Tattoo!

So, as you may or may not have worked out I love tattoos.

No, not because they're so 'in' right now or becoming so popular and more accepted (More accepted is a good thing, though!), or anything along those lines. I have just always loved them.

Growing up, Dad had tattoos. When I was little I'd sit in bed with Mum & Dad  in the morning while they drank their coffee and I would constantly be playing with the tattoos Dad has on his stomach, that go around to his back. He has 'Space', or some sort of solar system, Stars & Planets and lights of all different colours swirling around his torso. I used to run my fingers over them and look at them whenever I got the chance, they were just so fascinating to me. Permanent art on a human body, it doesn't come out, it's permanent. It stays there forever, it's a part of you. It tells your stories, makes you who you are. I love art, in any form, and having your own personal piece of art etched into your skin has always been an amazing concept to me.

Now, I'm also an extremely indecisive person. When it comes to anything. What I'm going to eat, drink, do, wear, you get the drift. So when it comes to tattoo ideas, I'm constantly changing my mind. I've had all sorts of ideas over he last few years (Some I am very glad I did not act upon!) but always wanted to wait until I was older and ready. Okay, so I'm 18, which isn't 'old' but I'm certainly a little more aware of what I want and who I am than I was when I was say, 14-16.

Over the past few months I have been probably more obsessed with tattoos than ever. My obsession with them is sort of crazy. So was my mission to find something 'perfect' or 'super meaningful'. I've looked at countless, countless amounts of tattoos, types, photos, trawled through tattoo blogs, read numerous magazines, spoken to several people and still, always left feeling like nothing was quite 'right'.

& In the matter of about half an hour last night, I had a sort of brainwave.
I was looking too hard, I was looking for something 'me' that wasn't going to be out there, because no-one else is me. So I thought, not too hard, about what I like. About the ideas that have been niggling in my mind for a few weeks. I pushed away all the cliché ideas that are constantly suggested to me when I'm talking about wanting a tattoo, like Dream-catchers, Feathers, Inspirational quotes and sayings, which are pretty, but are sickly popular these days and are become the next overdone cliché tattoo ideas sitting up high near Southern Cross tattoos and the like. Not saying they're in the same category, dream catchers and quotes can be pretty, but they're EVERYWHERE these days. I want something different. & that is difficult, considering so many people have tattoos in this day and age and having similar tattoos to at least several other people in the world is inevitable.

So last night, I just came up with my own idea. No-one else will have my tattoo, because I'm drawing it. I don't know where exactly the idea came from, my brain just vomited out of my fingers and I've started creating something I actually really, really like. All down to the shape and contents. Of course I'm going to have to sketch it out several times before it's perfect, and I won't be getting it for a while considering it'll probably cost a fair amount, but I love it. It's mine, it's me. I'm not going to describe it in extreme detail, just give you a general gist of the idea. I picked Tiger Lily flowers, Roses, Leaves, Swirls, Three Bees, encasing (not in a circle, in an odd shape) a bluebird, sitting on a small branch. Birds & Flowers are very popular tattoos, yes. But this is different, has approval of my uncle who's getting into tattooing and is very anti-cliché everything. I chose the bluebird because they represent things like happiness, joy, and embracing the happiness within you, (and several other said things), I chose Lilies and Roses because they're two of my favourite types of flowers when it comes to appearance, Lilies are said symbolise things such as purity, beauty, spirituality & unions, and Roses are about beauty and love. Not only that, my two little cousins are Lily and Ruby Rose. I read somewhere that Bees represent family, so the three bees are for Mum, Dad, and my Brother. But apart from all the somewhat corny meanings within the tattoo I have designed, I just love flowers, I love bluebirds, I love bees, I love pretty things, I love art, I love tattoos, and I love the way my idea has come out on paper. So I think this is it. HAZAAR!

Autumn!

Good morning fellow bloggers!

It is indeed a very lazy Autumn day once again today, the sky is mottled grey and the wind is keeping each leaf and branch busy blowing around in every which direction. It is rather cold outside, the airs cool and somewhat damp, I think we're going to get some rain, unfortunately. 

Luckily I'm cooped up inside with the fireplace burning, and Guns 'N' Roses are playing super loudly!

I spent yesterday lounging around doing pretty much nothing for the entirety of the day, and I am determined to have an at least slightly more productive day than that today. 

All this cold weather makes me want hot freshly made soups and breads and winter casseroles. Warm food is so comforting on so many levels when the weather is cold.

So, this picture is totally irrelevant to anything previously mentioned in this post but I had to share it with you because I think the artwork is so beautiful and the tattoo is so whimsical and lovely that it makes me glow on the inside. Yes, I do get that excited over well done tattoos. When I get a piece of art inked into my skin one day, I hope it turns out as magical as something like this.

I hope you're all having a wonderful week, no matter what you're doing, and that you're keeping your toes toasty warm!

Pinterest!

This-morning after looking at my friends newly made Pinterest page, I decided I'd give it a whirl too.
I'd contemplated it before, but wasn't entirely sure how it worked.
Now I have a pinterest, and it is super easy, and SUPER addictive!
Yikes, just another tool spawned for distracting me, ha ha. 

But really, it's so great. So simple, so cute. I am sure I will become sucked in and have many-a-pin-board within the next few months.
Follow me if you wish: http://pinterest.com/eleutheromania/

I don't like to make this page too personal but I thought you should know I've had a lot of bad things going on in my life lately. Particularly with the one I love the most. Things have crumbled right down into a pile, but that has only made me ever so determined to fix everything.
I have to take a hold of the reins and lead my own way, because I am the only one who can fix myself and this situation/my life/everything.

Anyway, yesterday Samuel and I went on a little date, as such.
We'd been camping and after a morning of watching friends fishing & wandering around rich, fancy housing estates we headed off home in search of lunch that wasn't too overpriced like the things we'd found in that particular town. We roadtripped home, sang old songs loudly, held hands in the car and danced. Sort of like some species of emu...
Then we pulled into the Bowling Alley when we got back to Kempsey, and ordered a Works Burger (for me) & some chips for him and a Mars Bar milkshake each. Then we played an arcade racing game against each other, and for the first time in my life I won and fluffy toy out of a skill-tester! I was literally that excited, I thought the claw was just going to drop it, and it didn't, and I may have done a little up&down happy jump when I grabbed it out of the machine. Then we went and ate our food by the river in the sun, and he wiped sauce off of my chin and we smiled and got sunburnt and it was all happy.

Anyway, it was really sweet and I'm definitely making sure there's many more cute dates to happen within the future months.

 On the road

Everyone loves pringles!

Days of May.

I went outside into the sun and took some photos. Impulse out of boredom and a longing for something a wee bit creative. I feel like they reflect what I feel today, I'm not quite sure what it is, but here you go.

Sunshine.

It's one of those beautiful Autumn days where the sun's shining and the air is full of warmth until you walk into the shade and the air's pooling with coolness. The sky's bluer than blue and the air's still. I suppose these photographs somewhat simulate the feelings I get from this kind of day. I hope you're all having a lovely, happy day. x