Wanna see my big ol' toofs?

(No idea what pose this is? Moving on)

If you are into plus size fashion and stalk the shit into it/everyone on Instagram, like oneself, you would have seen In the Style drop the new Latecia collection this month. I think I was so excited I nearly threw up. However, when it came down to it, everything was lovely but nothing really stood out. Until I came across this bad boy maxi wrap dress. Yasss. 

(LATECIA PINK FLORAL THIGH SPLIT PLUNGE MAXI DRESS)

I mean. I'm actually smiling. With teeth and everything. which never happens. Not when I can pout. This is how much I like it.... And yes, my teeth are summit else, fack itttt.  

When the dress arrived I was mega excited, took it out the package like the kid in Willy Wonka, excited/nervous and hoping to be dragged around a chocolate factory. I  then popped it on and noticed that the wrap front was pinned together. Which is when my life started spiralling out of control and I wondered why life could be so cruel. I contemplated leaving social media and raising alpacas, but I had a word with myself and told myself that sometimes, your boobs just need to be hidden, and moved on. 

I had never brought from In the Style before and assumed that it was possibly like Missguided and other plus size selections in standard online shops where you would need to size up, but with this there was no need. The dress does have quite a high thigh split, so that is something to take into consideration when buying. I'm not sure how it would suit my natural skin tone, translucent, but luckily I was raised a mother who taught me that everything can be fixed by fake tan. God bless Fiona. It is also rather long, if you are below 5'5, you fucked #justsayin.

Anyway, that's about it really. Got the dress, liked it, posed a bit, got my teeth out and posted about it. Wonderful. X 

Any excuse to look like Pat Butcher

So, last time I tried this, in 2016, I failed. Miserably. I was half way through writing my dissertation and only wore leggings, whilst eating my feelings, soooo I wasn't really feeling it. Fast forward two years, I have my degree, my MA in Education, a new job, a really bad fake tan and an obsession with huge earrings in an attempt to slightly balance out my big ol' head. When I first started this blog, I wanted it to be a body positivity blog, but I would be shit at that, i'll leave that to the people who know what they are going on about. So i'm just going to show you clothes, earrings, my cats and my orange legs. Enjoy.

Asos Curve Dress

I fucking love Asos Curve. 90% of my wardrobe is made up from it. I love the fact it has recommended, the £9.95 delivery thing (something like that, im to lazy to look) anddddd the money off vouchers. Yassss Asos Curve. But tbh, this dress amazes/pisses me of a bit. I have had to pin down the wrap over bit in the middle, because my boobs would be out for all too see and tbh, you can take me on at least one date before that happens. Jeez. Pervs. And I usually hate yellow. The colour makes me so angry, but with the other colours, yellow looks super pretty. 

 

The sleeves are a flutter sleeve, so if you are not comfortable with your the tops of your arms (why not, they fabulous girl) the sleeves are floaty enough that they look elegant and you are still covered. I would show you my shoes, but i'm ummm, wearing crocs. So lets not talk about it yeah?

 H&M Earrings 

H&M Yellow Bag 

This cutie pootie bag is from H&M, along with the earrings, which are the size of most peoples heads. I love them. In fact, im going to do a whole post on Pat Butcher earrings. I think with a dress like this, I would personally stick to one colour theme for accessories. But thats probably because i'm weak and like order. 

Anyways, been a pleasure. Laters, Chuck x x

Big Magic

This may seem like one of the oddest second posts to do. I mean yeah, this blog will focus highly on clothes, beauty and body positivity. At some point. But I first wanted to speak to you about creativity. This idea of us being creative individuals sits very deep with me. I personally feel like this concept partially underpins who we are as people. Shapes us even. Everyone has a creative capacity and it’s up to us if we deliver our own innovations out into the world. Let’s take blogging for example. Most of us don’t have to do it, but we do it anyway. Why? Because we enjoy it. It allows us to release our inner thoughts, helps us to understand our own feelings and project them for everyone to see. It allows us to creative something original and of value through our own style of self-expression. I study creativity as a part of my course at university, in a slightly different context. But it got me thinking, what about creativity in the individual? How do we begin to even express who we are as people when we live in a world where there is so negativity? Don’t get me wrong, there is so much good, but it’s hard to take something you have created and put it out there on a platform. The fear of rejection, believing you are not worthy to be seen are only a few of the reasons we choose not to express ourselves. 

Which is when I discovered this book. Big Magic: Creativity Living Beyond Fear (Elizabeth Gilbert).

I haven’t even read it to the end yet, but the need to talk to you about it was way too strong. I’m not going to go into too much depth. I’m literally just going to list the different title parts of the book actually: Courage, Enhancement, Permission, Persistence, Trust and Divinity. 

Six words that can literally change everything. 

Having the courage, the permission from yourself and the world, the persistence to go forward and make a stand, the trust in yourself and the world, will bring you to your personal sense of divinity. And who can argue with that outcome?

So if you’re scared or confused about moving forward in life. Take a look at this book and trust yourself enough to learn your self-worth and creative abilities and get ready for your next chapter. Because life’s next chapter won’t wait for you.

Love ya, Chuck x x x

Begin Again. . . Again

 I believe that imperfections create perfection. That the things we hate most about ourselves are the things that truly stand us apart. We live in a world where time is so precious and yet we waste it, surrounding ourselves in deprivation because it can be difficult to embrace who we really are. I’ve done it, you have done it and the lady down the street has done it. Deprived ourselves from social occasions, from buying that dress we love, avoiding photos because we only acknowledge the things we do not agree with, but why? Why do we only choose to relate to negativity and completely disregard the positive? I was once paid a ‘compliment’ where I was told that I had ‘a lovely face for a big girl’. For a moment I accepted face value and believed that this person was wonderful for saying it. Then it hit me. Lovely face for a big girl. What the frick? Why isn’t the rest of me lovely? I began to question everything about myself, to the point where I questioned my self-worth. Who on earth has the right to allow someone to question their self-worth? In 2014 I began to voice my view about being a plus size role model on social media. Hoping that it would help me begin to build up my confidence about my body. It lasted two blog posts. I didn’t receive any negativity, only words of kindness. But it didn’t feel real. I forced myself in an attempt to believe the words. That maybe if I put myself out there, in time I would actually believe it.  It focused highly on the way the media portrays women and the way they look. Opposed to the whole person. Beauty lives everywhere. But beauty is not everything.

Loving ourselves for the amazing creatures we are is paramount. Accepting our so called ‘flaws’ is a good start, but personally I think defining who we are as people is so much more. Embracing our kindness, passions, creativity and culture is a better start. Self-expression is the key kids and this blog will be my self-expression. So come along for the ride and let’s try and make it past only publishing two posts this time. Wicked. 

Love ya, Chuck x x