Moving Forward....
Dec. 10th, 2009 07:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ladyspriteAll righty, then.
After much thought and advice and planning and more thought and a little hesitation and a lot of cautious baby steps, I had a meeting today with one of the artists at Chameleon Tattoo and Body Piercing. And next Monday - 4 days from now - I'll be getting my first tattoo.
I'm a little scared, and a lot excited. This is something that I've wanted for a long time and never honestly thought that I'd actually get around to doing. And it means a lot to me in so many different ways.
There's a lot of symbolism in the art that I've chosen. And there's a lot of meaning in getting any sort of tattoo for me; it's a statement of confidence in my body that I don't know if I could have made a year ago, or five years ago - it's a form of appreciation and positive recognition of my body and my appearance, and that's a big and important thing.
And it's a birthday present to myself. I can't remember the last time I've done that. I have a serious hard time spending money on myself; it always feels greedy and selfish, and like I could come up with some better and more socially conscious way to spend the money if I really wanted to. Especially now, when things are tight and I've had to cut back a little on holiday gifts, I almost chose not to do this. But people I love have reassured me that it's okay to do something for myself, and I am choosing to trust and believe them.
So. Soon I will be decorated. I am impatient, and excited, and eager, and a whole bunch of other words that begin with vowels.....
And on a similar note - yeah, my birthday is coming up. And a whole bunch of holidays. I don't expect, or require, or request gifts, but I also won't turn them down if they are offered to me. And if you want to give me a gift, but don't know what to get, I still need donations for the 3 Day Walk for Breast Cancer Research next summer. I know I keep bringing it up, but that's because it's still a good cause, and I still could use support, and, well, this is a gift-y, giving-y time of year.
http://www.the3day.org/goto/drbecky
Thanks, and I promise not to beg again for at least a little while....
After much thought and advice and planning and more thought and a little hesitation and a lot of cautious baby steps, I had a meeting today with one of the artists at Chameleon Tattoo and Body Piercing. And next Monday - 4 days from now - I'll be getting my first tattoo.
I'm a little scared, and a lot excited. This is something that I've wanted for a long time and never honestly thought that I'd actually get around to doing. And it means a lot to me in so many different ways.
There's a lot of symbolism in the art that I've chosen. And there's a lot of meaning in getting any sort of tattoo for me; it's a statement of confidence in my body that I don't know if I could have made a year ago, or five years ago - it's a form of appreciation and positive recognition of my body and my appearance, and that's a big and important thing.
And it's a birthday present to myself. I can't remember the last time I've done that. I have a serious hard time spending money on myself; it always feels greedy and selfish, and like I could come up with some better and more socially conscious way to spend the money if I really wanted to. Especially now, when things are tight and I've had to cut back a little on holiday gifts, I almost chose not to do this. But people I love have reassured me that it's okay to do something for myself, and I am choosing to trust and believe them.
So. Soon I will be decorated. I am impatient, and excited, and eager, and a whole bunch of other words that begin with vowels.....
And on a similar note - yeah, my birthday is coming up. And a whole bunch of holidays. I don't expect, or require, or request gifts, but I also won't turn them down if they are offered to me. And if you want to give me a gift, but don't know what to get, I still need donations for the 3 Day Walk for Breast Cancer Research next summer. I know I keep bringing it up, but that's because it's still a good cause, and I still could use support, and, well, this is a gift-y, giving-y time of year.
http://www.the3day.org/goto/drbecky
Thanks, and I promise not to beg again for at least a little while....
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Date: 2009-12-11 12:10 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-12-11 10:01 am (UTC)I feel I should warn you, though -- tattoos can be addictive. I was warned before I got my first and thought "Yeah, right." Now I have three and really should make an appointment to get the fourth...
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Date: 2009-12-11 01:05 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2009-12-11 06:02 pm (UTC)I agree that they're addictive, though... this from the guy with 30+, so I should know... ;-)