Glamour magazine showed a group of men these two images – Cabanel’s original “The Birth of Venus” on the left and artist Anna Giordano’s “photoshopped” version on the right – and asked them which one they found sexier. The vast majority picked the one on the left. They didn’t survey women but I’m guessing the …
Read more “What Makes Someone Sexy, Exactly? [My music video debut]”
Man I miss Gary Larson! Pink rainbow panties over her diaper and a huge hair flower: That’s what passes for a swimsuit (or “smimsmoop”) for Jelly Bean and watching her frolic in the end-of-summer 93-degree weather it seemed perfectly appropriate. Diaper and undies – who says you can’t have it both ways? In an attempt …
Read more “What’s Your “Birthmark”? [Learning to love what we can’t change]”
Dear Jeans Manufacturers, There I was, getting ready to go to a friend’s house (to eat coconut milk ice cream and watch Craigslist Joe, if you must know, and yes, I totally recommend both – sooo fun!) but before I could even get my primp on I ran into a snag. Bigger than a snag, …
Read more “Dear Blue Jeans Companies: I Did Not Deserve This [Why I hate wearing jeans]”
I used to believe in fairies. Truly I did. I loved the whole bit – unicorns, wizards, sprites and talking cauldrons – long past the age when it was acceptable. It wasn’t just that I wanted it to be true; it’s that I needed it to be true. I wanted to be ethereal, beautiful, powerful …
Read more “Rekindling My Fairy Magic [Would We Have Been Friends In High School?]”
From the oddly choreographed Dawn of the Industrial Age dance number (as interpreted by mimes) to the Spice Girls reunion, complete with Posh robot (why on earth is she still singing? Stick with designing absolutely adorable dresses!) and all the leaps, be-grilled Lochtes, butt smacks, Gold-Medal Gabbys, Usain Bolt hilarity and scandals in between (you …
Read more “The Olympics: Celebration of Body Diversity or Bastion of Body Snark?”
14-year-old Julia Bluhm made national news when she showed up at Seventeen magazine with over 25,000 signatures on her petition asking for the mag to stop digitally altering their pictures. Teens Emma Stydahar and Carina Cruz followed suit with their Spark Movement aimed at getting Teen Vogue to lay off the Photoshop as well. While their efforts were somewhat …
No actual numbers were harmed (or used) in the making of this post. While I do discuss my eating disordered history, I’ve tried to keep triggers to a minimum and if you are suffering from an eating disorder I would actually encourage you to keep reading. This is my message of hope. If I can …
Read more “I Finally Figured Out Why My Jeans Fit Funny [Me vs. My Numbers. I Win!]”
“Girrrrl! Do you play hockey?!” My friend was a bit taken aback by the question from the bouncer outside the club she was heading into. “What? No. Why do ask that?” Checking out her short shorts, he answered, “Look at those muscles! You’ve got hockey player legs!” While I’m pretty sure he meant it as …
Read more “What’s the Best Way to Compliment a Fit Girl? [Or: What NOT to say to a fit girl!]”
Totally unrelated but Gym Buddy Allison and I were noticing the other day how ridiculous song lyrics look when you have to read them close-captioned on the TVs at the gym. I still love Adele. End tangent. (Does it count as a tangent if I haven’t even started on the subject yet?) What is the …
Read more “The #1 Thing I Wish I Knew When I First Got Into Fitness: I am not ornamental”
Trigger warning for mild mention of eating disordered behavior. This post talks about part of my recovery process. I love love love Natalie Dee. Ever had a “fat and ugly attack”? It’s like being on one of those makeover TV shows where everyone who you thought loved you shows up to tell you that you …
Read more “How to Combat a Fat and Ugly Attack [Reader Intuitive Eating Question]”
