Risk IS everything…that is what I have learned this week. It hit me like a ton of bricks on Monday. Out of the blue, it seemed to answer all the questions I had. Over the weekend, I took a day trip to the beach. I needed to see ocean. I needed to hear ocean. I needed my soul to be quiet and when I arrived … Continue reading Risk Is Everything
There are so many songs that associate with memories and with people, places, and life events, but this song, means the most to me. This song reminds me of my mom. This was the song that was playing when I got out of the car when she went into the hospital and that night after emergency surgery on her brain, when I got back in … Continue reading 30 Day Song Challenge: Day 5 – Song that Reminds You of Someone
I cannot believe it is finished. Yesterday, Travis @ Fu’s Custom Tattoos completed my tattoo tribute to my mom. This is what the final piece looks like. I cannot express enough how happy I am with this piece. It is everything I dreamed it would be and for me, the perfect tribute to my crazy little Thai lady. I hope that whatever heavenly garden she … Continue reading A Tribute to Lek
On December 27, 2010, I started the coloring session of my new tattoo with Travis @ Fu’s Custom Tattoos So what hurts the worst between the outline and coloring? Hands down, the coloring hurt the most BUT the day after, the place where the tape clung to my skin over night hurt the worst. No lie. The tape and I aren’t friends. I can happily say though, Session … Continue reading New Tattoo: The Color
On Thursday, January 27, 2011, I started the outline & color of the back/shoulder piece of my tattoo with Travis @ Fu’s Custom Tattoos I find that tattoo experience only quasi painful and oddly stress relieving. Between the sounds of the tattoo guns buzzing, the music playing over head, and the sound of conversations from others in the shop, when I enter Fu’s Custom Tattoos, I immediately … Continue reading Ink, Needles, And A Tattoo Gun
On Friday, December 3, 2010, I finally went to get a tattoo. The design has been in the works just 2 weeks shy of a year. This is not my 1st tattoo. It is my 8th tattoo. My 1st tattoo was when I was 18 years old. It’s on my right shoulder blade and is a tiny bear holding a flower. It is not a … Continue reading New Tattoo: The Outline
I believe Ville Valo of H.I.M. said it best, “Music is God, my best friend.” There are songs that inspire me, console me, move me, and make me feel loved. There are the songs that brighten my day and there are songs that take me to a certain time or memory. “Closer to the Edge” by 30 Seconds to Mars was an instant favorite for … Continue reading Closer to the Edge
Today @ 12:55 pm, Heaven gained their biggest angel…even if she’s only four nine and weighs in at 85 lbs. Tonight, the heavens shine a lot brighter with their best star in the sky. Today, my mama, my Crazy Little Thai Woman, the woman who I adored, passed away. I could go on about what happened, but those who know me and who I hold … Continue reading Lek Taylor