There’s a photo of me in an adorable yellow bikini. My platinum blonde locks glisten in the sunlight, perfectly contrasting my golden tan. I’m posing poolside with a radiant smile… Read more Tales from an Unlikely Beach Babe: Calling a Truce in My Battle with Swimsuits →
I think about skin a lot more than most white people. I know that’s a really weird statement, but it’s true. Because my skin looks so different, I am far… Read more I Asked for a Massage and Got a Tiny Taste of Prejudice →
I’m willing to bet most of my readers have never heard of Sharon Monsky. Until a few years ago, neither had I. Yet, it was Sharon Monsky’s legacy that led… Read more All I Can Taste is This Moment and Other Lessons From the Goo Goo Dolls →
Yesterday, I had a deeply personal article featured on Good Housekeeping. I almost never generate the titles for my pieces that are published outside of this blog. This was the… Read more My Life Doesn’t Suck….Seriously! →
“Oh. My. God. You are like soooooo totally skinny. Do you like even know how skinny you are? Do you ever eat?” Growing up, that question was hurled at me… Read more 4 Words That Can Crush Any Woman’s Soul →
A Year in Review When I launched Comfortable in My Thick Skin a year ago, out-ranking Kylie Jenner’s thigh brows was not a goal I set for myself. In my wildest… Read more Kardashians, Jenners, Thigh Brows and ………Me? →
Squashing Sorority Stereotypes Do the words , sorority, and Greek system, conjure up images such as the ones below? I’ll admit, I never would have joined a sorority had… Read more It Was All GREEK to Me……. →
Click here to participate in “Face Off For Scleroderma.” If you haven’t noticed, there’s been a whole lot on my blog recently regarding that little incident that occurred between me… Read more How Did an 87 Pound Girl End Up in a Weight Loss Gym Class? →
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