~ Gigi (Ginnifer Goodwin) He's Just Not That Into You Hello friends. It's been awhile. My fault entirely. But I'm back and ready to share with you what's been going on with me. As you may recall, I recently posted a profile on Plenty of Fish (read my profile here) and unbelievably, I met a […]
“I’d have to say that, in general, models take themselves too seriously….
…. Basically, they are genetic freaks who spend a couple of hours in hair and makeup." ~ Rebecca Romijn Last week, Macy's posted a load of pictures centered around their Spring plus size apparel on Facebook. I swear, you would have thought they'd posted a picture a grisly crime scene with the amount of flack […]
“I have lived my life in a culture that hates fat people.” ~ Camryn Manheim
The other day, my friend Mary posted about a great haircut she'd gotten at Great Clips. Which of course led to a whole series of comments about where people are getting their haircut, how much they're paying, etc.. Being me, I of course volunteered my salon's information, which ended up leading into a discussion about […]
“When I see someone who is starved, they don’t look alert….
They don't have boundless energy. If you're too skinny, it looks like you're near death." – Kirstie Alley Remember my friend Marshall? I heart him for sending me this text message this morning.
“Always be a first-rate version of yourself…
… instead of a second-rate version of somebody else." ~ Judy Garland When I was in college, I dreamed of being Carrie Bradshaw before I had ever heard of Candace Bushnell, let alone Carrie Bradshaw herself. I wanted to be a successful writer with a series of love affairs living in the big city. In […]
“It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves…
… and it is not possible to find it elsewhere." ~ Agnes Repplier Just a heads up, this is one of those I'm putting myself out there blog posts. In Friday's post, I wrote "I met a new guy I'm sort of interested in. As suave as I'd love to pretend to be, I'm not […]
“Just around the corner in every woman’s mind – is a lovely dress,…
… a wonderful suit, or entire costume which will make an enchanting new creature of her." ~Wilhela Cushman Remember last month when I mentioned I'm following a blog written by a fellow plus-size lady by the name of CeCe? Well, she wrote a blog last Tuesday entitled "Not All Fat People Are Slobs." I began leaving […]
Whoever said money can’t buy happiness simply didn’t know where to go shopping.
Bo Derek said that. The irony in using this quote today is that it's about that one item all women dread shopping for. Swimsuits. And if you don't know why I'm mentioning irony about a Bo Derek quote being used in a blog post about swimsuits, then you need to crawl back under the rock […]
What are you waiting for?
This topic comes up so frequently that there's really no point in trying to give credit where credit is due. I have a quite a few friends, both in Michigan and Chicago, who are plus size. These are the women I share my Lane Bryant coupons with, email Kiyonna links to, and ask if they've […]
It’s Oh So Quiet
So I've been really quiet lately, I know. There's been a few reasons for that but the two most outstanding reasons are that 1) I'm too afraid to step on a scale, and b) work has been keeping me super busy. Why am I so afraid to step on a scale? Well, I admit. My […]