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Blog posts September 2012

Aesthetics vs Ability (and a cute hat)

Many thanks to everyone who's been commenting on our thought provoking bras/no bras posts this week! I love a lively discussion. When it comes to aesthetics vs ability, I think there's two different things going on and two very different mindsets I'm…

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Bras are NOT optional!

Fat Fox's post highlighted something for me, something I've been struggling with since shortly after Kat was born. This new body of mine does not have nice boobs. I loved my boobs. They were plump and nice and I miss them. These new boobs don't belon…

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Bras ARE Optional! : Fat Fox

Today's post is long overdue with many thanks to Fat Fox for stepping up! Trigger warning for body shaming. 

I was scrolling through Pinterest today, actively avoiding the thinspo bullshit, when I came across this image:



What.

The.

Fuck.

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Photo Friday: Fabulous Hat Edition

The other day we went for a drive up to the Coombs Market and the Goats on the Roof Coffee Shop with my inlaws, who are in from the Soo for a visit all this week. Good times were had and fabulous hats were worn! Well, just one on Katherine, but it co…

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The Biggest Loser: Now For Minors!

Forgive me if someone else has already written about this, but what the fuck? Jillian Michaels, she of The Biggest Loser fame, is set to target kids in the show's upcoming season, starting in January. The contestants will be between the ages of 13 an…

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Photo Friday:

Yup, this is going to be a regular thing. <3  For your Friday enjoyment: CHUBBY BABY CHEEKS!!!

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Mirrors and Scales

Trigger warning for weight, weight-loss talk

It's been two weeks since Katherine was born. We're both doing awesome; she's gaining weight and is already back at her birth weight of 9.5lbs and I've got energy similar to that pre-pregnancy. I get tire…

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Happy Labour Day!

Labour unions, teachers and trade unions, filmakers and writers unions and all others, are the collective, powerful voices of the people. They're literally in many cases the ONLY voice we have to speak out against rampant capitalism and corporate int…

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