Inked Mom

It’s been a bit since I posted due to the fact that Dylan and I left for Wisconsin for a bit of a family reunion.  I’ll have to say, even though it’s been hot here in Colorado, I’m glad to be back to the sunnier, drier weather.  It is beautiful in Wisconsin though - so […]

I recently did something I hadn’t done since high school. I had my portrait taken professionally.
A good friend of mine recently opened up her photography studio here in Longmont - Balsman Photography. The studio is in a cute older house just off main street. They have come up with some great ideas […]

I feel like I can’t keep up here - things have been busy with personal stuff and work. But we finally had a weekend day to do something fun since no cars were out on rent and nothing else was going on.
First off, Sunday morning, Shane decided to take the Lotus out for a […]

So I was planning on coming out of the closet Friday at the 8th grade picnic at my son’s school - but once again the weather was too chilly to wear something that would show my tattoos, so it didn’t happen.
On the flip side I remembered why I don’t like dealing with other parents….I used […]

So….Dylan had his last band concert Tuesday night. I had mentioned in a previous post that I was thinking I might come out of the tattoo closet that night and wear something that allowed part of my big tattoo to be seen.
Well first off, the concert was great. I had planned to post […]

I was all set to blog about my new ink tonight - but it ended up not happening.
I was pretty excited about my appointment today to get my new tattoo. Shane had set it up for me - it was my Mother’s Day gift. The art had been drawn out about 2 months […]

So I’ve given a lot of thought lately to what I think is the latest trend so to speak - not just tattooed women, but tattooed women who are mothers or soon to be mothers.
When you think about how many more women are getting tattooed these days at young ages - not too far in […]

A question that is asked a lot in regards to tattoos is in reference to placement. Many people make a few mistakes when considering placement of a tattoo.
One of those mistakes I feel is deciding not to get a tattoo where you really, really want to put it because you are afraid of the […]