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The Fortune Lady Came Along, She Walked Beside, But Every Word Seemed To Date...
Day two in Sussex county consisted mainly of over-sleeping and struggling to leave the house. When we finally did, Brian (my in-law-uncle?) took us to Lewes, a small town about 10 miles outside of...
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Summer Arrives With A Length Of Lights; Summer Blows Away, And Quietly Gets...
This summer is going to be different, but it's hard to explain exactly why. Though it will be my second one in the UK, it kind of feels like the first. Last year was a really stressful mess of visas...
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Freezing Air Is Getting Thin
Despite the allergies that is produces, I love the changing of the seasons. The air loses that chill crispness, the trees begin blossoming and all the hopefulness that summer breeds starts feeling...
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Solar Peace, Well It Swirls And Sweeps
This fall will mark my second anniversary of blogging. In that time, I have been lucky. I feel like I have a platform to share my thoughts and feelings and ranty dwellings when it comes to size...
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Nerdsville Book Club: Eeeny Meeny, By M.J. Arlidge
A few months ago, my fellow blogger friends Ragini, Isha and I realized that we share more than a love of fashion, body confidence and quirky styling: a passion for literature. Those of you who are...
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Out On The Wiley, Windy Moors; We'd Roll And Fall In Green
A few months ago, I found out that plus-size blogger Gabifresh was teaming up with Swimsuits for All for a second collaboration, and I can still recall my mood rising exponentially. Some of you may...
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There's A Starman Waiting In The Sky; He's Told Us Not To Blow It; Cause He...
Anyone who knows me knows I have a deep obsession with elephants. They are by and far my favorite animal. Their apparent wisdom, their beauty, their ability to be both big and graceful. There's a...
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Where Rainbows Never Die
I have been keeping this a secret for about a month now, but so glad that today it's finally been revealed that myself and four beautiful bloggers teamed up with SimplyBe for a festival-inspired photo...
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#LoveAtEverySize x Hips & Curves
When I was growing up, I was told many times that I should only go for a certain kind of partner. Forget loyal or caring. He had to be tall, and he had to be bigger than me. Otherwise, I would look fat...
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It Feels So Scary, Getting Old
I was chatting with my oldest friend today. Her name is Katie, and we've known each other for just about twelve years. Funnily enough, we rarely see each other, as is the case with most of my friends....
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The World's Not Easy, The Blind Man Said; Turns On Nothing But Money And Dread
I received an email this week from a young woman who'd stumbled upon my writing on Bustle. Her worst body hangup has always been her legs, and she was surprised to see me -- someone plus-size --...
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Come Gather 'Round People Wherever You Roam; And Admit That The Waters Around...
If you've followed this blog for a while, you probably know by now that sunflowers are my favorite. I received this set from ASOS's main range, and was so pleased that their straight-size UK 18 (US 14)...
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Was Fresh And Bright And Early; I went Towards The River; But Nothing Still...
For some time now, I have followed eShakti, an e-retail site where you can shop vintage-inspired dresses, beautiful skirts and other delightfully modest yet quirky clothes for women. This brand has...
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SimplyBe Has Brought Together 5 Bloggers For A New Writing Page, And I'm So...
The SimplyBe writers (not pictured: Georgina)About a week ago, I announced that I would be writing for SimplyBe's new Blogger Page and shared my first article for them via social media: "Because Rules...
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Spider Pig! Spider Pig! Does Whatever A Spider Pig Does! Can He Swing From A...
I won't pretend to be the biggest Simpsons fan in the world. But that being said, the show has been present in some capacity or another for most of my life (not surprising being that it's 25-years-old...
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Nerdsville Book Club Part 2: Ghana Must Go By Taiye Selasi
Our second Nerdsville book was chosen by Cynthia.In my life, I have surrounded myself with books. From before I could even read, I was drawn to the smell of the pages, the look of hundreds of words...
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Taffy Activewear: Take Two
Some of you may recall that last December I collaborated with Taffy Activewear, the work-out brand that meshes comfort with style for plus-size women. Taffy has been a brand I have proudly supported...
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As Appealing As That Sounds, I'm A Doctor, Not A Dragonslayer
By this point, most of you have probably read my posts, Tweets or Facebook statuses relating to Bustle and both the writing I do for them as well as some of the other brilliant work on the site by my...
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Sat Alone By The River; Gazed At Clouds Until Night
The longer I live in England, the more I realize that this country really does have far more variety in terms of plus-size retail, and possibly body positivity as a whole, than I've been used to in the...
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Perfection Is A Disease Of A Nation
There have been a few things this year that have made me think... things can change. There are people who know things have to change. We talk a lot about all the progress that's been made. All the...
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