Inventing Insecurities | No, I Don’t “Need” Eye Cream
Several weeks ago, while trying to take a selfie, I noticed a new wrinkle in the oddest of places – my cleavage. Where before my skin had not creased, now I had…
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To the Thin Women of the World – I’m Sorry
I am just going to get this out of the way – I am not at my ideal BMI. I have to shop in the Plus section of the stores most of…
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How To Feel Good About Yourself When You Don’t Feel Good About Yourself
My career is based upon helping women feel confident and beautiful. I pride myself in helping others find their beauty and get their mojo back when they feel they’ve lost it. To…
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Black Teeth, White Smile! Smart Ash Review
White teeth. Who doesn’t want them? They have become the norm today, to the point where it is strange when you watch a movie from the 80s and everyone has teeth that…
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Letting Go of the Ugly Fat Girl
I have spent my whole life feeling like the ugly fat girl. I was raised in a family and social culture where beauty=thin and fat=ugly. So basically, I was raised in America…
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Short Hair and Still Beautiful
“I’m beautiful no matter how long or short my hair is,” I commented to someone on Facebook when they told me to not cut my hair short because I’m beautiful with long…
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Fat Mama Hiding
When my oldest, Alexa, was about 3 years old, we were going through old pictures of my husband and I while we were dating and then our wedding and then when we…
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It’s Not Grey, It’s Glitter
My first grey hair sprung up at age 21. I remember staring at the mirror in my college apartment and thinking, “What. The. Hell?” I plucked it out and went on with…
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Breast Friends of the Busty, Bold, and Beautiful
I love my boobs. I really do. It was not always this way. From my teen years into my mid-20s, I tried to hide in oversized thrift store sweaters and bound my…
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Think the Opposite
I stood in front of the mirror the other day nit-picking my every flaw. Too flabby here. Too fat there. I have potholes for pores. My nose is too big. Man, I…
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