From the moment I saw Annie on the big screen in 1982, I have been an official Musical Theatre Nerd! I would stare out my bedroom window and sadly sing the lyrics to Maybe, in my little 5 year old voice, imagining that someday I would sing on stage. In middle school, it was The… Continue reading Show Tunes Are My Jam
Body Positive Book Reviews: Pumpkin
Welcome back to Clover City High School! (The setting of two of my favorite YA books, Dumplin' and Puddin'.) Clover City is a small Texas town, steeped in Southern Tradition. You know... sassy old ladies who love to gossip, football worship, sweet tea, and pageant queens. It sounds idyllic, but also a little scary for… Continue reading Body Positive Book Reviews: Pumpkin
Crawling My Way Back
I used to race. I wasn't fast. I wasn't good. I often finished dead last. I didn't run, per se, but I was moving. I put myself out there. I was doing something. Somewhere along the course of the last year, I gave up on myself. I lost my way. I stopped fighting. I forgot… Continue reading Crawling My Way Back
Plus Size Clothing Review: Target Designer Collab 2021
Summer is almost upon us, and that means dress season is here! I always prefer wearing a breezy sundress or a smart day dress over shorts and a tee shirt. Dresses are simple and more flattering for my figure, keeping me cooler in the sweltering Midwest humidity. For some time now, Target has been collaborating… Continue reading Plus Size Clothing Review: Target Designer Collab 2021
Trying New Things: The 100 Day Project
If I have learned anything over the course of the last year, it's that we should always be willing to adapt and evolve. Absolutely nothing about this season we are traveling through has been predictable or ordinary. Being stuck in our homes, cut off from the rest of the world with nowhere to go has… Continue reading Trying New Things: The 100 Day Project
Forty Fat and Fabulous 