I got my tattoo! It's still under the clear second skin wrap. I can take it off after 3 days. It bled a bit- I'm on blood thinners- and I think some of the ink bled under the wrap too which is normal but because of that it looks terrible right now. The wrap material was originally designed for burn victims. After the wrap comes off I'm to use Aquaphor ointment- but they were out so I got the store brand. It should be the same stuff, right? The attached photo is a pic the artist took right after she was done. It's my kids' names. Noah drove me to the appointment because it was in an unfamiliar area. I was supposed to just have a consultation but it was an easy design and she had time so I went for it. I may have to call tomorrow to ask a few healing questions- because I heard what she told me when she told me but my memory is blurry. I even had her write details on the after-care sheet but I'm still confused! It's different than when I had my other 5 tattoos and that's the problem. Noah and I got lunch at a local pub after. It was good but expensive. Not more than I've ever paid for a meal but more than I thought. Noah paid and I paid him back. I'm kinda disappointed that the tattoo is as small as it is- I was picturing larger.

I've washed my clothes, sheets and towels this morning. I needed to but I also wanted clean sheets because it's less chance for infection. I also got a shower and managed to do so without the use of my left hand as I was keeping the tattoo out of the water even though the wrap probably would've it the soap out.

So that's my new tattoo story. It's going to take 3 weeks to completely heal and I need to put sunblock on it once it is healed. I need to stay out of the sun until that happens. Wear long sleeves. Good thing that the weather has cooled back down to normal temps for this time of year.

So that's my story and I'm stickin' to it! Sorry that the photo is upside down!