'Gurl,' "Relax, Relate, Release," and Sing A New Song: A Moment of Self-Awareness The quest for me to write more is underway. I was proud of myself for having multiple posts in the “hopper” ready for the “publish” button […]

Shut Up, Towanda—Your Name is Victory: Muzzling the Self-Destructive Internal "Caren" In retrospect—and as “rude” as it may sound—I should have told some people I’ve encountered to shut up. Specifically, the ones who implied kno […]

My Quest To Love and Be Loved Begins With Me Over the past several months, I’ve been thinking about what it means to love. Initially my interest in the topic was piqued when I noticed a s […]

It's 50 Days 'til 50—Get Busy Living! Needless to say, it has been some time since I published a blog post. However, I make a conscious effort to check the site to monitor […]

I’m a Fraud, I Haven't Practiced What I Preached, But Now I've Repented: Confessions of a So-Called Self-Love Advocate When I decided to proclaim being a self-love promoter, I didn’t know what it truly meant. I started this blog with the mindset of focusing on […]

Extra! Extra!…B Magazine is Here! Read All About It! In September 2023, I created an online magazine due to the actions of a stranger. He sent cover pages he designed that included pictures of me […]

Should I Care That Some People (and Brands) Find My Fat Body Unattractive? At some point recently, I read something that altered the algorithm of my newsfeed. I’ve gotten more posts related to “BBWs and the people who […]

WWBBW: Three Things I Am No Longer Wearing and Neither Should You The fact that I like clothes isn’t a secret. I find enjoyment in locating items that fit my personality and style in my size. I am a firm […]

Introducing…B Magazine Earlier this year a casual and unexpected conversation inspired the creation of a quarterly online magazine. This is another vehicle on the […]

I'm Still Learning to Love Myself: Confessions of a Self-Love Advocate “Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth u […]

I Watched “Survival of the Thickest” on Netflix and Now I Feel More Awesome There were two reasons why I wanted to check out “Survival of the Thickest“ on Netflix: 1. The main character, Michelle Buteau, is a plu […]

I'm Glad You're Here, God. It's Me, Towanda—Again. There were two things I was looking forward to getting last week: an Ankara African dress from House of Izzi I ordered from Etsy and the […]

What Would B.B. Wear?: Let's Get Intimate, Again; Curated Plus-Size Lingerie When you visited the Diary of a Stylish Buxom Beauty website, you were greeted by a Facebook Messenger pop-up, which was added to allow more […]

If you follow me on social media, specifically Facebook, you may have seen the below post I shared in November.

My mother encouraged me to wear dresses and skirts that accentuate my legs more. I liked the […]

Although I have been overweight for the majority of my life, I haven’t experienced a lot of mistreatment or slurs to my face about it. I’ve also never felt like I couldn’t or shouldn’t take up space as a fat […]

Last week I started writing a post highlighting two “leopard and color” looks I created that were inspired by Pinterest. I intended to share my thoughts on the clothing—and another snippet of my creative s […]

After some thought and consideration of my time, I decided to share everything I wore this week in one post on the blog instead of trying to share pictures daily. I also figured it would be great to capture my […]

A lot of time had passed since I purchased something new from AAKASHA on Etsy. I made my first purchase from this gem in 2020, which I blogged about. I returned to AAKASHA because of the bag I bought and wrote […]