“May you live in interesting times”, says the curse. Well, maybe interesting times are a curse wrapped in a blessing, because 2020 is certainly the most “interesting” year of my life thus far…and it’s created some uncomfortable, but much…
Chances are really high you’ve been mandated to remain inside while we wait out the Coronavirus – welcome to the weird new world of working from home! Although you’re about to find out that most of those meetings really could have been handled…
I have a blue Christmas without you I’ll be so blue just thinking about you Decorations of red, on a green Christmas tree Won’t be the same dear, if you’re not here with me… I can’t believe my mom isn’t here this Christmas. The last time I…
Time is a funny thing; I simultaneously feel old (thanks bad knees) and young (thanks un-lined skin). I got married almost nine years ago…a lifetime and a minute all at one. It’s hard not to think about how so much has changed in that time…
Did you have fat friends as a kid/teen? I didn’t, but I’m definitely making up for it now! Want to build your community and make some plus size friends? Then come to our body positive happy hour in Jersey City at Pet Shop on Thursday, September…
I’m still here. I thought dealing with a sick parent was the hardest emotional blow, but losing a parent…it’s a whole new experience. It’s only been about four months since my mom died, but it simultaneously feels like it just happened and…
This isn’t the first time I’ve fallen in love with a country I never planned to visit. The first time was Iceland, where I had a stop over four years ago on my way to Paris. I spent less than 48 hours there and I was stunned by how much I…
One of the biggest challenges facing plus size fashion is the dearth of brick-and-mortar locations. If I wanted to go shopping in person right now, I’d have as meager amount of options where I could even potentially find something in my…
NYC Pride is one of our favorite times of the year and we headed to Kiehl’s Since 1851 which celebrated with their annual party at their flagship store, honoring The Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI), an organization devoted to a safe and…
It can be hard to see at first, but sometimes something good can come out of something bad. It can be like a slap, an epiphany flashes through your brain, or it can come on slowly, a gradual realization that something fundamental in you has…