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Five Take: Pastels
It’s allllliiiiiiiiiive. By it, I mean me. Well, I made it to Texas. This will be my… third week of apartment living. I have lots to post and share (what’s new) but getting settled in and figuring out...
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OOTD: Is the grass greener?
Regardless of who I’m talking to – family and friends from California or new friends and acquaintances in Texas… I keep getting asked one particular question: Which state is better? Answering that...
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In a New York minute
As an Andorid user, Instagram is my new obsession. If you follow me on Twitter, you probably know that… and have probably seen some (or all) of these already – sorry! My trip to Full Figured Fashion...
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Five Take: Animal Print
In theory, this Five Take post should have made it up before my trip to New York… or while I was there, because I naively thought I’d have time to this post… and blog about Full Figured Fashion Week as...
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FFFW: The beginning
My trip to New York City and Full Figured Fashion week was fantastic. The Big Apple, fabulous fatty friends and lots of fashion. What’s not to love? I’m going to do a series of posts about the trip…...
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Five Take: Belts
After a short break, we’re back with Five Take! The idea behind Five Take is pretty simple. One theme, five people… resulting in five different looks. The only restriction is having to shop from our...
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Five Take: Sheer
It is time for another round of Five Take… this week, our challenge is sheer. I love the look of sheer clothing but sometimes struggle to wear it on my top half. Most of my pieces are polyester, or...
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OOTD: Out to lunch
Sometime after New York, I lost my blogging mojo. I was super inspired and energized by FFFW and New York, but fell flat when July arrived. It was the anniversary of my Grandma’s death and between...
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Review: Cult of California
There is a certain irony in the fact that despite “societal expectations” of fat people, plus size activewear is not widely available (pun intended). Some of us can squish into the XXL sizes at Target,...
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OOTD: A whale of a time
The summer has gone by so fast. It is already October and doesn’t feel like it at all. Between traveling to New York in June and California in August, setting up the apartment, visiting family, meeting...
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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year everyone! I hope that 2013 is everything you want and more. When I discovered body acceptance, I decided to stop making New Years resolutions. To stop participating in the shame cycle...
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OOTD: Dinner with the Parents
Instead of cleaning up the aftermath of last night’s dinner (hellooo sink full of dishes)… I decided to sit down and write a post. I know, right? And I have the perfect picture to sum things up:...
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OOTD: Winter Leopard
Each morning I wake up, turn off my alarm and check the weather. In Texas, this is necessary because the weather is a damn fickle thing. You know what to expect during the summer (anything under 90...
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Outside My Comfort Zone: 1 – Blazing Red
Constantly moving outside my comfort zone is the core of my life philosophy. Part of it is trying and learning new things, growing as a person and the other half is all about entertainment – because...
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OOTD: Double Denim
For the first time in ages, I actually had a free weekend. My schedule is normally packed (by design) because I prefer to stay busy and I need like to plan ahead. Lately I’ve been trying a more “hands...
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Outside My Comfort Zone: 2 – Skirting the issue
Here’s the the second round of Outside My Comfort Zone, a challenge started by Rachel, of Happyness Magnet. This week (March 13th), our challenge was to wear the color yellow and a skirt. The title...
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Big purchase
My young, idealistic self never wanted to own a car. No joke. It was part of my whole “no debt, no credit, only cash” philosophy and didn’t fit my vision for “urban living”. And really, I didn’t want...
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Outside My Comfort Zone: 5 – Mixed Pastels
It’s time for another round of Outside My Comfort Zone, a challenge started by Rachel, of Happyness Magnet. This week our challenge is pretty simple – mixing at least two pastels. But wait. You’re...
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Outside My Comfort Zone: 6 – Neon
Time for another Outside My Comfort Zone! This challenge features 11 (!!!) bloggers, brought together by Rachel, of Happyness Magnet. This week, Steph was in charge of the theme and she choose neon....
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OOTD: Crafternoon Delight
Once a month, I host a “crafternoon” event for some of my friends. It is a social, crafty gathering, where we get together, make stuff and chat. It’s pretty awesome… but I’m not biased or anything....
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