Giving You The Finger

I’ve always been torn on super visible tattoos.  I’ve always loved them, but never thought I would get them, based on the fact that a) I was only ever going to get 1 tattoo (how quickly that changed!) and b) I was in jobs that really didn’t allow for them.  The ones on my arms had to be covered, so I spent a lot of time in long sleeves.   When I started working for a firm that didn’t care about me having tattoos I began to think more about the more visible places, then when I started working for myself, that thought began to take more of a hold.

​I had a small heart tattooed on my ring finger a long time ago, and strangely this one small tattoo barely bothered anyone despite it being on my hand.  Last year I took the plunge and got 2 more small finger tattoos.  A lightning bolt and a diamond.

​By this point I was hooked, and definitely wanted to expand my collection.  But I was still nervous.  “What if my business fails and I have to go back to working for someone else?”, “What if they look ridiculous?”, “What if people look at me like a hooligan?” ​

After a while of these thoughts going round and round in my head, I simply thought “fuck it!” and I decided to go for it.  ​

It’s taking me a while to get use to them, I won’t lie - but I’m definitely thrilled with them.  Plus, if anyone does make negative comments about them, I’ll just flip them the finger.