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It’s Not a Fashion Statement

September 15, 2011 / Maddy / No comments

I got inked Monday.

Not because “everyone’s doing it”. Not because lots of the rock bands I follow have tattoos. Not because of some mid-life crisis.

I did it because I wanted to.

It’s something I half thought of when I was younger but too fucking scared of what my mum would say (I still am a bit which is why I ain’t told her yet). Then I got a case of the ‘normals’ and became a model mother – though not housewife :-).

Anyhow, I always watch LA Ink etc when I can and have been fascinated for a while just couldn’t think what to get. Huh, my brain must have been asleep. One of the constant interests in my life has been Egyptian mythology. I’ve worn an ankh for over 18yrs for fuck’s sake. So that’s what I had done but intersected with the heart I drew for me business logo as that also has lots of meaning for me.

When it’s properly healed, though I must say it looks damned fine as it is, I will get daughter to take a pic.

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It’s a hard life

January 27, 2011 / Maddy / No comments

Or so they say. In my opinion it is only as difficult as you make it. Sometimes nasty stuff happens but my philosophy is to not let it drag me down. So what if I haven’t got much money – I have a nice home and a lovely family. So what if my health isn’t perfect – it could be a lot worse.

I try to think of three things that have happened to me at the end of each day (and yes sometimes it is hard to think of one let alone three) but I think of all that has happened to me that day and you can bet I will think of three eventually. Even if it’s something as small as a bird twittering in a shrub as I pass.

Why not give that a go? Once you’ve been doing it a while (I note mine down) I can look back over the days and weeks and reflect that, although I may be feeling depressed today, I know there are good things in my life and those are the thoughts I should concentrate on.

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