Back in black
What is it about the weather turning colder that makes me run for the black clothes?Saying that though, I am still a huge fan of colour and patterns so when I saw this jumper for sale at H&M I had...
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I haven't posted for over a month now, but I do have a reason why. I look back at my last post on the 3rd of October and remember just how happy I was feeling that day. Nauseous but happy.After feeling...
View ArticleThe ways to wear challenge - The case of the missing dress
I have signed up to Gemma's Ways to Wear Challenge, which gives bloggers an outfit theme and then asks us to interpret it in our own way..This month's theme was the Little Black Dress (LBD), a classic...
View ArticleMy kinds of plus size women
Well hello again. Hasn't it gotten cold? Time for egg nog and cozy nights by the fire reading blogs and other interesting e-media.One thing that I came across was this article by Bethany Rutter for...
View ArticleTrying something new...
I have seen this season's obsession with the lace dress and always thought it wasn't for me. As I don't have much chance/inclination/time/energy for going out at night for dinner and events, I thought...
View ArticleSlimming it down - stage 1
Well, it's been an interesting Christmas and early January.My father was diagnosed with cancer at the beginning of December and rather than the months he was initially given, he actually died just...
View ArticleStage 2 - what do I want to look like?
So, in my last post I outlined to both myself and to you, my lovely readers, why I need to clear out a lot of the 'stuff' I have managed to accumulate over the last few years.Ever looked in a drawer...
View ArticleKiwi trip discovery: Virtu Clothing
My trip back to New Zealand wasn't all doom and gloom, there was a brief chance for shopping in Dunedin. Last time I lived there the options extended to the five dodgy plus size items you could buy...
View ArticleThe Plus Size Work Wear Challenge - How To 'Werk' The Blazer!
I'm quite lucky when it comes to work wear; I only work three days a week anyway and many of those are spent in the office swearing at Excel and trying to track down where Word has hidden the footnotes...
View ArticleHow to work a pencil skirt! #psworkwear challenge
I am a late one to the skirt party I have to admit, spending the last few decades completely confused about what you actually wore with them. Like as a top. Oh yes, seems simple to me now (mostly) but...
View ArticleGoing spotty with Curvissa
Feeling like a very lucky girl this week after I picked up a lovely parcel from Curvissa.I haven't bought any thing from this brand previously, mostly because I hadn't really heard of them. Having a...
View ArticlePlus size workwear - going outside my comfort zone
This week is a tricky one. I have a reasonably wide comfort zone, and I tend to buy all my clothes inside it. Because well, if I don't like it and feel comfortable in it.. I don't buy it.Therefore for...
View ArticleWork wear challenge - belated Popping my colour post!
So, I am a bit late with this one, but here is my Pop My Colour post. Neons and brights are all the thing this season, but I haven't been inspired yet - I need some heat to get me thinking that perky....
View ArticleInternational woman of stripes
Quick post this one. I spent the Saturday after International Women's Day helping out with the women's conference and presenting a workshop about life goals. Wanted to look casual yet a bit stylish....
View ArticleDiscovering Blinkbox
After being kindly offered some voucher codes to watch series 2 of Game of Thrones on Blinkbox, I decided to investigate what this actually was. Although we couldn't get the vouchers to work with GoT I...
View ArticleCopycat Challenge - Breton and Burgundy
Fellow blogger and all round lovely friend Claire and I were chatting the other day about how we seemed to own many of the same clothes. This isn't surprising, after all us fatties buy from a limited...
View ArticleGetting my Boden on
I've been away for a long time, and apologies, but I am back! I have been doing a few new things and have one or two exciting developments to share with you :)Anyway, to the clothes.For a long time...
View ArticleFat...Fine...and getting Fit: a fat girl's guide to the gym
This may be a bit long and rambling, but stay with me!When I had to go back to New Zealand in January I ended up spending a ridiculously long time on planes and watched lots of movies. Including the...
View ArticleJust another blog challenge - moving from Summer to Autumn
When Toni raised the idea of a new blog challenge I was keen to take part because I have been very slack in posting. I'm blaming laziness and pregnancy. That's a whole another post, but I am 5 1/2...
View ArticlePlus London - or A Great Way to Spend a Weekend
I was lucky enough to be able to attend both days of the Plus London event last weekend.The Saturday was filled with brands, the usual suspects and a few new ones I had never really heard of before. I...
View ArticleStarting young - how our children learn that fat is bad
This isn't an easy post to write really. It’s inspired in part by Naomi’s very open, honest and heart breaking account of the bullying she has suffered over the years. The sad reality is, I’m seeing...
View ArticleFat, clothing and class
We've all seen the headlines. The UK and most of the developed world is apparently facing epidemic levels of obesity. There are fat people everywhere. It's like the zombie apocalypse but with more...
View ArticleWhat being a fat woman is really like
Thanks to Claire for this brilliant idea where lots of us give our personal take on the questions posed in the Cosmopolitan article. How do you feel when other women around you complain about...
View ArticleMummy days and new looks
Wow, it's been a while! Since I last blogged I had a baby boy at the beginning of March and have been on maternity leave since.While this is paid for some part of the year you can take off, I'm now...
View ArticleBeginning again
So, it's been a while. Since my last post in July (!) I've been playing with the baby, trying to get the kitchen redone (never again) and taken up running.As of this week I've also returned to work and...
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