That just… completely made my day. I’m completely amazed, because a couple of years ago, this would have greatly offended me. I’m glad that I’ve come to a point in my life where I can accept myself as a big girl, and have a sense of humor about it. Thinking about it… if I was ever offered the chance to be a skinny girl, I don’t think I’d go for it. I have always been and always will be a big girl. My bone structure dictates that of me and that’s not something that I can change. It’s taken me almost twenty-two years, but I think I’ve finally accepted that. It makes me happy, because my curves finally make me feel sexy. I want my big hips and my big chest, and I wouldn’t trade them for anything. My fitness goals are no longer to be that skinny chick that I’ve always idealized, but to instead be healthy.

This year has already had a lot of promise, and I just… feel this swell of joy because I know that so many good things are still to come.

One of the good things to come is that I finally was able to book my tattoo appointment with Trevor, and I was able to secure my birthday. The tattoo itself is going to take multiple sessions; one for line work and the other for colour/shading. When it’s done, it should span my entire right forearm. I’m really excited, because Trevor is an amazing artist and I know from his excitement about the design, he’s going to do some good work for me. The design I settled on is the “Draco Rosa” from Alchemy Gothic. This is what it looks like:

Not the highest quality image, but I just fell in love with it. Hopefully this will be the first tattoo in a series of many with Trevor… we click and I can converse with him, which was something I didn’t have with Tuesday or Brian. I like to feel comfortable with my artist, not judged.