Packing for Plus Size Business Travel Even if you travel for work often, it's still a big deal. You have to be on every second you're not recovering from the day in your hotel room. Maybe you have clients to impress, or maybe it's the bigwigs from your own company. Or both. This is not the time... Read more 1 Comment
Flying While Plus Sized You don't need me to tell you that modern air travel is the pits. And fat people (especially women) are treated like we're part of the problem and not suffering along with everyone else. No one complains that the person sitting behind them is too tall. If a man's shoulders spill over... Read more 8 Comments
Packing While Plus Size For most people, lost luggage is an expensive inconvenience. For plus size women, it's a disaster. I have plenty of sympathy for people who have to go straight from the airport to a department store to replace their misplaced clothes. But we can't even do that. Plus size clothing is... Read more 4 Comments
Traveling While Plus Size - Taking Chances One of the things I love about traveling is the chance to get away from myself for a while. Vacation Me is just a little different from Regular Me. Leaving my usual routine means shaking things up, trying new things, and taking chances. Not that I'm an adventurer. My idea of a... Read more 4 Comments
Take All The Space You Need Public transportation has a way of bringing out the worst in people. There's never enough room, and we've been taught to blame each other instead of the people who designed these too-small planes, trains, and buses. Which is why we plus size women may think twice about traveling that way -... Read more 5 Comments
Packing Light for Holiday Travel When You're Plus Size The words "holiday travel" strike fear in the hearts of anyone who's ever traveled during November and December. The crowds, the traffic, the weather, the sibling rivalry that you thought you'd outgrow - it's a lot to deal with. The last thing you need is to drag around a heavy... Read more 2 Comments
Plus Size Travel Essentials Everything is easier when you have the right gear. That's why I own four types of spatula, and at least five types of knitting needle. It's also why I have a vast collection of small, refillable toiletry bottles. (Take that, Marie Kondo.) Travel is stressful for everyone. Add to that all... Read more 2 Comments
Plus Size Tropical Vacation Inspiration Some people reach for hot cocoa when it snows, but I reach for the pina colada mix (alcohol optional). A blizzard may be raging outside, but my brain is in Bermuda. Maybe you feel like joining me in my state of denial or maybe you're planning a real beach vacation.... Read more 1 Comment
