Punctuated with ice cream out of the carton and movies in our nest, this has been a good day.

But I actually have something on my mind tonight. Which is unusual, because I usually only turn to the blog when there's nothing in my mind and I want to put something there.

I was tattooed again, a gorgeous piece. Its something I've wanted a long time and I've got it now. But that's not was I was thinking about. A woman was in the store the other day and had been thinking about getting a tattoo for some time. We spoke about local artists, styles, even design. Her final question was "does it hurt?". I gave my standard issue answer. no pain, no gain. I suppose I've grown a bit tired of questions like that. It seems like everywhere we go someone wants to know about tattoos, where we got them. Better yet, they want to tell me their awesome idea for a sweet new john deer tattoo.

So I answered flippantly. no pain, no gain. But after she left, I started thinking a bit more seriously about getting a tattoo. Maybe it was a slow day at work, maybe my mind was feeling busy that day. But what I came up with, was if we never put out the effort, we'd never get anything back. Not just when you do something physical like get a tattoo or a piercing. But in life. Would you never fall in love for fear of a broken heart?

Would you choose to never be born if you knew you were going to die?

And I know getting a tattoo is small scale compared to questions like that, but I put up with the pain because that's a part of the bigger picture. Its not earned if you didn't have to work for it. Nothing in life is worth it, if you haven't earned it. If you love something, you'll work for it.

So next time someone asks me if it hurts, I'll tell them that if they want it bad enough, the pain will be worth it. Secondary to the final product and quickly forgotten.


And besides, everyone gets wrinkly. Mine are just going to be way more colorful then yours!




Its our Friday!

Punctuated with ice cream out of the carton and movies in our nest, this has been a good day.

But I actually have something on my mind tonight. Which is unusual, because I usually only turn to the blog when there's nothing in my mind and I want to put something there.

I was tattooed again, a gorgeous piece. Its something I've wanted a long time and I've got it now. But that's not was I was thinking about. A woman was in the store the other day and had been thinking about getting a tattoo for some time. We spoke about local artists, styles, even design. Her final question was "does it hurt?". I gave my standard issue answer. no pain, no gain. I suppose I've grown a bit tired of questions like that. It seems like everywhere we go someone wants to know about tattoos, where we got them. Better yet, they want to tell me their awesome idea for a sweet new john deer tattoo.

So I answered flippantly. no pain, no gain. But after she left, I started thinking a bit more seriously about getting a tattoo. Maybe it was a slow day at work, maybe my mind was feeling busy that day. But what I came up with, was if we never put out the effort, we'd never get anything back. Not just when you do something physical like get a tattoo or a piercing. But in life. Would you never fall in love for fear of a broken heart?

Would you choose to never be born if you knew you were going to die?

And I know getting a tattoo is small scale compared to questions like that, but I put up with the pain because that's a part of the bigger picture. Its not earned if you didn't have to work for it. Nothing in life is worth it, if you haven't earned it. If you love something, you'll work for it.

So next time someone asks me if it hurts, I'll tell them that if they want it bad enough, the pain will be worth it. Secondary to the final product and quickly forgotten.


And besides, everyone gets wrinkly. Mine are just going to be way more colorful then yours!




Its our Friday!