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  2016 was a year of discovering ME....Just Me......as my title says, but I guess I never really knew who Me really was...... I was a shy, quite girl; well, I'm still that girl but I'm learning more about me that I always thought might be a part of me.  Back in February of 2016 I started the beginning of a new obsession.....if you remember I took the plunge with a new tattoo, a perfect little kitty!!  Well, the urge hit me May 31. 2016 to add to that tiny collection........lol

    It was a kinda off the way, last minute thing, no plans to go to Mason City that day, until the hair bit me in the ass and off we went......  We headed to TechinoColor once again, this time we made sure that we were among the first in line.  I say we cause as an awesome parent I am I took my kids into a tattoo shop....lol  😏Yeah, I am one of those parents.....shoot me!!  In my defense I did ask the tattoo artist if it was okay and he did let me know it was alright for the older kids to be there, just not toddlers running around.

    My idea was to kinda balance out the existing tattoo that I already had, the kitty on the wrist.  Pinterest is almost too helpful in finding ideas for beautiful things....lol  Really, type in anything in the search on Pinterest and it will bring up millions of things!!  In the search of a balancing tattoo I stumbled upon so many things that I kinda wanted, until the one jumps out to you and almost screams ME, ME, ME!!  Yep, when that hits it's over.....

 I got an artist I wasn't familiar with, Nick.  I just figured if they worked in the shop they must be decent right?!  I will answer my stupid question later......

I actually combined a few tattoos that I liked, the original was just the nose and whiskers, but there were other tattoos there were just the ears so I combined them into something that seemed Per-fect for me...... (see what I did there....lol)

Nick drew out the design free hand on my arm, adjusting lines where they needed and said he knew which ones to go by.......

   Time to get started!!  People ask what it feels like....I've heard it's so different for different people/locations of tattoos.  So I can't really give an accurate answer to that.  For me on my bony wrists it feels a lot like touching a electric fence.  Yes, I was a farm kid and I have touched a few in my life.  Only difference I think might be that a fence you generally don't have a constant buzz like you do with a tattoo.....a tattoo although is short bursts of "shock".....I'm not sure that I make much sense, maybe other people are better to ask....lol

All done and cleaned up!!  Now, to answer my above question....are all artists working good....not always... It saddens me to say that but it could and in my eyes should have been better.  Do I love him, yes......and maybe I'm picky but it's FOREVER guys!!  My issue is the ears....one is round and one is more straight......and the whiskers are off.  But like all kitties, this one is not Per-fect........

    The two tattoos, obviously both cat related, I think they do balance each other out well.....I'm pleased and I promise you this isn't the last of the kitty themed tattoos.....(as of the moment I haven't added any more kitties but others....)

Hey, Hey, Hey.....look who's back!!

So, it's been a little bit of time since I last blogged....it has been so difficult to not come on there and share my life with the few people who visi.  But with things the way they were I was told not to share the place in my life I was at, my grandma had passed away and I was trying to find a way to deal with what I was feeling.....not real easy for someone who always has something to say but afraid to say it.......  I posted photos that I thought might help myself and for some reason that drastictly backfired on me!!  So for a time I was told not to post about my personal life as someone was using it against my family, see, the thing is this is MY BLOG.....  I respect the man who told me to hold my tongue so in respect I haven't posted anything since.  I had hoped that as time passed and feelings calmed down I might be able to move on with posting my personal stories on here for you guys, I have never gotten the go ahead so I'm not even sure I should be here today........  But, I feel like if you have nothing better to do than spy for selfish reasons then so be it, come and read all about it....make sure you print and highlight again....just don't leave anything out!!  In all the time that has passed I hope that you have gained some closure in the loss that you suffered, I truly do.  You lost a mother, a friend.  Just remember that he lost a mother too, in a time that you needed each other you choose to turn YOUR back and create issues where you should have pulled together and loved each other,even for the moment, the day.  But for the sake of my blog, I'm done with this issue, so before you decide to print and highlight, please feel free to speak to me before doing so.....you have my e-mail remember??

    Anyways, now that a small point has been addressed (not that many people even know what's going on) I'm glad to be back!!  It's 2017 guys!!  I have  missed coming here and relieving some stress or sharing some happy times!!  There has been so much that has happened I don't think I can even remember it all!!  At current moment I'm supposed to be making out a monthly meal plan, but my grocery store flyers aren't loading on my computer so I wondered here......lol  I guess I will wait until my mail person graces me with the paper flyer in the mail. :)

     So there have been a ton of life events in the past months I've been MIA.....new tattoos, piercings, roller derby updates, broken growth plates, dance competition, death, even friendship ......  But hopefully I can get you guys up to speed in the next few months, which I'm sure will pile up more
amazing events!!



     So until next time, keep your stick on the ice and have a great day!!  And please feel free to leave comments!!