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"Power is the ability to do good things for others"- Brooke Astor There is a thought floating around that power comes from what we gain. Wealth, position, admiration, respect, or influence. I am a firm believer in power comes from what we give. Love, encouragement, or support. Don’t get me wrong, wealth, position, and influence [...]
I am thrilled that I get to write for Fat Girl Reviews and I am thankful to have their platform to tell my story. This past February I had the opportunity to spend some time with some of the best Track and Field Athletes in history and learned a beautiful lesson about life. Here is [...]
"Forget the Rules. If you like it wear it" I love a pretty dress as much as the next girl, but I love pants just a bit more. For the longest time, I could hardly find pants long enough. Just when the search for long pants has gotten a little easier, jumpsuits are popping again. [...]
"It doesn't matter what you do or how you do it, as long as you take some time to do something that is 100% for YOU" - Rosa Barney So far this year I have been splitting my time between California and New York. Caring for my aging parents in New York as my mother recovers from open heart surgery [...]
Today is my birthday, and for a while now I have been in my feelings about it. For as long as I can remember I've been a victim of "The Checklist" mentality. By 25 I should have done this. By 30 I should have had that. By 35 I should have accomplished this. By 40 [...]
I usually start my blog post with a quote from an article I’ve read, or person that inspires me. This time I pulled out one of my favorite t-shirts by Eloquii, Don't Quit Your Day Dream and paired it with this dreamy blue suit from Asos Curve. The puffed sleeves even remind me of dreamy clouds. [...]
I am really excited to be guest blogging for Fat Girl Reviews. They have given me an additional platform to help share my story of self-love and acceptance, and I could not be more proud of the work they are doing. “At FGR, we want to drive positive change by empowering uncommon people with the…
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"There are people less qualified than you, doing the things you want to do because they simply decided to believe in themselves. PERIOD." I read this quote some time ago and didn't really pay any attention. Then it rolled through my Instagram feed again this week and I stop, dropped and rolled. I had a [...]
Fat Girl Reviews I am so excited to partner with Fat Girl Reviews (FGR)! I will be sharing my story living outside society’s size norms. At 6’2” and a size 20/22 it ain’t always easy being green. Clothes, shoes, jewelry, countertops, showers, dining tables, trains, planes and automobiles, most things weren’t made for those of [...]
This is a little late but, HAPPY NEW YEAR. I hope that 2019 is off to a great start. It's a new year, a time for revelation, a new beginning and opportunity to get it right. YAY...for everything new. I started the year off without any resolutions but with the idea that this would be [...]
Dee Ellerbe 