My Birthday List: Get a tattoo

Getting a tattoo was number 6 on my Birthday List. Getting a tattoo has been not just on my birthday list but on my life list. I've always wanted one but wanted to make sure that I was 100% committed to what I wanted and with whom I was getting it done by. Being in the UK, there are lots of amazing great artists. I found my artist Charlotte Timmons through the blog The Laughing Medusa when she featured Charlotte in her in her Tattoo Talk series. You can view the interview here if you would like.

My tattoo was done by Charlotte at Bold as Brass Tattoo Company on the 29th of November. She was guesting at the shop for the weekend and I had booked in with her over the summer.  She was super lovely and very nice. I didn't feel uncomfortable at all and she was very patient with me. As this is my first tattoo and it took four hours, there were a few twitches here and there but she was great the whole way through. 

I am in love with the finished product and hope to get more in the future.

The Birthday List: Watch a Liverpool Game at Anfield

The first thing I was able to complete on my birthday list was watching a Liverpool game at Anfield. I watched Liverpool play against Middlesbrough on September 23 highlighted in this post. I attended my second Liverpool game against Swansea on October 28. I am very thankful to have an amazing friend in Jamie to go to these games with.

A birthday list

25 things to do before my 25th Birthday

So I've been reading The Laughing Medusa and came across her post on Birthday Lists which is essentially creating a list of 25 things I want to accomplish before my 25th birthday which is March 13, 2015 if you want to mark your calendars. This list has been a bit of a struggle to write and may become 25 things I want to accomplish while I'm 25 if it doesn't get completed.

1. Get a new stamp in my passport.
2. Go to the Chester Zoo.
3. Visit Cambridge.
4. Watch a Liverpool game at Anfield.
5. Go to Skellig Michael.
6. Get a tattoo.
7. Go to Ireland. Either Republic or Northern.
8. Climb Mount Snowdon.
9. Ride a horse.
10. Go on the London Eye.
11. Bunjee Jump
12. Sky dive
13. Go to Harry Potter Studios.
14. Go to Almost Famous Burgers in Liverpool.
15. Go on the Sandeman's New Europe Liverpool walking tour.
16. Become more a wine connoisseur (aka drink more wine)
17. Make a big effort to befriend my new housemate.
18. Get fresh flowers often.
19. Write in my journal daily.
20. Read a book once a week, or once every two weeks.
21. Get a haircut.
22. Explore more cafes in Liverpool.
23. Take more photos and blog them.
24. Keep in touch with more people from back home.
25. Drive a car in the UK.

So though my birthday is only five months away meaning I haven't had a full year at these goals. Some of them are a bit easier to achieve than others. I'm going to try and complete as many of these as I can.

My first Liverpool match at Anfield

Watching a Liverpool match at Anfield was one of the things I wanted to do during my stay in Liverpool. Even seeing Liverpool play away would have been amazing but on Monday I was lucky enough to be surprised by Jamie with tickets to the Capital One Cup fourth round match against Middlesbrough. We met up in town after I got off work and wasted the time before the match with a bit of shopping, wandering and delicious food at TGI Fridays. Catching the 15 to Huyton we walked to a pub and warmed ourselves up before heading to Anfield.