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Mo Livin' Large

Single mid-thirty-something plus-size woman living her life. Large.

In which Mo starts to find her voice again

April 7, 2015

As I wrote in my (long overdue) April 1st post, I began to find some writing inspiration last year. It wasn’t until this past January, however, that I started to get angry. Now as someone who studied journalism, public relations and marketing/advertising extensively, I know exactly what agenda setting is (thank you, Dr. Meiss). Agenda setting is […]

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Filed Under: Beauty, Current Affairs Tagged: #effyourbeautystandards, Tess Holliday

In which I become paralyzed (figuratively, not literally)

April 3, 2015

Do y’all remember Preston? The guy with the suicidal dog? The guy I was with when the cops got called on our date because of the previously mentioned suicidal dog? Well, guess who got in touch with me a few months ago? You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure that one out, […]

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Filed Under: Dating

“Where have you gone Mo Livin’ Large?”

April 1, 2015

I moved. I changed jobs. I was ill… good God was I ill. I was also lazy, uninspired when I wasn’t lazy, my laptop is infected with malware, my desktop’s video card blew up and while I have a replacement (thanks, E and C) I have no idea how to replace it (yes, yes, I […]

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Filed Under: Mo' Miscellany

“I think you make mistakes, especially in your twenties, where you date guys you wouldn’t even be friends with – ever.” ~ Rashida Jones

October 11, 2013

Spring, 2005 when I was separated but not legally divorced and still living with Dipshit I was doing the duck/squat walk between cars in a Target parking lot, whispering into the phone with Kony. “Yes, I’m sure it’s him,” I hissed into the phone, raising myself up to look over the hood of a car […]

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Filed Under: Blast from the Past, Dating, Years of Therapy

“Your lack of concern concerns me.” — Shirley, my boss

October 9, 2013

A few months ago, my co-worker and I stopped at the nearby Speedway gas station for pop (soda, whatever) after picking up the office lunch. This is a store I go into three or four times a week to buy beverages, chips, and whatever else we may need that day. They know me by name, I […]

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Filed Under: Misc, Smack on the Side of the Head, Uncategorized

“I believe everyone should have a broad picture of how the universe operates and our place in it…

October 4, 2013

… It is a basic human desire. And it also puts our worries in perspective.” ~ Stephen Hawking Last Thursday, I had one of those commutes where you sincerely wonder how those around you got a driver’s license. You drop a few f-bombs, you give people the one finger wave, and you even honk your […]

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Filed Under: Smack on the Side of the Head

“Nothing is impossible; the word itself says ‘I’m Possible.'”

September 26, 2013

~ Audrey Hepburn The other day, I saw a post on Facebook. Lord only knows who or what page posted it, and I saw it a few times over by the end of the day anyways,  but this now infamous-in-my-mind post was a Fall 2013 Family Bucket List. It was written by Katie of the […]

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Filed Under: Bucket List Tagged: bucket list, Emily Abbate, Fall 2013 Bucket List, Glamour, Katie, Loves of Life, Single Woman's Bucket List, Summer Bucket List for Single Women, The Stir, Tres Sugar

Keep Calm and Resolve On.

September 23, 2013

I’m not sure if I ever mentioned it or not, but my dad was a high school teacher. He taught Biology II: Anatomy and Physiology for almost 30 years, and for 25 of those years he also founded and taught the A.P. Biology class. His A.P. Bio class was so successful, in fact, that Oakland […]

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Filed Under: Misc Tagged: KP Designs, Resolutions, Whitney English

An Open Letter to Lee Brice

August 23, 2013

Dear Lee Brice, You don’t know me, but your song, “I Drive Your Truck” could have been written about me. Since college, I have always tried to hit the open road when I’m upset. I once drove all the way from Mt. Pleasant, Michigan to Chicago in my beat up Buick Regal with my best […]

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Filed Under: Family Tagged: I Drive Your Truck, Lee Brice, Michael Mandley

“There is no friend as loyal as a book.”

July 3, 2013

~ Ernest Hemingway One of my favorite things about summer is that everyone from Jen Lancaster to Swathmore College publish reading lists. And what’s one of my favorite (sometimes only) pastimes? Reading. So without further ado, here is a list of books I recommend or am planning to read during my summer. “The Last Time […]

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Filed Under: Books, Curl Up With This Book Tagged: All About Lulu, Bootstrapper: From Broke To Badass On A Northern Michigan Farm, Caitlin Moran, How To Be A Woman, Jen Lancaster, Jonathan Evison, Lynn Sheene, Maeve Binchy, Mardi Jo Link, Paulo Coelho, Sophie Kinsella, Tara Road, The Alchemist, The Last Time I Saw Paris, The Tao of Martha, Twenties Girl

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