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Instead of getting cover ups on top of shitty tattoos I got when I was 18, I’ve just been doing another tattoo on top of it instead. I like the way it looks so much more and also kinda reminds me that it’s okay to not be the same person I was years ago, and I don’t ever wanna lose those versions of myself completely.
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I have lots and generally stopped overthinking them after my first one. In theory, permanently marking your body is seen as an eternal commitment that carries a ton of weight, but I’ve really benefitted from flipping that on its head and using tattoos as a practice to remind myself of the impermanence of life and of my body (we’re all going to die :)). Now I give them to myself with needles from amazon, I let friends tattoo me, I get them on a whim when I’m traveling. I think a lot of people are scared of carrying physical markers of all the different people they’ve been (myself included), but I think doing so is actually a great practice in self acceptance—carrying all those versions of you, on you, all the time, baring them for others to see. The ones I got 4 years ago that I wouldnt get today don’t bother me even though I no longer resonate with them; they’re a personal history of sorts. And because of the whole death thing, all tattoos are temporary :)
Mar 25, 2024
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Through many years of tattooing the memorable, the impulsive, and the stupid on my body, I tend to forget that I have them, even though I technically see them every day.
Every now and again, I like to do a tattoo review where I return to the site of each tattoo, reminding myself of why I got them and what the story was behind each piece. They blend in so well to my perception of my skin that I forget sometimes that once upon a time, I was some former age and I found something that meant a lot to me so I had it tattooed. And that that version of myself had her future self in mind while getting the tattoos, sending off a faraway message in a bottle, waving a twinkling greeting from forevers ago.
I carry her with me everywhere I go.
Mar 10, 2025
When I was young, I’m 30 now, I felt ugly, I was very uncomfortable in my own skin. I had tattoos to cover my insecurities but my biggest was my face. I started getting face tattoos to justify looking ugly so at least I knew it was valid, I INTENTIONALLY wanted to look ugly. But all it did was boost my confidence, it attracted amazing people into my life and honestly I can’t wait to get more. So definitely do it. I promise it’s not a bad idea.
Oct 13, 2024
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Thought I was always gonna be a gal who looks just okay in hats. But then I realized I just needed a big ass hat for my big ass head. Much hotter on me than your run of the mill hat (on me at least).
Oct 23, 2023
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I live in a mountain town where hiking is HUGE. Not my favorite activity though, and I’ve really enjoyed saying no to hiking. I can see mountains and trees and cool shit from my front porch. I don’t really wanna drive an hour to hike up another mountain and look at other mountains.
Oct 23, 2023
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I read plenty of books that make me feel more developed as a human being, and help extend my worldview and knowledge. I’ve decided however, that when I’m on tour I wanna read shitty fun books cause I don’t have a ton of bandwidth for anything too serious. So I’ve been reading “A Court of Thorns and Roses” series by Sarah J. Maas. Extremely entertaining stuff.
Oct 23, 2023