Archive for November, 2006

Tyra Banks Show

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

For the last couple months I have gotten hooked on watching or at least listening to while I am working the Tyra Banks Show. The other day she did something that I think was really cool. She did an America’s Next Top Plus Size Model contest! All of the models were regular everyday women, but they were all over 200lbs! (more…)

Stuffed Manicotti

Monday, November 20th, 2006

One of my favorite recipes is Stuffed Manicotti…I like to experiment when I cook so feel free to add/change etc to accomodate your taste buds! I make it a variety of ways, sometimes with meat, sometimes without..sometimes with spinach, sometimes without..experiment a bit. :)

What you’ll need: (more…)

Totally Irritated

Monday, November 20th, 2006

Ok so I was doing a bit of Christmas shopping today when I decided to grab me a pack of cami’s from the underwear section. (They sell them in packs like panties in case you haven’t seen them) Anyways…I won’t say which store it was…just note it is a very well known one..

So I noticed that they have separated the Plus Size underwear/panties from the rest..which is fine. Don’t get me wrong…I would much rather buy my clothes without having to sift through the hords of ‘skinny sizes’ that all stores seem to carry. (more…)

Starting to Feel

Monday, November 13th, 2006

I had the opportunity over the Halloween weekend to attend a seminar with my boss and a few of the people I work with virtually. At first I was a little apprehensive about going because I knew I would be meeting many of our clients as well as a co-worker that I have known ‘online’ only.

It amazes me at how my own perception of myself has such a negative impact on what I think other people think of me…did that make any sense? You see, the first thing I think when I walk into a room is, “Oh God, I’m the fattest person here” no matter how hard I try, it’s always there..floating and roaming around in the back of my mind. (more…)