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It's sort of felt like 2024 has had it out for me from the get go 😅. Every time it feels like the dust is settling, something new. I'm trying to find some grace in it, and in myself. Everything is a learning experience.

Bear with me. I know I get rambly on a good day sometimes, and it's currently well past my bed time....
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Spoke too soon on the house. The sellers lied about how much they owed on the loan I was assuming. Got blindsided with the extra when I was sent loan paperwork. Counter offered on purchase price to cancel out the difference and they declined. Should have known it was too good of a price to be true.

Unfortunately everything is kind of fucked now. Already...
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Yesterday I did my 14th and 15th tattoos on skin, and it was also exactly one month since I started tattooing on skin. Still also practicing on fake skin, drawing, and observing the artists in the shop as I continue my apprenticeship. Still enjoying it a lot!

Working two jobs full time has been catching up to me though. I'm a little mentally spent/fried, but...
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Sorry I haven't been as active - turns out that working two full time jobs is kind of a lot 😅 thankfully still loving the tattoo apprenticeship. I actually sit for my body artist permit test tomorrow, and then start tattooing on skin on Thursday. I am nervous/excited/anxious/ecstatic.

I'm also pretty mentally checked out of my day job. I'm not sure how long it will...
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I'm sorry I've been less active here, I've been grinding working full time and at my tattoo apprenticeship all the rest of the time. It would mean so much if you could follow and support my art/tattoo Instagram for my birthday though 🙏🏻🥹💕

@annika.tattoos

I thought I was going to be starting in May, but - ended up starting my apprenticeship at the beginning of this month! And honestly, it's been amazing and exceeded all of my expectations.

My mentor is awesome. He's an incredible artist, but also a really rad human being. I've already learned so much. The other artists at the shop are also incredible, it's been...
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I promised a life update back in… January? And then life happened 😅 but better late than never right 😂🙏🏻

So the beginning of the year was a bit of a shitshow for me, but thankfully things are finally stabilizing and I'm doing a lot better than I was for a minute. The rest of this month and April are a blessed calm before the...
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Well, I promised a real update "soon" a month ago, and then got hit by the month from hell, so. Among other things, one of my best friends passed away at the beginning of January. Every time I've tried to write about anything else or make a life update since then, I end up thinking about my friend. So. Life update eventually. But in the...
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Promised a real update soon on my last post, but a day later one of my best friends passed away. Had to get a last minute flight to NY, and I’ve been here for a week now for all the services and helping his mom clean up his place with a few other friends.

My friend has been dealing with health issues for most of...
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Finally getting my forever unfinished leg sleeve linework covered, and adding all the leafy planty bois I wanted in the first place.

Very happy but also holy crap blackout work does nooooottt feel good to get done 😂😭

One or two more sessions to go, to finish the rest of the leg.