I’ve never been a big fan of getting tattoos. Yes, I was tattooed with a tiny heart on my hip when I was eighteen, but I don’t go to the tattoo parlor very often.

But my sixteen-year-old cat passed away recently, and I’ve been determined to acquire something to honor her memory (as if I need to be reminded). I was inspired to get a cat tattoo after reading JaneA Kelley’s blog on using her body art to express her grief over her deceased cat. Since JaneA’s is a little too big for me (and I don’t think I could handle the pain), I started looking for a smaller one that would fit my own aesthetic.