January 2006
This month:
- I received an honourable mention from Brady Magazine’s Open Theme Poetry contest for “Wild Flowers”.
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It seems like everyone is talking about plus size yoga these days. Well it is the new year and while it is in the forefront for the beginning of the year it is not forgotten throughout the year either. Many of us have known for over a decade that plus size yoga was hot but…
Spring and summer? That is right designers and retailers are busy working on their spring and summer lines. Here is a quick preview of what plus size brand Marina Rinaldi’s will be offering: It looks like we can look forward to more print pants (not sure how I feel about that), more sequins (I love…
I have removed Feedburner from my blog because it stopped delivering my feed at the beginning of the month. This is something that has happened on an off over the years. With Feedburner probably being phased out by next year I decided to go au natural and use the built in WordPress feed. To get…
Tips for Finding the Right Fit Shopping online makes finding the perfect fit a little harder but it is not impossible. You can look at many stores while saving on the travel time and the trauma of the change room. Know your measurements before you start shopping. Get out the tape measure and a piece…
Way back in 2011 I was introduced to the antics of Sheena Snively at MTV Live. Since then I have been following her on Twitter and am subscribed to her YouTube feed. Most of the videos she posts are really over the top craziness but I felt her video Fat Watchers, a spoof of Jessica…