…. 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 was looking for love in all the wrong places….
Looking for love in too many faces." ~ Waylon Jennings I knew the words to the infamous song long before I knew what they meant thanks to my father's undying love of country music. The older I get however, the closer to home the lyrics hit. As you well know by past blog posts, I […]
“I can’t understand why a stick-insect thin woman is desireable…
… except maybe she doesn't cost as much to feed, since she doesn't eat anything except grass." — Brian Marshall So I started (but obviously never finished) this post back in February. I like where I'm going with this, and decided to finish it off. So if you haven't figured it out by now, I'm […]
“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 […]
“Change the voices in your head. Make them like you instead!”
Apparently I'm on a Pink kick. Either that or she just has lyrics that really speak to me. But either way, the title of today's post is from her song "F*%ckin' Perfect." They'll be interspersed periodically throughout. I know self-doubt doesn't strictly plague plus-size women. It doesn't take your height, your weight, your race, you […]
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 […]