Five-Stars, Two Thumbs Up, Absolutely Fabulous – I’m wearing it right now and I’m not even on my period – that’s how much I love the Diva Cup.
I was skeptical. I didn’t want to spend $20 in case it didn’t work.
But the thought of never having to buy tampons and pads again pulled me in. As much as I’d like to declare that it’s because I’m terribly concerned with how my period impacts the environment, it’s really because I’m terribly concerned with how my period impacts my underwear.
There were leaks every month. Super tampons just don’t stay …read more

Yummy Tummy at EatDrinkAndBeYummy.com sent me a body contouring shaper to review.

If the saw my post Mood Shaper, they should know its a pretty risky marketing move to send me a girdle for review. Every time I read Adam Glassman, from O Magazine talk about how wonderful Spanx and body shapers are I want to tie him down and force him wear a full body girdle for 12 hours and see how “comfortable” he really thinks it is.

The commercial on EatDrinkAndBeYummy.com is super catchy and oh.so.very.hip. Except, it’s also cynical and I’m just feeling too optimistic and excited about the …read more

Watch this – it’s hilarious.

Check out Jessica’s blog at Bern This.

While shopping online for a shirt I thought, what if I were tall?

They’d put an extra 2 inches on the bottom of the shirt.

Hello?

I bought the “Tall” size.

Best Fashion Tip Ever.

Pretend you’re tall and you’ll have the right to raise your arms or pick up your kids without showing your stomach.

I’ve been so over showing my stomach for about a decade now and looking back on photos, I wish I’d have gotten over that about 5 years before I actually did.

More on fashion:

Incredible Shrinking Torso

Her Way Sucks, I Prefer His

Florescent Compulsion

Mood Shaper

Resigned to Perma-Wedgie

 Angry. Moody. Irratible. Cramped. Shoved in. Judged. Restricted. Oppressed. Repressed. Hostile. Wrong. Fat. Unacceptable. Picked Apart. Flawed. Pinched. Unworthy. Squished. Frustrated. When I quit smoking and realized what a blatently hostile and self-destructive act it was to my own self. I vowed to show my own self more kindness from here on out. This is me in a girdle or more recently coined body shaper. I bought a few of these girdles after indulging in a make-over show. Basically, you suck your whole body into tight elastic.I was expecting it to make me feel better about myself. Everyone gets sucked into today’s body-culture sometimes – …read more