New Tattoos

As you can imagine this week has been pretty difficult. I'm still not ready to get back to regular posting but I did have something I wanted to share with you.

For the past two years or so I have wanted to get a wave and mountain tattoo. I always made excuses not to get them but over the past week and a half I've come to realize that tomorrow is never a guarantee and that I need to stop waiting to do the things I want to do. So on Monday I scheduled and appointment for Wednesday and I got my tattoos. I apologize in advance for the wonky pictures, I took them myself and they are on my wrists so you can imagine how that worked out for me.

The wave is on my right wrist. It symbolizes strength and I figured now would be the perfect time to have this constant reminder to be strong and carry on no matter what. I decided to add the Pisces constellation above it to honor a few important people in my life. One is going through the fight of her life right now and battling cancer in the most brave and graceful way. The other was the man that swept into my life and saved me. No, we were not together long but the impact that he made on my life was great and I want to have that reminder when things get hard and when I am tempted to revert back into my old ways. He brought me back into the light and I am determined to stay here.

I have the mountain range on my left wrist with the Virgo constellation above it. I am the Virgo and I relate very much to my sign and feel a strong connection to it. The mountains represent obstacles in life. While my life has not been the worst it has definitely been difficult. I have to fight mental illness every single day of my life and will continue to do so until the day I die. I've just lost someone that I cared very deeply for in the most tragic and senseless way. Obstacles will always be there but I have that strength to overcome them.

I chose to represent myself and the other people in my life through the zodiac constellations because astrology is something I have always had an interest in. It is one of the many things I shared in common with Doug (we had the same nerdy ass book - I don't know anyone else that had that book) and I thought it was perfect. I am so thrilled with how the tattoos came out and really glad that I decided to just finally go and get them.

That's all I have to share today. I'm still not sure when I'll be back with regular content but I will be soon. Like I said, he would want me to proceed and share awesome vegan food. He would want me to go and try new places because that was what we were going to do together. I will do so in his honor. I just need a little more time.