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BlogHer Babes Stephanie Klein and Heather Armstrong
served by picapp.com I promised to tell you more about the women that I met at BlogHer and now that I’ve had a day to sleep and recover from my Sunday walking tour of the city, I’m ready t...
BlogHer08 Totally Rocks
San Francisco is beautiful and this event is awesome. I’m having a great time here. My roomie is Kristen who writes Slacker-Moms-R-Us (she’s no slacker my friends!) is a lot of fun and for...
COFRA — Show Your Face videos
I have a secret crush. How much do I love Paul McAleer? A lot, that’s how much. Now that it’s not a secret anymore I can tell you that I quote his witty and smart viewpoints on Big Fat Blo...
EastEnder says “I’m sick of being thin…,” and a Spice Girl loved her pregnancy curves.
I want this dress. Oh lord how I want this dress. Where on earth did she get that dress? I bet she got it from one of those cute London boutiques. Not one of the inexpensive places where I buy clothes...
Orien Rose is on the mend.
My friends’ daughter is on her way to 100%. She is healing faster than even the best predictions could have imagined. If you missed the post on Orien Rose and her surgery read this. A big fat th...
Prayers for my friend’s lovely child
I received this e-mail Sunday evening from my very dear friend Roberta. I think some of my regular readers will recognize her name from previous mentions here, and some of you might now be regular rea...
Some random thoughts from Barcelona
Today is Monday and I want to give you a taste of my time here in Barcelona. I arrived Saturday. It was supposed to rain this week but it has been glorious. It is absolutely beautiful here. I got to m...
I am in Spain
How many times did I sit at the computer thinking of how I wanted to tell you about the incredible writing workshop that I would be attending? Many times. But somehow something always came up and I ne...
The New Miss Surrey A Beautiful Size 16 Girl
Yesterday 16 year-old Chloe Marshall beat many other slimmer hopefuls to be crowned Miss Surrey. She is on her way to the Miss England competition. The full article in the Daily Mail states that the t...
I Didn’t Get The Memo
I put this blog on the World Wide Webernet (Perhaps you’ve heard of it? It’s very famous you know.) and asked people to come and chat with me about plus size fashion (it’s very ̶...
Mo Pie and The Rotund have spooky mind reading skillz
Oh yes it is absolutely true. Mo Pie and The Rotund are reading my mind. I post an image of an early 1900’s advertising poster about The Tape Worm “diet” on the same day that the lov...
Respectfully tell the Ladies “Get Plump”
I came across the first advertising poster on BFDBlog last year so when I found the second one I thought it would be fun to post them together for a bit of nostalgia. Remember when ladies were encour...
Pierce Brosnan’s Wife Looking Hot on the Beach
Keely Shaye Smith the beautiful full figured wife of Pierce Brosnan on a beach in Hawaii wearing a little bikini. Wow. I think she looks fabulous. If you follow the above link you will read gems of i...
Lisa Marie Presly Attacked For Baby Weight
In another example of the media placing preposterous importance on a woman’s weight remaining consistently thin, Reuters reported over the weekend that Lisa Marie Presly is suing the Daily Mail ...
Spring Fashion: Business Casual
There was a time when I considered wearing casual clothes to the office to be an unforgivable offense. I have usually worked in very corporate environments and I loved wearing all my “dry clean ...
Phat Poetry
I just received in the mail my very first publishing contract. I am so happy! I opened the envelope and held in my hands a real contract – with my name on it – and now my signature. The contract ...
Why I Delete Comments
I really thought that I made the comment policy clear here and here but I have had a run of unasked for advice and scathing opinions so it seems that I may need to post a permanent heading. Until then...
My Blog is All Dressed Up with Someplace to Go!
Oh hell yeah! If there was a runway for blogs this bitch would be workin it right now…sashay and strut and pose and turn. My thanks to the incomparable Izzy who can be found at her blog, Izzym...
Lee Lee’s Valise Mentioned in Time Out New York
“Brooklyn - This plus-size boutique fills a need for stores catering to larger ladies. Bedecked with three chandeliers, the quaint parlor carries trendy garb from a slew of companies including T...
Big Shout Out: My Pal Roberta is a Blogging Star!
Have you been watching Mad Men on AMC? No? Well my friend my friend Roberta thinks you oughta. The writing is smart, the characters are sharp, the plots are interesting and they are winning awards lik...
Big Sale at Kiyonna
Two promotions at Kiyonna have just been sent to me by the lovely and talented Yvonne. They are so good I have to give them their own mention. New Coupon Code and Discount on your next purchase throu...
Dove Gets it Right Again
Watch this. Nuff said....
Good For the Planet and Good For Me
My husband and I watched An Inconvenient Truth and were horrified to discover the damage done to Mother Earth every time we exhale. Then John Stossel on Nightline gave equal time to scientists who dis...
I Look Good Naked
Happy New Year everyone! I have one resolution and that is to Be Nice to Myself. This is my resolution because: (1) Being nice to myself will make my life more pleasurable and gratifying. (2) Living a...