Inked dreams

A couple years ago, I was in the throws of it. Deep in the heart of motherhood. I had birthed three babes in three and half years, and had yet to pause and come up for air. My every moment was filled: breastfeeding, playing, cooking, snuggling, cleaning, wiping, chasing, laundering, smooch and repeat.

Don't mistake that to mean I didn't love it. I loved every moment of it. Having little ones suits me. I love to feel needed, invaluable and cherished- who doesn't? But, sometimes in the midst of it, it is easy to get in a little mommy rut. When all your thoughts and every waking moment is consumed with worry. Agonizing over the right diapers, baby food, lotions. Wondering if they are where they need to be developmentally, fretting about their lives ten months from now, ten years from now, and  brooding over every other tiny facet that comes with raising wild ones.

So, what does one do when your desperate for a night out, and craving just one brief moment of something a little wild, and a bit naughty... 

Tattoos! 

Naturally. 

What could possibly be dreamier then heading out into the night with the man of my dreams and getting tattoos together, right?

Well, as it turns out, a lot actually! In my head I pictured it  this evening out where we would go get cute matching tattoos and talk and laugh, and I'd be all dressed up and feeling foxy and it would be magic. Not really what happened. . . Kaleb had other ideas. . . 

We show up to the tattoo parlor around 8 all excited and ready to go. Unfortunately the artist was a little backed up, so he didn't get to start for a couple hours. Then Kaleb decides to get a giant tree on his side. 5 hours later it's finally my turn. At this point I'm exhausted, bored and hangry, and I know we've got to be back home and on our parenting game first thing in the morning. So, I'm like "just slap the thing on and lets get out of here!"

Needless to say, it wasn't as deliriously dreamy and wild as I  had hoped.

So here's a few tips if you ever find yourself in a rut and decide tattoos are just the ticket to a romantic night out.

1. Get something small! Now, this is very important or you will find yourself laying on a couch in a strange sort of room at two in the morning reading Inked magazines.

2. If you decide to get some sort of writing, be prepared to answer what it says for the rest of your life.

3. Bring snacks, some water, maybe a good book.

4. Just do it- It's a memory and life's for the living.