I'm all for planning out tattoos. There's nothing like the feeling when you finally get the tattoo you've been wanting for so long. But that doesn't mean there's not just as much, if not more, excitement in an impulsive one.

Let me first tell a story to illustrate.

My first week of college, my best friend's roommate decided to start doing "stick and poke" tattoos in her dorm room. (Yeah I know, bad idea.) Again, it was my first week, I was hyper about being in college, and on the way to their dorm, I decided I was going to get one. So now, on my wrist, I have a bunch of tiny dots that make up a heart with an arrow through it. There was maybe five minutes of thought put into it.

But it's one of my favorites that I have. I look down at it and remember the way I felt that first week of college: on my own for the first time and so enthusiastic and excited to be out in the world.

So the thing is that impulsive tattoos aren't always bad. They're more about the moment and the memory and who you're with at that point in time. If it tells a story about a part of your life, I don't see how it's something you can regret. Even if they're words or a picture that doesn't mean anything to you anymore, the memory of getting it will, and that's something that won't change.

An impulsive tattoo is not overthinking things and being spontaneous, which is what makes it so special. Some people would view it as reckless and irresponsible, but after all, it's your body and your life and if you want to take a harmless risk like that, then there's no reason you shouldn't.

It's being in the moment and realizing that life is too short to just stand by and let everything pass. It represents so much more than what you're getting inked on your skin. I think that in a way, it's saying "I'm alive right now and I'm taking advantage of that."

So get that tattoo that you've been wanting or that you want now that you've read this article. There's no better time to do it than right now.