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People Of Walmart Dot Com makes my point.

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:05:40 GMT

I'm not very popular around here, I know, because I flat out tell the truth about how ugly the clothing for fat women now adays is. How we fatties should not wear certain types of clothing, yet fashion designers insist on making such things for us. Even though we look horrible in them. Well, I found a website that makes my point for me. It's called PeopleofWalmart.com . While they focus on mo... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

Puppy Mills - so NOT an "it thing"!

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:26:39 GMT

I'm an unrepentant dog person. I love dogs of all shapes and sizes. Though admittedly due to a pit bull getting into our house I am afraid of most of them. Though I've met some sweet ones. On February 27th of this year I lost my dog, Audrey. She was 16 years old. Old for a dog but to me still my baby, despite her blindness, deafness, arthritis, and alhezmiers. I miss her viciously. I still cry ... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

I shall be 33 on Tuesday, September 8th.

Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:48:12 GMT

Now I'm not really asking for presents. However my birthday seems like a good time to encourage people to donate at least $5 to some of my favorite charities. So without further ado here they are - Chabad Jewish National Fund (For my fellow Trekkies this is also a charity William Shatner endorses.) International Fellowship Of Christians the Sunshine Band. ... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

I've had it with fashion.

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 06:52:38 GMT

Honestly I have. First off, most of it is really, when you take it by itself, very ugly. It's also very uniform. People just make bigger versions of the skinny girls' clothing for us fatties - and considering the skinny girls look bad in it it looks even more of a mess on us. I've said it before, I'll say it again - fat women should NEVER wear sleeveless, capped, or slash-sleeves. Ladies, y... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

Could someone PLEASE redesign shapewear?

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:23:07 GMT

While it's true no body shaper can turn me from a size 26 to a size 16, like every women, fat or thin, when dressing up, I like my jiggles and buldges to be under control. It seems no matter what your size, really, all women at some point buy shape wear. Yet this stuff is also, in the long run, poorly designed. To start with, there's some brands are just not all that. Despite rave reviews, I ... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

Not everybody loves shopping.

Sat, 02 May 2009 19:28:38 GMT

I, for one, hate it. I do it because I have to. Not because I want to. If I had a choice I'd live the rest of my life in oversized, tent-like t-shirts and cheap jeans. Tennies are the best kinds of shoes in my opinon. Shopping for things like body wash, shampoo, etc, well, I can get that all at WalMart. Music and books I don't even have to step outside the door, just buy online. Shopping ... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

Why not a different decade?

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:45:28 GMT

So yesterday over on Ivillage's Beauty and Neil Diamond. I also have an affinity for the 70s since I was born in 1976. And yes, I know that means I don't remember much of it. I do, however, remember enough to know I prefer it to the 1980s. I'm just sad that the 70s always gets over looked. Really, ignore the ugly patterns on the material of the clothes. Look past that. And see how the cuts ... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

Confessions Of A Pimple Popper

Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:19:23 GMT

In some things when it comes to my genetics I was lucky. I got mom's face and singing voice. Of course along with that came the Pavlick hairiness. (You should've seen my nephew. At 3 years old he was so hairy he looked like a blond werewolf.) I'm the only woman I know who has to shave her forearms. In a lot of other areas though, I got dad's genes. His tendancy for bushy eyebrows. Thank God for... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

Let's see how many people I can tick off with this one.

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 04:12:32 GMT

I'm fat. I make no excuses, don't try to play a thin woman on the internet - outside of my online Dungeons and others call darts. Two small seams along the brests that slant downwards. It at least gives the top a little shape. It's very simple in the long run. Fat woman cannot wear what skinny women do. Different shapes and sizes require different clothing. It's like trying to put a round peg... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

And now let's talk shoes.

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:25:26 GMT

So yesterday I posted an article about the lack of pockets in purses. Today I want to tell designers about something else they forget. Arch support and 110 pound super model or a 230 pound cow like myself. ALL that weight is going to the soles of your feet whenever you stand. Now think about which you'd rather have strapped to your feet when you walk - a firm memory foam pillow or a hard plywo... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

My kingdom for a purse with POCKETS!

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 00:09:06 GMT

My hope when I joined Myitthings.com was to reach out to designers and wake them up. To show that fat girls cannot wear thin girls fashions. That they're doing themselves a grave disservace by not expanding out to create designs for all sorts of different shapes and sizes. After all, I wear clothing, I could be one of your customers, if you'd just make things appropreate for me. But my hope is ... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

Just in time for Passover - Kosher makeup.

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:22:00 GMT

I wasn't lucky enough to be raised Jewish but while shaking my maternal family tree I found that my great-grandparents - both the Pavlicks and the Voytkos - were originally Jewish and converted to escape persecution. The more I read and understand about my denied heritage, the more I wish I had been raised Jewish. One of the things I've come to understand more fully and wish more people lived b... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

I'm just wild about jewelry.

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:05:00 GMT

So I mentioned in the comments to my own article for the Vivre contest that I love jewelry. And I do. It's something I inherented from my grandma Pavlick. I have vintage costume pieces, expensive estate pieces, I have pieces from Suzanne Sommers - and I can make my own necklaces. How I came to be able to make necklaces is because of my best friend, Erin McQuillan. She and her mother Nancy made ... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

My style means an emotional as well as a physical fit.

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:05:31 GMT

People often whine about the way I dress on a day to day basis. Complaining that I break the rules of the hosts of and I AM confident. I FEEL good. Because those things are hidden. My style needs an emotional fit. And if that ticks people off, too darn bad. At least I don't look like a reject from The Jerry Springer Show. Maybe I do need a makeover. Maybe I should go on WNTW. But it's n... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

Got the perfect dress designed, now just need it sewn.

