Curvy Girl on the Run

I’ve talked about my childhood many times as well as the strict upbringing that we had. We weren’t allowed to do a lot of things - I always felt there were more things we couldn’t do than we could. One of the things we couldn’t do was watch a lot of television programs. My parents (specifically my mother) didn’t think that there were a lot of appropriate shows for children on tv.  One of the shows we were allowed to watch was Father Knows Best-It was on the Nick at Nite channel on Nickelodeon and I think maybe on TV Land now. Anyways the show was about a typical Midwestern middle-class family with three kids. There was always a lesson to be learned in the show.  I happen to be enamored by the 50’s style clothing. When I saw this  dress  from  SheIn   I knew right away that it was perfect for me. It’s the perfect blend of American housewife in the 50’s and wowee look at that dress!  Now, it’s Mother’s Day today. I don’t know if my mom or my dad knew bes...

I write a fashion and style blog. I write about fun things like tulle skirts and glitter shoes and dressing for your body type. I write about new products and lovely things like handbags and faux fur. I don't write about death and illness. Yet here I am again sitting here writing a post on death and heartache.  I wasn't going to do this again this year. I wasn't going to take up space writing about the anniversary of my mother's death. Yet here I am once again writing feverishly to put all of my thoughts down on paper.  I don't like to focus on death- I like to focus on living life. And yet when I begin to feel sad or start to focus on death, it comes back to focusing on life. Let me explain. Eleven years ago today my mom took her last breath on earth and her first breath in Heaven. I remember it so vividly and I hope I never forget it. I won't tell the story again but I will say that every time you leave your loved ones, make sure you tell them how ...

Mother's Day can be tricky. While I was in Target on Saturday, the cashier wished me a Happy Mother's Day. I was alone. I don't know her so I am sure she doesn't know whether or not I have children. She also doesn't know that my mother passed away and this holiday used to be one of the hardest for me.  I started to think about Mother's Days in the past. I have to tell you that I don't remember much about Mother's Days prior to my mom not being here with us. I know that we always used to go to church on that Sunday and the pastor would get up and speak from some passage praising mothers. I never really paid that much attention to those sermons because I was younger and obviously wasn't a parent.  It wasn't until my mother passed away that I heard that first message about mothers and decided I would not attend church on that Sunday. It was too hard to sit there and hear the pastor sing praises of mothers when I didn't have one. Life was...