About two years ago, I had the honor of meeting a warm and engaging woman by the name of Rozonna Hightower. From the moment I saw her, I knew she had a creative vibe. That part of her spoke through her beautiful, bold, and colorful accessories that I later came to learn matched her equally… Read More Q&A with SoWristicated Art Creator and Designer, Rozonna Hightower
During my daily analytic check of my blog, I learned a few people viewed a post I wrote about Valentine’s day in 2017, Valentine’s Day…Bah humbug. I reread the post and—in spite of the punctuation errors—I am still pretty proud of the words I wrote. It is four years later and I’ve continued to believe… Read More That Unselfish, Loyal, and Benevolent Concern
An article was sent to me today that left me a bit confused. In most cases, I don’t like using the word confused. Mainly because I know who the author of confusion is—but that is a topic for another day. However, I couldn’t identify a more appropriate word to describe how I felt. In a… Read More Dazed & Confused: Being Called a “BBW” is a Form of Fetishizing?
Today is the second day of the new year and I feel the same as I did on the last day of 2020. Don’t misunderstand me, I didn’t expect things to be different just because the year changed. However, I noticed changes in me prior to the clock striking midnight on 1 January. I contemplated… Read More There is Growth in Discomfort
“We have to dare to be ourselves, however frightening or strange that self may prove to be.” – May Sarton A recent conversation with one of my male friends made me question what transpired within me that enabled me to accept my body as it is. We were discussing the importance of women sharing their… Read More Body Acceptance: I’m FAT (Foxy and Tempting)
Dearest Towanda, I owe you a long-overdue apology. I gave unwarranted apologies to others to mend relationships and neglected my most valuable human connection—the one with you. I apologized for being myself, and I altered my behavior to make others comfortable. In hindsight changing my behavior made me uncomfortable, and it didn’t improve the relationship.… Read More A Promise to Me
It is no secret that we all have an opinion on just about everything that transpires in life. Be it as impacting as who should be the president of the United States of America or whether or not Jada and August’s “entanglement” is newsworthy. I’m not interested in swaying your stand on the two subjects… Read More Everybody Has an Opinion; but, Whose Report are You Going to Believe?
The creation of the Diary of a Stylish Buxom Beauty Podcast was announced a couple of weeks ago, and today, it officially launched! I pondered over waiting for it to be added to more podcast platforms, but then I asked myself, “why?” The DOSBB Podcast is currently available on the following listening platforms: Anchor, Breaker,… Read More The DOSBB Podcast has Launched!
During a recent scroll through Instagram, I saw a post that read, “I can’t believe I let people convince me my skin isn’t beautiful.” I can relate. One of my high school classmates routinely made negative comments about my skin tone and overall appearance. Did she taunt me with my visible insecurities? Or did she… Read More I Am Beautiful
A month ago, I stumbled upon a photo of the late Kyrzayda Rodriguez, stylishly carrying the Pisticci shoulder bag by Patricia Nash, and at the moment I saw it, I wanted to add it to my bag collection. I purchased the bag, and I carried it for the first time in early June. But it… Read More What Would B.B. Wear (WWBBW): What the Hunt for the Patricia Nash Pisticci Shoulder Bag Reminded Me
