It is an early Saturday morning here in Western New York. I have another kind of new post for you today. If you google light, bright & airy living room design, you will see many photos for inspiration. Not to sound basic but this design style speaks to me. I closed on my new house 10 days ago and have been living here for the past five nights. I’m happy to announce that I’m almost ...
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Ribollita Soup Recipe
Ribollita is a Tuscan soup that is famous for being made with bread and vegetables. I have tried many varieties along the way and have now created my own version. The name ribollita means reboiled. The staple ingredients in a ribollita soup recipe are leftover bread, cannellini beans, kale, cabbage and your typical soup veggies (carrots, celery etc). I think you will like this ...
I Am Fat and I Forgive You
I had an absolutely amazing weekend. Spending much needed quality time with my daughter is exactly what I needed. This week was really great on the blog as I received a wonderful feature post from Shapermint on their social media. This was a great confidence booster and I felt so supported by them and my readers. However, you always need to take the good with the bad. A few folks felt the ...
The Social Media Scam
Do you wake up in the morning and within 15 minutes scroll through social media on your phone? I do. I'm a blogger and I need to catch up with new posts and make sure that I am reaching out to my readers. My goal is always to write and post honestly. The problem is, not many people post with this same intent. It is the Social Media Scam. The Scam If someone called your phone and told ...
I’m so Worthless-Why this Needs to Stop!
I know Tuesdays are typically for travel but I stayed up most of the night to write this. There are times where I cannot do anything else until I get a thought out of my head. This is one of those thoughts. I’m going to take you to a place that I’m pretty sure almost all of us have been. We have all had that moment where you think to yourself “I’m so ...
Your Fat Friend is not the Patron Saint for Fat Girls
This post has been a long time coming. I wasn’t sure how I wanted to word it but I figured if my title was clever enough it would come to me. Over the years I have had many friends and acquaintances comment on how well I do my make up while tearing down other heavy girls that they knew. I’m here to tell you that your fat friend is not the patron saint for fat ...