Reflecting On Four Years Of Ready To Stare
I believe in celebrations. In fact, I celebrate quite often. When it comes to celebrating Ready to Stare’s first Etsy sale on February 3, 2012, I’ve never missed an opportunity to break out the streamers. For Ready To Stare’s first anniversary, I threw an at BLAIR. And last year, I wrote about my  including the […]
Quit Your Day Job
Today I am doing something incredibly scary. Something a lot of desk dwellers and paper pushers dream about but are too afraid to ever do. I am quitting my full time job to pursue my dream. And I am doing it for the second time. I am lucky enough to know a few fellow risk takers and in honor of […]
MY BODY IS MADE FOR ME
Trigger warning: rape, sexual assault Earlier today, I saw a post from my friend, blogger and model, Emerald Shaw that struck a chord so deep in me, I felt compelled to write about something that’s been heavy on my heart for years. As a fat woman, I am but not everyone sees it that way. […]
START
One year ago today, I locked up my apartment in Chicago for the last time and got in my car. I drove to the end of my street where I reached a stop sign, but instead of saying “STOP”, someone had replaced the “OP” with an “ART. I Â took this “START” sign as a message […]
How Middle School Bullies Inspired My Journey
“Hey fat girl, stop trying to look skinny,†he shouted out of his car across a busy three lane Chicago street. People stared and turned around in a fury — I’m sure they were relieved to find his comments were directed at me. The comment jolted me from the half slumber I was still in as […]