I have a complicated relationship with my legs … As a kid, they were forever mosquito bitten with skinned knees in the summer and trapped under scratchy tights in the winter. They were utility-only, forgettable, if not a little marred by rural life. As a teen they were strong and lean and thick from sports,…
I used to avoid mirrors. For years I was forced to stand in front of mirrors, bullied by narcissistic parents who only cared about the shame they felt my body brought upon them. My fat was their failure, a shame to be worn like a hessian sack on my head, their words like the toll…
It’s Monday/Funday once again, friends – you know what that means: time to slip into something more comfortable, set up that tripod and snap snap snap!
“I must have flowers, always, and always.” ― Claude Monet {CW: the complexity of gendered beauty, body image} I have fought my femininity for as long as I can remember. I wasn’t raised to embrace it because brains always trump beauty in my family’s collective philosophy. But can’t we have both? How am I in my…
Hello everyone – welcome (back) to Week 46 of Lingerie Is For Everyone! If you’re joining us for the first time feel free to pop over to the LiFE info page for complete rules of participation and to access archives of past round ups. You can also read more on the philosophy and purpose of…
Content Warning: Please be aware that this post features topics like weight, weight loss, body shame, etc. If those are challenging topics for you, please proceed with caution. Not the sexiest post, but an important one for me. I have been conspicuously absent in the weekly Lingerie Is For Everyone link ups for awhile now…
It’s hard for me to believe that we’ve all been doing this little lingerie meme for more than half the year! Next week is Week 32 and I couldn’t be happier with the participation and all the amazing people I have connected with over lingerie, of all things! Every week ya’ll knock my proverbial socks…
Hello Friends! Welcome (back) to Lingerie Is For Everyone, a fully inclusive and celebratory space to share your love of lingerie with other likeminded folks where you can interpret “lingerie” in whatever way you like. If you are joining us for the first time, pop over to the Rules and get the Badge to play…