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I should have added a #4: I've had all custom work done, no one has a duplicate of one of mine.

I thought that was a good tip too.

I have 5 tattoos, the first one I got when I was 20, the last one... maybe 4 - 5 years or so ago in my mid-30's. I did them all sober (required by law) and with plenty of advanced thought. In fact, I have a 6 month rule. Whenever I decide that I need a new tattoo of something or have a design that I want, I tell myself that if I still want that same thing in 6 months, I will go ahead and do it. So far, I've pulled the trigger on it 5 times, and I've decided against it a couple of times.

I've never regret one of the tattoos, but there are reasons why I have not.

1. The tattoo has always been something that had meaning to me.
2. I've never tattooed anyone's name on me.
3. I've never had anything tattooed on me where it would show while I was at work.

Another tip that I did not follow for my first tattoo is to make sure that you look at several artists, preferably ones that have been recommended to you by someone with ink that you like. For my first tattoo, I did leave that step out, but yes, I was 20 years old and needed improvement.

I have both ankles done, my right thigh, my left upper arm and a half sleeve on my right arm that starts at my short-sleeved shirt line and goes over my shoulder. I regret none of them.

The good news is that it will make it easy to identify my body no matter how little of it is left. (Dark humor.)