What does all this tummy roll bearing mean for plus size women this summer? For the most part I think it will mean a lot of burnt tummies as women forget to add the extra sunscreen. For many other women it will mean building up a thick skin for naysayers...

There are some occasions that call for a subdued look rather than a bright nail polish or fancy nail art provides. Those are fun but not always appropriate. While a clean set of nails are lovely on their own sometimes I like a slightly polished look.

Fat art provides for the probability of beauty that most of society mocks at. It allows all of us to appreciate the beauty behind the form of all sizes, not just our own. It allows us to see the glimmer of beauty in ourselves that we often ignore or beat down with negative self-talk.

More and more plus size clothing retailers are paying attention to commercial spots. Not because we are all watching more TV but because these same commercial can be posted on venues like YouTube so a wider audience can view them and pass them along to their friends Facebook and elsewhere. Whether

We segregated ourselves into groups we felt most comfortable with and while on occasion we associated with other members of other groups we pretty much stuck to our own clique.

We have so many options from shorts to pants to dresses and yes to the maxi skirt. The maxi dress was back in full force this past year but I think this spring and summer it is going to be the versatile maxi skirt that wins out as the top fashion and closet necessity.

I had no idea when I followed the link that I would spend the next hour reading 76 pages of a comic strip explaining the difficult relationship between Jan and Jeremy.

There are at least three types of beauty I am aware of in our culture at the moment.

Big Bloomers started their business over five year ago with the intention of not supplying any garment in their shop that did not come in a 6x. When it came to tights, after much frustration they realized if they wanted to offer them they had to manufacture them and the All Woman line was born.

When was the last time you had a good laugh? I mean a real good guffaw -- where your belly shook and you could barely see because you could not keep your eyes open. It seems like in the days of worrying about mortgage payments, whether the kids are getting a good enough education (or if you are!)