So when I went and got my tattoo in January it worked really well with the shoes I had on. For some reason it never occurred to me that I only wear actual shoes about 4 months of the year...if that. The rest of the time I'm in flip flops. And damn if my poor spatial awareness didn't get me again. The actual shoes I had on, and had to wear for a little over a week after the fact since it couldn't be covered = good stuff. 
And the shoes I wear the other 2/3 of the year = not so good. Ignore the desperate need for a pedicure and look instead at the fact that the flip flops go directly across the tattoo.
So now I'm on the hunt for (cheap) sandals that don't cover my little flower up. Wish me luck!
And the shoes I wear the other 2/3 of the year = not so good. 
