The Self in Self-Esteem
I was driving home from a friend’s house tonight, feeling sad about some stuff that’s going on in my life. I was listening to a country station (I know, I know. Country Music has correctly been...
View ArticleLizzie Velasquez – My Hero
Size Acceptance means accepting people of ALL SIZES. Fat acceptance does not exist without thin acceptance, without bodies-of-every-size acceptance. A sure way to absolutely enrage me is to claim to...
View ArticleJump Off a Cliff
I’m a full-time risk taker. When I’m standing on a cliff, looking across a chasm, I will always jump. It doesn’t matter how far it is to the other side – I am going to jump. I do this because I have...
View ArticleMy Feet Hurt Today…
Yesterday I was the guest blogger on EatTheDamnCake, one of my favorite blogs. You can scoot on over there to check out my post and then I highly suggest hanging out and reading. If you’re really...
View ArticleGuest Blog by the Fabulous Kate of Eat The Damn Cake
I told you that if you were good I’d have a special surprise for you and here it is. It’s a guest post by Kate who writes one of my favorite blogs – Eat the Damn Cake. She writes about beauty, body...
View ArticleYour Not So Fearless Leader
Melissa Etheridge is stalking me. I know that it may sound a bit implausible on the surface but I am serious. I started hearing her Fearless Love song every time I turned on my internet radio, then a...
View ArticleSelf-Esteem Isn’t About Not Losing
This post was inspired by the son of a friend of mine. He’s nine. He was explaining the difference between his summer baseball team and school sports. He said that with sports in his school everyone...
View ArticleLife, Death, and the Queen of Second Chances
I spent most of last night with a friend whose father is in the process of passing away. It’s got a lot of stuff rattling around in my head and now you get to read my meandering thoughts in blog form....
View ArticleIt is WRONG to Charge Large People More for Insurance
I was in line at the grocery store today when I noticed the woman behind me eyeing my enchiladas. Always one to make conversation I said “They are actually really good for frozen food, no...
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