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          For most of my adult life I have been overweight. For almost 30 years I have been at (and sometimes above) the high-end of typical plus-size sizing. And that is a hard place to be. {read more…}

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Product Review Shopping Style Workday Wardrobe

Workday Wardrobe ~ Jan 6-10, 2020

The first Workday Wardrobe of the new year, woohoo. I skipped it for a few weeks because I

January 11, 2020
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Plus Size Shopping

Making Your List…and Checking It Twice

There is so much buzz going on around us right now about responsible shopping. I know I’ve touched

January 8, 2020
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Plus Size Shopping

My Favorite Summer Outfits

I’m calling it on summer. Yes, technically there are ten more days until the autumnal equinox, but…it sure feels

September 13, 2019
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Health Plus Size Shopping Style Week in Review

Week in Review: Week 182

After a full weekend (the first weekend of vacation, last weekend) of laying on the sofa reading, only going

September 2, 2019
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Plus Size Shopping

More Good-byes

Just last week I had a little rant about the plus-size industry not moving forward fast enough (for

August 21, 2019
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Plus Size Shopping

Is the Plus Size Industry Really Moving Forward?

Those of us older plus-size women can remember a time when “mail order” sack-like house dresses, Lane Bryant,

August 9, 2019
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Plus Size Shopping

No Buy July: The Rest of the Story

So, in an effort to rein in my shopping a bit (which, in truth, is a lot of

August 7, 2019
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Plus Size Shopping

The Search for the Perfect Summer Dress

Awhile back, Tara Denise did a TJ Maxx try-on haul and I saw a dress I knew would

July 12, 2019
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Plus Size Shopping Style

The One Where I Try On Plus Size Clothes at Anthropologie

I haven’t done a fitting room try-on post in a lonnnng time. Mostly cuz I haven’t been shopping

June 7, 2019
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Plus Size Shopping

New Spring Growth

What I Wore: Calvin Klein floral dress, size 22. Via Gwynnie Bee. Old Navy Black Open-Front Long-Line Cardigan,

May 21, 2019
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