The Art of the Break Up.
When I moved in with my husband Mike, he was coming off of eight years of living with one of his guy friends. The place wasn’t a total disaster because they’d had a housekeeper come to the apartment...
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Project Real – Swimsuit Confidence
Have you ever been that person? The one who goes to the beach, but stays in a cover-up? Or the one who swims in the pool with a t-shirt on? Or maybe you’re the one that doesn’t even own a swimsuit...
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Today We Celebrate Our Independence . . .
…Our independence from calorie counting, bathing suit cover-ups, and spanx! Happy Fourth of July from all of us at Curvy Girl Guide! Related Articles: Project Real – Swimsuit Confidence The Story of...
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It’s The End Of The World As We Know It
This week the band R.E.M. announced they are breaking up after thirty-one years together. My first thoughts was, “R.E.M. is still together?” and then, “WHY GOD WHYYYYYYYYYYY?!”After being together...
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One Photo, One Moment
The following post is sponsored by Kodak FREE Print Week. Like Kodak on Facebook and get a coupon for 20 free prints! My husband and I just bought our first house, and we’ve been carefully selecting...
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A Great Big Swim Giveaway!
It’s no secret that we Curvy Girls love Lands’ End swimsuits, and in honor of their annual swim sale, Brittany and I were excitedly going through their catalog, picking out our favorite suits for our...
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Thoughts from the Lizard King. I could listen to him talk all day. Thanks, Kate!
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What the Fork?
Occasionally, I like to take a break from regular blogging and do some product reviews. And by product reviews, I mean eviscerate the inventors of anything in the Skymall Magazine and mock those who...
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The Responsibility Between Us
I am not a curvy girl. Not even close. Breasts? Forget it. I don’t wear a bra with 99.9 percent of all articles of clothing. Hips? Not even mildly interesting unless you count that weird mole I had...
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Chelsea McGowan: Picture Perfect Curves
Hey you, curvy girl over there, did you know you can be fashionable and have a blast doing it? I think sometimes we forget that, because for so long, the style choices just weren’t there for us. And...
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Abercrombie & Fitch, aka The In-Crowd
It could be the new hashtag, #afhatesfatchicks. Social Media has placed upon our doorsteps the latest in body hate news, Abercrombie & Fitch and their distaste for fat people. No wait, fat girls....
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Her Little Sister
“You must be Angie’s little sister.” For the past 35 years, that phrase has followed me wherever I go. From Kindergarten to middle school band, from my first internship to Twitter, I have dodged and...
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Apple Girl
Apple. I know it’s kind of a hard name to hear, I mean, have you looked at an apple lately? It’s not the sexiest fruit in the produce aisle, but you’re not an apple—you’re an apple shape, and that’s...
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Swimsuit Bravery?
Last week, I casually mentioned I needed to go bathing suit shopping and thousands of people (or maybe just my six remaining friends) told me how “brave” I was. I started worrying about why bravery was...
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Breaking Down in Fred Meyer
On our way back into Seattle from a nice, relaxing visit with the in-laws (no, really), my wife and I decided to stop at Fred Meyer for some much-needed household supplies. As Lindy was busy filling...
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The Voice of the Teenage Girl
It’s sometimes easy to write off teenage girls with antiquated cliche. Girls who lose their minds at One Direction concerts, post millions of selfies on Instagram, girls who attack twitter users in the...
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Turning the Camera
I sometimes wonder, would we be so quick to poke fun of the people around us, if we were accountable for our actions. On the internet we’re safe behind our shiny screens and keyboards. It’s easy to...
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Jasmine: Roller Derby Beauty
Confession… nothing excites me as much as bad ass curvy women, rocking fashion and rocking life. I strive to surround myself with them, working beside them, being inspired by them, sharing their light...
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Curvy Girl Makeover: Sara
So I had this idea. “I want to travel the country, dressing and styling curvy women.” It might not be as profound as curing a disease or ending genocide, but to millions of of women left completely...
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