Ted x Talk: I Owe My Energy to Myself

It's been awhile since I've blogged, and I have to be completely honest and say that's been intentional. If you follow me on Instagram then you've seen me recycle old looks on my grid. If you follow my Instastories than you're getting the raw and unfiltered reasons for my absence. I'm depressed. I wrote a...

Can We Talk About Plus Influencers & Weight?

It’s quite the time to be alive and existing in a plus size body! I remember growing up and never really seeing plus bodies in magazines or media or television; unless of course a plus body was feeding into some negative stereotype about the norms of fat bodies. You know, being the comic relief, the...

Health Chronicles: I Was A Binge Eater

For years I've been in a constant state of trying to better understand myself and how I've become the person that I've become. I've been in and out of therapy and I have to admit that I am one of those people who believes in the benefits of therapy. That's why the other day during...

33 Lessons in 33 Years

As I reflect on my 33rd year on this planet, I realize I've experienced a lot in a relative short amount of time. Below are 33 lessons I've personally learned in 33 years! 1. Mistakes will be made but they're not to be dwelled upon. 2. Growth is a painful but productive necessity. 3. All...

Emotional Liabilities: A Lesson

Growing up I was not the friend who was front and center. I was easily pegged the comic relief because of my quick wit and ability to verbally spar with the best of them. I was uncomfortably thicker than my peers which put me in the position of feeling undesirable more often than not. That's...

Depression- The Unfashionable Side of Life

Whenever people ask "How are you?" I find myself wondering exactly how I should answer that polite greeting. You see, most of us know when people ask you that; they don't mean it. It's simply a way to say hello and appease a social quota that most of us feel obligated to ask. Because of...

What I’ve Learned: 2017 In Review

I haven't done a year in review since the close of 2014. A LOT has changed since then and it's the only reason I'm going to write one for this year. So where do I begin? Well, I started my year off with a bang when I discovered that I had a goiter growing and...

All the Ways I Plan to Treat Myself – 4 Cheap Ways to Self Care

Recovery has been an absolute draaaag albeit necessary.  I have slid back into my 9-5 though thanks to the graciousness of my boss; I am working from home. I almost sorta kinda miss my desk; but hubby has rearranged our bedroom to include a little office space for moi. I thank God everyday for a...

No Thank You to the Politics of Blogging

These last few days have been pretty trying if I do say so myself. I under went a thyroidectomy 4 days ago to treat a rather large goiter that was growing in my neck. I have talked about my health pretty openly on this blog so in case you ever want to catch up; simply...

Save Your Faux Concern: 4 Reasons I’m Not Here for Your Internet Shame

Recently I was having a conversation with a friend and they told me that an old male friend of mine had quite a mouthful to say about body positive women and their ways. Now, what was intriguing to me is that this person was a man I used to date; which means clearly he has...