Category: Personal
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Are basics only stylish on thin women?
As I scrolled through the street style pictures from Australian Fashion Week and it got me thinking. And no, it wasn’t the lack of plus-size representation. I’ve talked about that before. Every damn year, I’m tired of waiting for this type of inclusion to catch up. What got me thinking was the actual street style…
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Size does matter in Australian Plus-Size Fashion
This week we saw another brand launch into the Australian plus-size fashion market. Fronted by one of the biggest names in plus, American model Ashley Graham, with the locals following loyally behind. The Commonry burst onto the scene with the sort of ripples a well-bought marketing strategy can buy. It’s reminiscent of other brands who…
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What I’d tell my teenage self about growing up
A lot of traffic comes to the blog for a post about where to buy plus-size clothes for teenagers. Teenage girls, predominately, with a couple of stores thrown in that would work for the guys too. The search terms got me thinking about my adolescent self and what I would say to her as an…
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2020 Blog Wrap Up
Here we are, on the very first day of 2021. Not me, I’m probably still in bed sleeping off a food coma. I’m sure the drink has nothing to do with it. This is past me, writing from the New Year’s Eve morning with a determination to make sure we end this year on a…
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Planning to renovate our bathroom {SUGER’S PLACE}
When we first purchased this house, we didn’t know how we would go with one bathroom. Sure, only two people are living here, but we were used to being a two-bathroom home. And of course, we’ve managed, but with the main bathroom in need of repairs now was our chance. To not just renovate our…
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Why we started a veggie garden
I mean, if this isn’t the show-stopping content you signed up for, I don’t know what would be. Tales from my veggie garden; not the usual search term we get around here. The thing is, I’ve just finished cutting back my cherry tomatoes (for like the third time!), and all I can smell is tomato…
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Sunday reflections
The smell of pea and ham soup is filling the house as I type this—a slow meal after a busy weekend. Yesterday saw us spending time with a number of my family members on both sides at various gatherings. My cup of love and family is so full right now, and it gives me this…
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What gives you the right?
I was disgusted to see a video of the staff at a local general store (that we frequent!) serving a man who LICKED his money before giving it to them. Licked it, wiped it on his shirt, and dropped it. Because they were using a container for cash payments (so the money could be sanitised…
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Kelvin vs. The Apocalypse (Part One, I’m sure)
I’ve been doing my best not to leave the house since we came home from the beach at the end of March. Because Kevin is still attempting to run his business, he has been in charge of supply missions. He has been to the supermarket and bottle shop (when will the wine I ordered online…
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The power of women
I’ve had some time on my hands; you might have noticed. First I thought maybe I’d tackle some of the hundreds of classes I had saved on SkillShare. But focus is a fickle friend, so that didn’t work out. Instead, I turned to my list of documentaries about talented, powerful women; Gaga, Amy, Anna, Brené,…
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