Category: plus size life

May 7, 2007

What’s in a name?

Filed under: women in the media, plus size life - 07 May 2007

Recently, someone asked me what bbw meant.  I explained that it meant big, beautiful woman, but the conversation got me thinking– what’s the difference between all of the names we use to identify plus size women?  Some women call themselves queen size, extra sized, and super-size, while others prefer full figured.  Some women like overweight, obese, or fat.

April 9, 2007

A Fat Rant…great video!

Filed under: rants and raves, plus size life - 09 Apr 2007

Here’s an incredible video by Joy Nash about living life as a plus size woman and LOVING it…

February 26, 2007

Excitement over a red bra

Filed under: lingerie news, plus size life - 26 Feb 2007

There are a quite few things that make my wife happy and one of them is having a bra that fits. For those that are not familiar with me and my …

February 19, 2007

Sizes: frustration in numbers

Filed under: rants and raves, plus size life - 19 Feb 2007

Shopping around for plus size clothing on an island can be quite a frustrating experience. Having limited plus size specialty stores around, there are a handful of stores which I tend to go into when I’m shopping around (unless of …

February 13, 2007

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Filed under: plus size life - 13 Feb 2007

I am so excited about the group of authors we found to write on the blog- we have a great mix of ages, jobs, sizes, and even gender!  I’m happy to debut them on Valentine’s Day and show some About Curves love.  How are you celebrating Valentine’s Day?  Here are my plans…