Ink on my skin again

So I am thinking about the next tatoo I am going to get. I have a 2 years break between tattoos rule, but I really wanted to mark my adventure in China and keep it on my skin so I think I am going to bend the rule and get a tattoo sooner than expected.

This time it is probably going to be a drawing with a couple or more of Chinese characters. I am thinking of a Chrysanthemum (symbol of prosperity and endurance) getting out of a book (because books) And a sentence reading 别灰心 (don't give up). I see it the size of my palm, on my back, on the right ribs, where my bra passes. I still need to find someone to draw the design.

Finding the tattooer And the salon won't be such a problem. We have friends who got tattooed here, they'll be able to recommend me something.

I am so excited!

Je suis donc en train de songer a me refaire tatouer. J'ai une regle selon laquelle Je veux attendre 2 ans entre chaque tatouage, mais Dans la mesure ou Je vais quitter la Chine plus tot qu'initialement prevu, je pense ignorer cette regle (de toute facon je fais ce que Je veux) et marquer mon sejour en Chine par un nouveau tatouage.

Cette fois ce sera un dessin, avec quelques characters Chinois. Je pense a une chrysantheme (symbole de prosperite et se resistence) qui sortirait d'un livre (parce que ca parait evident qu'il faut un libre) et une phrase: "别灰心" (n'abandone pas).

J'imagine ca de la taille de ma paume, sur les cotes Dans le dos  a droite, la ou passe mon soutient-gorge. Mais il faut encore que Je trouve quelqu'un pour le dessiner.

Trouver le tatoueur et le salon ne devrait pas etre un probleme. Nous avons des amis qui se sont faits tatoues ici et ils pourront me conseiller quelqu'un.

J'ai hate!

Speaking about tatoos again.

I love my tattoos. the one I have on the wrists. My moto, my reminder not to give up.
But it was always obvious to me that it would not be the only one.
I had decided to force myself to wait two years between each tattoo. I wanted to enjoy each of them, to remember how it felt to have only a small tattoo, then to slowly add meaning to each of them. My skin is a canvas on which I always knew I wanted to draw.
It started with something simple, discreet, but utterly obvious to me.

There is also a poem I literally want to engrave on my ribs so it will never leave my side.
There are other words I want to ink on my skin as reminders of choices and ideals.
There is a pattern I want to engrave in my arms, to celebrate my love for music.
There are symbols of what I hold dear and what I believe in.

I've been talking about those for years. I wasn't always sure of where I wanted them, or the precise design. But I knew I wanted them.

The next ones will be on the other side of my wrists. opposite to my moto and yet perfectly complementary. "Never let anyone tell you that you'll never succeed in something. Be stubborn, be strong and prove them wrong" "Do what you love, no matter what" That's what it means for me.

I'm so very excited about it. In February. It's both so far and so close.