Mon, 09 Feb 2009 01:46:23 GMT

Mostly at my mom's pushing I've been searching for an nice looking formal gown. However, I can't find anything I like as it seems 99% of formal wear is sleeveless. I despise sleeveless clothing. Not just because I have ugly arms, but simply because it's very uncomfortable. Physically, mentally, and emotionally. And frankly, I think sleeveless clothing is ugly. I can't even stand sleeveless nightg... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

Gone but not forgotten.

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 06:36:53 GMT

I make no secret of the fact I miss Robinson's May. They had the best selection of plus size clothing. Macy's had promised to carry all their old brands, but then broke that promise. Forget asking the salespeople about brands RM carried. They'll rudely sneer at you and say They treat you like if you just went into a vegitarian restraunt and asked for a big bloody steak. However there's other ... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

This rambles but I have a point to it.

Sat, 13 Dec 2008 18:46:04 GMT

It's obvious I'm not one to follow trends or styles. Unless the brand name is written across it I couldn't tell a Guchi from a Prada. I couldn't begin to tell you what a Jimmy Choo or Manolo Blahnik is. I vaguely know they have something to do with shoes but don't know - or care - what they look like. (Heck, I had to google up Manolo's name cause I had no idea how to spell it.) It's the same thi... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

Power to the Granny Panties! (Mild Zack & Miri spoilers)

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:51:47 GMT

In writer/director Kevin Smith's newest film fair, Zack Power to the granny panties!

I wonder why you can't find these in stores.

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:29:06 GMT

Skin cancer runs in my father's side of the family. Grandma Russell died of a brain tumor that they believe started as untreated skin cancer. Dad had cancerous moles removed from his ears. It's just a big concern in the Russell family. Me, I don't tan, I BURN . And sunscreen makes me break out massively. I love to swim, but don't not just because I don't want to be seen in a bathing suit, but a... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

The dress I'd buy if I could afford it (and if it was in purple).

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 13:55:53 GMT

Not that it would matter in the long run as dresses require heels and I cannot walk in even the shortest of heels, I'm just too fat, too clumsy, and my ankles too flexible. Forget all that color, the dress does not come in purple. I guess even the most beautiful things can't be perfect. ... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

Why is it so hard....?

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:41:56 GMT

For once, please read the ENTIRE blog camis in a varity of colors for formal wear? Hm? I finally had to go buy material and have them made by a seamstress. It cost $65 apiece. When there was a time I could buy something like that in the stores for at the most $35. I have searched online. In stores. I have asked people. I have went up to LA's fashion district. I have looked and searched. I h... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

It all started with a monsterously ugly dress....

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:30:46 GMT

For several years I spent my Halloweens with my best friend, Erin McQuillian. We and her mom would do a Harry Potter theme, complete with sorting hat. We pretty much made our costumes - mine was made of two other costume pieces I had bought after Halloween a few years back, cut and resewn. Erin and Nancy though made their's more from scratch. In 2005, at the age of 26, Erin died after a lifetim... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

How come dress shoes rarely if ever have arch support?

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:55:11 GMT

Okay, so since I'm not a designer (I cannot draw nor sew, otherwise I probably would be), but I am a consumer of fashion, is in. The feet overflow the shoes and look ugly. It's really unattractive. Lots of women, even the skeleton-thin ones, overflow these low cut shoes until it looks like they're walking not on feet, but two barely contained mini-blobs. (Like the B-horror movie for those who do... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

Help me prove mom wrong.

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:52:30 GMT

I may be 32 years old, but let's face it - when it comes to mothers unless your's is one of those stereotypical Jerry Springer-esce type moms, it's impossible to go totally against their wishes. And, for the most part, mom's got better taste in clothing then I do. Though I still say as fat as I am I should wear clothing as baggy as possible to hide my ugly body. I know one thing for sure though ... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

Let's talk clothing & medical problems.

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 20:53:11 GMT

While I'm calm and collected for once, I want to discuss another problem with the clothing industry. Namely, the lack of resources for those with various medical condictions and clothing. Mostly - allergies. But I will touch on another issue first, bladder and kidney issues. People get on me for wearing Seriously. I just said that their bras make me want to rip my skin off and you're telli... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

For the record....

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:11:44 GMT

....I have done months - actually, closer to two years - of research, looking both online and off. Trolling through stores from Wal-Mart to Dress Barn to Macys to Nordstrom's - and it's all the same. Clothing for fat women flat out suck. They're fugly to the max. I found a total of two barely wearable outfits at Nordstrom's. That's it. I should've been able to find a half dozen or more. But no. A... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

An Open Letter To Tim Gunn

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:36:14 GMT

Dear Mr. Gunn, Jami JoAnne Russell

Where can I "yell & scream" at fashion designers?

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 21:56:27 GMT

Yeah, I'm back to make new remarks about how much fat women's clothing sucks - it's like the fashion designers don't get it. They just don't. I wonder if they ever leave their homes and see real people.
Everyone keeps going on and on about how Americans are Yet the fashion industry just doesn't seem to be keeping up on this. Especially in dressy type clothing.
I've got tickets for Barry M... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]

Clothing for us fat women SUCKS!

Thu, 22 Nov 2007 03:53:16 GMT

I'm sorry, but it does.

What is with these designers? Are they trying to make those of us who aren't society's ideal of beauty look so bad we want to kill ourselves? That seems to be the goal.

First off, shirts and blouses, while cut long in the back, anymore are all cut so short in the front you can see the gut roll. No one wants to see the gut roll. Not even us. Please, give us the materi... [Original Post on MyItThings.com]