In May 2023, I decided that I needed a few days away. I was hoping for sunshine and some warm weather near a beach. I booked a trip to Majorca hoping that it would get me all of those things.

I like visiting Spain, so moving to the islands around Spain is always a good idea.

While this should have been a good few days away in the sun, it rained most of the time that I was there. I got a bit of time on the beach, but it was hardly the recharge I wanted. One thing that I did enjoy was a collection of sculptures near the sea. I’m not sure who made them or what their purpose is, but it was a fun walk.

I did try to get a tattoo while I was there, and the shop was clearly terrible. I took a Sailor Jerry design, literally something drawn to be a tattoo, and the guy at the shop told me it would not make a good tattoo and would have to be altered. He then talked to the other artist in Spanish, as if I wouldn’t understand, so I cut him off and said politely in Spanish that I had changed my mind and no longer wanted the tattoo.

I live for those little moments. I also took the tattoo to my artist here in Edinburgh and he did an amazing job with it, which means I lucked out because there is nothing I hate more than a bad tattoo on my body.

I may go back one day to get the sunshine aspect. At the time, I really needed the break. Work was stressful, and I was burned out, and the visit to my family was months away. I wish it had been a good break, but unfortunately it was not everything that I wanted.