I love wearing dresses. I wear them all year. Occasionally I’ll mix it up and wear a skirt. I think dresses are super comfortable. They’re also easy. No thought about making a matching outfit required. Just slip one over your head, pull your arms through and DONE! Plus, they’re just pretty! And sometimes even twirly! […]
I wear plus size bikinis at nearly 300 pounds – and, yes, you can, too!
Have ya’ll seen how fabulous plus size bikinis are this year? AMAZING!!! Yes, I wear two piece bathing suits. Yes, I’m closer to 300 pounds than I am to 200. Much closer. Yes, I’m nearly 40. (38 if you really want to know.) Yes, I’m mom to a teenager. No, I don’t think I’m “too […]
The time I rocked a plus size bikini on a cruise ship
I saw a photo of a typical plus sized lady (not a model) wearing a plus size bikini, which she called “fatkini,” on Huffington Post last year and thought, “I wish I was that daring!” My boudoir photo shoot gave me a big confidence boost and I decided to go ahead and buy one to take […]
LuLaRoe consultant answers, ‘Are leggings pants?’
My friend Pauline (author of “BabyFat: Adventures in Motherhood, Muffin Tops, & Trying to Stay Sane“) has been professing her love of LuLaRoe leggings for months. SO I asked Facebook, “Are these leggings really that special?” I heard an enthusiastic “YES!” back. And then LuLuRoe consultant Jasmine Moore offered to send me a pair to try out. […]
Fashion advice: 7 Ways to Go from Frumpy to Fab In Seconds
I am not one of those ladies who can’t leave the house without a full face of makeup and elaborate hairstyle. In fact, I’m feeling good if I’m wearing undergarments these days! And yet I’m about to give you some fashion advice! Once in a while, I find myself in a situation where I wish […]
5 Tips for Surviving a Bad Haircut
This photo was taken three days into the worst haircut I have ever received in my life. I wanted my usual chin length bob. Somehow I got extremely short, layered, 80’s soccer mom hair that poufs up everywhere. Oh, and it had strange, long bangs in the front. It was just bad. Bad, bad, bad. My daughter had […]
What BlogHer 15 Selfies Taught Me
I took a lot of selfies at BlogHer 15. They were mostly either something silly to text my daughter for a smile or to enter one of the many wonderful sweepstakes sponsors were having. I’m not going to post any of those here, though. Because they were terrible! I take really terrible selfies. Like seriously […]
Obsessed with Target Ava & Viv Plus Size Line
Target does not have a good track record with plus size customers. Selections have been weak for years – and nonexistent in many stores for a long stretch. Then there was the whole Lilly for Target debacle…. But Target has released their own plus size line called Ava & Viv and I’m obsessed. I’ve loved […]
Going Commando: Why I Don’t Wear Underwear
Confession: I often don’t wear underwear. I have a whole drawer of cute underthings. Racy-lacy stuff. Wonder Woman designs. Even a pair featuring a broken gingerbread man and the caption “Oh, Snap!” But I prefer skipping them. I work from home. I live in yoga pants. If you see me out in this uniform, there’s […]
Lilly Pulitzer and Target Plus Size FAIL with #LillyforTarget
I was so bummed when I couldn’t get any of the #LillyforTarget stuff. Target plus size Lilly Pulitzer options were only available online and they were sold out before the store opened. I waited in line at the store hoping to get some of the home goods, but that was an epic fail. So I […]
