A new Tattoo!

Here it is - my newest Tattoo:

I had it done in Christchurch on Monday - funnily enough, almost exactly seven years after I got my first Tattoo (another Swallow, which is on my left shoulder). So that brings my Tattoo total to three - well on my way to being one of those Tattooed ladies. Who knows, perhaps I could carve out a new career for myself - I could join the circus and be on display! haha, pipe dreams!

Anyway, I decided to get a Swallow for quite a number of reasons. I've always admired them in flight - the way they gracefully swoop and dive, and they appear quite a bit in folklore. Apparently, they can represent the fact that you've been on a journey and have come home once again, I like the idea of that - of eventually coming back 'home', no matter how far away you might travel.

It always interests me to find out how people perceive Tattoos. For example, my Mum absolutely hates them, and refused to look at my new Tattoo when I offered to show her. My Grandad on the other hand, surprised me. He told me that the most important thing was that I liked it, although he did joke that I could have paid $2 and brought a 'Transfer' rather than paid $150 for a Tattoo!

I see Tattoos as being something that is highly personal to the person that gets them. To me they represent a symbol of a time in your life. You can look at them and remember what you were going through at that time - they are with you forever and although this might scare some people, I don't regret getting any of mine done.

So I'll be interested to hear your thoughts on Tattoos - if you like them, dislike them, are indifferent to them - and why.

By the way, contrary to popular belief I did not get 'I love Tim' or 'Property of T. Wright' tattooed onto my arse. Although it was tempting..... maybe next time!