FATshion Journal Blog by Lilly

I Choo-Choo Choose You! Damn skippy...Son! Y'all know the drill... My Babo says the darnest things!  It's been a while since I've posted one of these... A smidge over three months... And here they are, as usual, I will try my best to provide you with a backstory: Backstory: I try my best to speak well... I had teachers who would correct the way we spoke in class... So it kinda stuck with me... Now, I kinda catch myself correcting people's grammar... (but only the same ones that the teachers would correct... cause let's face it- y'all can read my grammar ain't top notch.... I hate using periods at end of sentences.... like a single period - I dunno why) OK back to the story... There was a day where he got to correct me:  "I love it when I get to correct your grammar!" And the he did his wiggle dance... Backstory: My Babo weighs a good buck-35 - he likes to say 38 - but c'mon we all know those are his jeans adding a few extra lbs.....

I LOVE a collared dress!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have been promising a post of body positivity fatshion, along with a post of my favorite dress... And that I would be writing about highlighting my many awesome attributes at least once a month... And for no reason at all I have decided the 3rd post of the month... Wish me luck... Anywho, without further ado.. Here is one of my favorite dresses! Whenever I need a go to outfit... this dress, right-here, right-heerre... Is the one! It's long enough (cause if their short-ish,my butt tend to lift too much from the back= No Bueno) it's button up, it's red, it's collared, BUT  The top three reasons why I love this dress... #1 most important...it's VERSATILE! I have provided examples...I can wear for daytime, date-night, and work! All with the change of jackets and shoes... And hair & makeup...(Not shown because I honestly didn't have the time to do either) But did you notice me spo...

I LOVE READING!!! Especially words written by women!!! Okie dokie... Sooooo... if you have been following my blog, you know that I didn't post anything on June 1st, in regards to Weddimg Post Update... And that honestly has me freaking the f*ck out! The worst part of it is, that I internalize that kinda stress the best! Hence, I begin to use defense mechanisms that are not so good for you... like over eating and over drinking... The stress is not about that I didn't post anythung but that I didn't have anything to post about- I don't have an update because I haven't done anything! There are way too many things on our Wedding To Do list... And we just haven't gotten to any of it... I hope that by July1st I have an update- because I am stating here and now- that in June we are getting back to Wedding Wednesday! And we are hitting things on the nail! We will actually buy things for centerpieces and for STD's (Save the Dates...LOL) Today, instead o...

Yeah, it's safe to say I'm slightly obsessed... I apologize, there wasn't a Wedding Update from June 1st... We were still recovering from our mini vacay... And honestly we haven't done didly-squat...We're in the process of getting our calendars straightened out... Today, all I could think about was how much I love Disneyland!And they just announced they'll be making Mondays much more bearable! It's my Happiest Place on Earth! And that's saying a lot, from a girl who believes that happiness is way overrated. All I could think about was how much I wanna go back already... People usually ask and/or say... "You're going back???" Or "It's the same crap... How do you not get bored..." Well... Here are my top ten reasons why I LOVE Disneyland... (I have way more than 10 reasons but for reading time purposes, I'll keep at 10!) 1. It's literally the Happiest Place On Earth! It's my high!I get th...

I hope everyone had a restful Memorial Day weekend. Mine was jam packed with major accomplishments and lots of love! So much so, that I forgot today was Monday and that I needed to write my blog... And for consistency sake, I am writing to let y'all know to come back June 1st for a Wedding Update...   And that I am thinking about adding some kinda fat girl's guide to feeling and looking good, at least once a month... Every 1st,2nd or 3rd post... I want to try out this challenge I found on Instagram from the Aussie Perth Curvettes! Check 'em out I love theirr Instagram and their blogs! I'm not becoming a fashion/style blog by any stretch of the imagination... BUT I do enjoy looking good and feeling good about myself. And I haven't lately and that is a major part of my anxiety these days. I have been beating myself up and I want to make sure that at least once a month I highlight my many positive attributes! I am also in the middle of planning another trip...

I've lost count on how many times this has happened to me... Inspired by Belle and gary Busey... If you've read the "About Me" tab above, you know that I am a self-proclaimed weirdo! And proud of it! And in previous posts I've talked about the future hubby and his "Vinh-Isms" ...And as I was making note of another "Vinh-Ism" for an upcoming post... my Babo points out that he's gonna start making note of all the crazy sh*t that I say and do... As if me sharing that I have a tiny person in my head that speaks to my imaginary friend...isn't crazy enough... Well, I might be just a smidge crazier than that... And here's why... (For this portion, please imagine me sitting in a hospital bed like Haley Joel-Osment... and in a whisper here me say the following...) I talk to inanimate objects. Well, I tend to argue with them more than anything. And I'm saying this without a hint of irony. Here are just a few examples o...

Image from: thefuckitdiet.com Mother's Day was awesome and I ate like a pig after a great day of walking... I am struggling... That ugly wave-length of sadness and anxiety are making their presence known... We are now almost mid-May and I can't seem to get this healthy-kick started... I am tired and I am struggling mentally and physically - I don't have the motivation and really do not care to have it either... Outside forces are making me feel like I need to look differently for the wedding dress... And I am beginning to feel real resentful of their projections because I am willingly making them my own... I am ok with being fat so I don't know why I'm letting other people's opinions of me, affect me... I have been doing a lot of self-hating and avoiding mirrors! And did I mention? I am struggling... I come home from work and would rather clean or watch tv or spend quality time with my loved ones. This past Saturday we went ...