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Body Positivity: What It Is and Isn’t

September 23, 2019 By Ashley McKeown 4 Comments

What is body positivity? Why does it matter? Learn about the controversy of the body positive movement and fat activism, and why this matters for everyone. Let's talk about what body positivity IS and ISN'T, and the common misconceptions. Being body positive is more than dieting, exercises, and self-love.

In the last ten years, there’s a good chance you’ve heard the phrase “body positivity” at some point. Maybe you saw it used as a hashtag or in an ad for women’s clothing, along with the message to love yourself.

Body positivity sounds nice, right? I mean, positivity is a good thing, right?

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The Plus-Sized Mama: Dia&Co Activewear Box

May 24, 2019 By Ashley McKeown 4 Comments

I’m a plus-sized mama who occasionally works out.

I love my body and I’m not ashamed of it, but finding clothes that fit and help me feel beautiful is a challenge. Lately, I’ve been on the hunt for affordable, cute clothing, so I turned to Dia&Co, a company that specialized in plus-sized clothing.

I’ve ordered a few boxes from them and have had mixed results, but I wanted to try out their activewear box and see if I had better luck.

Spoiler alert: I totally did! [Read more…] about The Plus-Sized Mama: Dia&Co Activewear Box

The Plus-Sized Mama: My Second Dia&Co Box

April 8, 2019 By Ashley McKeown 4 Comments

I ordered a second Dia&Co box.

If you’re not sure what I’m talking about, you can go read my first Dia&Co post, but here’s what you need to know:

I’m a plus-sized mama who hates shopping, so I’m branching out and trying clothing subscription boxes.
Dia&Co only carries plus sizes, and their stylists pick items to send you based on a questionnaire you fill out online.
You pay a $20 styling fee that can be applied to anything you keep from your box, and then you send back what you don’t like/want.
My first box was decent, but I had a few complaints and I didn’t keep anything, so I decided to order a second box.

The Plus-Sized Mama: Why I Tried Dia&Co

March 3, 2019 By Ashley McKeown 2 Comments

This mama hates shopping for plus size clothing.

You can read more about what it’s like to shop when you don’t fit into anything here, but for this article, let’s stick with one aspect of plus size clothing that sucks: it’s hard to find.

I live near a huge outlet mall. It’s a tourist hot spot that’s always busy. There are at least 100+ stores there, but I can only fit into clothing in about four of them. And of those four stores, it’s rare for me to find clothing I actually like. [Read more…] about The Plus-Sized Mama: Why I Tried Dia&Co