I’ve been wanting a tattoo for a really long time.  I would say at least 10 years, but a tattoo is such a permanent and personal thing I think, that I was sort of holding out until I had a real reason and a clear idea for what I wanted it to be.

Well, with this past year being everything it has been, I sort of found my reason, I’ve been planning to get the word “live” tattooed on my inner wrist for a few months now.  It’s just so heavily symbolic to me, and I think it is meaningful that I will permanently have this marking my wrist.  Not only a monument to what I’ve been through, but also a reminder for if I find myself in that place again.  This is a place I will see it, this will keep reminding me.

I turned 30 last week, and so for my birthday G got me my tattoo!

So here are all the answers I’ve had to give about it over and over all in one place: I got it at a place here in Vancouver called Altered Reality and they were wonderful (aritst Dustin). Yes, it did hurt (thats part of the whole tattoo package though! I would have been disappointed if it hadn’t).  And yes I’m glad I got it, really really I love it, and I get a kick out of it everytime I see it on my actual body.

It’s totally meaningful to me to have done this with my thirtieth birthday, it feels like a good solid step forward, turning the page on to a new chapter of my life. 

Yay!  So there you have it!  I just couldn’t go another day with out posting about my lovely tattoo!