a permanent reminder of how far I have had to claw my way from the bottom rung.

Today, I am a mother of 3 beautiful children. A student. A survivor. I cannot change my past, nor do I wish to for the most part. It has made me who I am today. But if I could change one mistake of all those made, it would be this tattoo. I have had opportunity to cover this tattoo for 12 years now but I was never sure what it was that I would cover it with. Maybe I needed the reminder of how far I've come. That being said, I feel I deserve a beautiful reminder. A work of art to match my life.