Hello everyone!!! Today I got two new tattoos, a tattoo touch-up, and nipple piercings! I am going to go ahead and add photos of all of my tattoos and explain the meanings behind them since so many of you ask me all the time!

My first tattoo was a small heart on the inside of my left ankle. I did it myself in my bathroom when I was 14 years old with a safety pin and some ballpoint pen ink. Stupid, I know…. I will never get that tattoo touched up. I am so proud of it! I got the heart to symbolize love, one of the greatest things in the world.

My second tattoo was a key on my left wrist. I got this at 16 years old by a guy who learned to tattoo in jail. I got the key to remind me that I hold the key to my life, to my heart, to everything. Only I can make my decisions, nobody else. I can open the door to success or to failure, whatever I choose. This is also the key that I got touched up today.

My third tattoo was a shooting star that my best friend and I got together. It’s on the right of my chest extending to my shoulder. The same guy that did my key the first time did my star. I got this because my best friend and I live in separate states. She and I are far apart, and so are the stars. I also got this to remind me to shoot for the stars and to never give up my dreams. I got my star touched up as well when I turned 18. My fourth tattoo was done the same day as the touch up on the star. It’s a swallow, a diamond, music notes, and a quote. The swallow reminds me that I can always soar above my problems and grow as a person. The diamond is to remind me of how much I’m worth and to not let people treat me like shit or take me for granted because I deserve better. The music notes are there just because I simply could not live without music. I sing and play guitar and it’s a huge part of who I am. The quote; Live Laugh Love is pretty self explanatory. I live by that quote. I also laugh and love by it.

My fifth and sixth tattoo were done today. I got an anchor and a peacock feather. The anchor symbolizes my family. They keep me grounded, or anchored, so to speak. I never want to forget where I came from. The peacock feather represents individuality. No two peacock feathers are the same. No two people are the same. It reminds me to be myself… an individual. I was born an original and I won’t die a copy.

I plan to do a full sleeve eventually, but I’m one of those people who has to have a meaning behind every individual piece. Next time that I go to the tattoo shop, I am going to work on some background to tie my pieces together. I was thinking about waves and clouds. We’ll see.

I look a bit scary in that last photo, but after sitting for three hours getting tattooed and then having my nipples pierced…. I’m allowed to look like crap. I can’t wait until it’s all healed up and you can see it a bit better. I won’t be posting nipple pics until the swelling goes down. Trust me, you don’t even want to see them right now.

I hope that everyone is having an awesome weekend. See you guys soon!