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#YouTube: Kiss Product Vox Box Review

By: AP Young 1 Nov 20191 Nov 2019

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Today I’m reviewing a complimentary Vox Box from Influenster of Kiss Products while chit chatting with y’all about what’s going on in the mind of AP!

Body Diversity Is Not About Condoning a Lifestyle

By: AP Young 27 Oct 201920 Oct 2019

Health, Plus Sizeblogging, body diversity, fat bodies, fat health, Health, life, obesity, plus size, promoting obesity5 Comments

If there’s one thing I encounter daily on my social media, it’s the accusation that my existing in a fat body means I condone an unhealthy lifestyle. God forbid I’m not lamenting on how ugly I am, how dissatisfied I am with my looks and oooh how much better my life would be if I…

#YouTube: Milani Concealer & Chatting Not Revisiting Toxic Relationships

By: AP Young 21 Oct 201921 Oct 2019

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There is nothing like a good bout of nostalgia that can potentially lead us down a road we need not travel. Friendships and relationships can be complicated things because when the human brain and heart is involved we often find ourselves operating off of emotion instead of common sense. It really makes me think about…

Can We Talk About Aging?

By: AP Young 20 Oct 201910 Oct 2019

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I distinctly remember being a child and overhearing my mom talking with her friends in passing about how old they were and all the changes their bodies had gone through since arriving at whatever particular age. I remember thinking to myself how “old” 38 was. Laughable right? I’m 34 years old now and I realize…

15 Places to Shop Extended Sizes

By: AP Young 13 Oct 201921 Nov 2019

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If you’re a plus size woman chances are you know all too well the struggle that exists in trying to find fashionable options despite the strides in the plus fashion industry. If you’re above a size 24 then you DEFINITELY know how infinitely smaller our options are than our smaller contemporaries. Despite having limited options,…

#YouTube: Revisiting NYX

By: AP Young 8 Oct 2019

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What My Weight Loss Journey Is Teaching Me About Myself

By: AP Young 6 Oct 20193 Oct 2019

Healthdiabetes, Health, hypothyroidism, insulin resistance, intentional weight loss, mental health, pre diabetic, weight loss journey2 Comments

Intentional weight loss is such a touchy subject these days, and I’ve shared my thoughts on that. Despite how anyone else feels about it, this is currently the journey that I’m on. And while the journey started out feeling cumbersome and impossible, I’ve been learning a thing or two about myself that leads me to…

#YouTube: Is Il Makiage Worth $44?

By: AP Young 29 Sep 201929 Sep 2019

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Hey luvs! To know me is to know how much I love beauty on a budget. I ALWAYS shop drugstore makeup brands because I like them and they’re affordable. In today’s video though, I’m stepping out on a limb and trying a higher end brand by the name of IL Makiage that retails for $44.…

#YouTube: GRWM Chatting Intentional Weight Loss

By: AP Young 17 Sep 2019

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If you’re familiar with the “plus community” then you are familiar with how diverse the opinion of intentional weight loss is. The plus community is made up of an array of belief systems some of which are vehemently against losing weight on purpose. In this video today I’m “weighing in” with my opinion!

#MomChronicles: I Still Struggle w/Parenting a Special Needs Child

By: AP Young 15 Sep 20195 Sep 2019

Mom Life, Motherhood, parenthoodADHD, fatherhood, life, motherhood, parenthood, special needs, Tourettes syndrome2 Comments

On this blog I have recorded hundreds of thoughts about every topic you can think of. That’s why when my son was diagnosed with ADHD & Tourette’s Syndrome I couldn’t think of a better place to share my thoughts. If you’d like to catch up on those articles you can click here, here and here. If…