When I was younger, I didn’t see myself as beautiful—or even attractive. I’ve shared how awkward and unattractive I felt when I was in middle school and high school but despite how I felt, there were a few guys who were attracted to me. There were two interactions that I recall from my freshman year… Read More I Am a Masterpiece: Why I Choose Self-Acceptance Over Social Acceptance
A few days ago I had a conversation with one of my friends about a social media post he shared with me. The post was in response to the “don’t rush” challenge that has been pretty popular on social media recently. This particular challenge has inspired various groups of people to make videos of themselves… Read More Where is the Line Between Personal Preference and Body Shaming?
Mustering up the energy and interest to write over the last eight months has been difficult. I’ve attempted to write on numerous occasions, but I get distracted each time. Usually by clothes, and today was no different. I just bought three dresses and two pant sets. They’ll come in handy in my new endeavor that… Read More Peeling My Onion
Last Saturday, I had the privilege of participating in the “I am Enough Girl’s Talk Women’s Conference: Build Me, Don’t Break Me,” which was absolutely wonderful from start to finish. I was invited to be a participant on a panel discussion surrounding the impact of social media on our “enoughness.” I was accompanied by four… Read More What Does it Mean to be Unapologetically Me? Moving Past Doubt
In a fictitious world with unicorns and mermaids everyone is probably accepted regardless of what they look like and how they choose to live their lives -but, that is not reality. Our world consists of hatred, judgement, ridicule, and non-acceptance which is why I choose to promote love, understanding, celebration, and self-acceptance. A few weeks… Read More Is Being Socially Accepted a Necessity?
Checking the statistics of visitors to my blog is a regular practice for me. It is very encouraging to see what posts are being viewed on a daily basis and the vehicle that referred the readers. To my astonishment, a piece I wrote on November 29, 2015 is the most popular post on this blog.… Read More A Trip Down Memory Lane; My 10 Favorite Posts
My favorite color is pink. It is my number one choice when selecting nail polish, fuzzy slippers, and bikini panties. But, when it comes to my favorite color for a dress – hands down, it is red. And I think every woman should own one – or three, little red dresses (LRD). The color red… Read More Every Woman Should Own a Little Red Dress
In the past I considered shorts to be the cutest yet, the most annoying and intimidating piece of clothing I had ever put on my body – I absolutely despised them. Why you ask? Well, since I am “thick in the thighs”, shorts can have the tendency to rise directly below the crotch area while… Read More Am I truly an Advocate for Self-acceptance?: What I Learned from a Pair of Shorts
Sometimes I wonder why the word beautiful has been placed in a pigeon hole. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder right? We all know there are quite a few people in our society who don’t consider fat beautiful. This is more evident to those of us who are labeled or self-identify as fat.… Read More How can fat be beautiful?
Tomorrow morning I will be losing an organ to help improve my health. I have been feeling a plethora of emotions regarding this situation, but there’s only one I’m going to address right now. A few weeks ago I altered my diet, which has enabled me to feel a lot better; however, it has also… Read More There are No Butts About It; Even When I Lose I Win
