Curvy Girl on the Run

I thought I would do something different on the blog this week. Who doesn’t love a good throwback Thursday pic? But why not have some commentary behind it and talk about it more? Dia and Co usually has a monthly campaign in which they discuss different issues. You all know how much I love my monthly Dia and Co box-I actually did an unboxing today over on Instagram! February’s topic is full body love so I thought I would talk about the first time I took a full length body pic and posted it on Instagram. I remember it clearly-I first started posting my outfits of the day on Instagram in a flat lay on the floor in my spare room. I lived in MI at the time and it was winter and freezing cold. I remember that someone (I wish I could remember who) actually commented on a picture of mine and asked me why I didn’t post a picture of myself wearing my clothes. I remember feeling scared and I didn’t want people to see pictures of me. I was incredibly self-conscious and didn’t think I w...

I have a confession to make. I have never seen the show This Is Us. That’s right-don’t hate me but I just haven’t seen it. Last year when it first came on, I wasn’t watching a lot of television-I was working a lot and looking for a job and then I was moving and then working- you get it-Life happens. But from what I do know about it-people cry when they watch it. They come to work and say they cry or they comment on Facebook that they cry and even the actors themselves were on a talk show where they said they cry when they watch it. Crying for me is the last thing that I want to do-especially when being entertained by a television show. This is me. The other thing I know about the show is the premise. These folks lives are entwined somehow and I think some (or all?) even share a birthday. This is the story of people like us. People like you and me. I did tell my friend yesterday that I would try to catch up and watch the show. Even though I don’t want to cry, I probably will and ...