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* This post is intended to be a work in progress. As I read books that I believe are essential fat-positive reads, I will add them to the post and push it to the top. I’d love any suggestions you may have for me to read and add. Books are wonderful things, aren't they? Books… Continue reading The Essential Fat-Positive Library
per·sist (pərˈsist) continue firmly or obstinately in an opinion or a course of action in spite of difficulty, opposition, or failure It has become quite a trend for people to select a Word of the Year... a word that will become a mantra for a person's goals, aspirations, and motivations for the year. I've been… Continue reading Persist
When my students challenged me back in 2014 to post an #OOTD (Outfit of the Day) to my social accounts each day, I never realized it was going to become a whole thing. I mean, it was a joke to me... just something I did to be funny. But then, people started paying attention, asking… Continue reading You’re Making My Dreams Come True
As of today, I have been alive for 16,071 days. That's right... today is my 44th birthday. I’ve had 16,071 opportunities to navigate the world, learn, grow, make some noise, and try to do something that matters. I have filled my story with characters and lessons that help complete my narrative. I’ve filled my chapters… Continue reading 44 Things I Have Learned In 44 Years
Have you watched Vivo on Netflix? The latest film from Sony Pictures Animation is a vibrant, sweet, and at times sad (why do cartoons always gotta do that to me?!) tale of a little kinkajou on a journey to deliver an important song from Havana to Miami. Plus, it features an incredible, upbeat score, penned… Continue reading Bounce To The Beat Of Your Own Drum
Forty Fat and Fabulous 