Every good thing takes time and hard work, and is thus repugnant to me

November 18, 2009

I’ve written about my colleagues before, in particular how put together they are when compared to me. Their wardrobe doesn’t contain a million different pieces but the pieces they have were chosen to work together. When you throw accessories into the mix, it seems that some never wear the exact same outfit twice. Something tells [...]

Sugar’s winning

November 16, 2009

I allowed myself to be swept back into the dark and murky world of hardcore sugar consumption over a month ago, despite knowing that I’m doing myself no favours by continuing in this vein. If you knew how many times I’ve gone to the bulk food store in the last two weeks for candy, you’d [...]

On showing what my mama gave me

March 18, 2009

Dear friends who worked hard to give me the encouragement to show off my assets without cringing in maidenly fear, I tried, I really did. I went to the two stores in the area that sell clothing catering to stylish plus-sized women and after trying on at least a dozen tops between the two places, [...]

Why I should be nominated for What Not To Wear

February 12, 2009

The following facts comprise my self nomination for What Not To Wear: no need to film me secretly, boasting about how I like my personal style because I don’t, no need to anticipate tears of anguish as my entire wardrobe is trashed and replaced with $5,000 of new clothing because that would be divine, and [...]