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Introducing…Beauty Within Blog!
After months of begging, my sister has finally agreed to lend me her skills to write regular posts about hair and beauty for Tall Curvy Mumma!
She is a fully trained hairdresser, beautician and skincare specialist, so will be writing about her favourite beauty products, reviewing new products and giving tutorials on hair, skin and make-up.
She has decided to call her part of this blog ‘Beauty Within Blog’ which can be found here.
My sister uses Instagram a lot, so will also post relevant images to this too, so feel free to follow her!
If you have anything in particular you want tips about (e.g. how to shape your brows, wax your legs, skincare routines) then feel free to comment below and she will do her best to help you!
Fancy Nominating Me?!
Amazingly I have been contacted on Twitter a few times this week by the famous MAD Blog Awards to inform me that my parent blog and my pregnancy blog have been nominated for quite a few awards!
So far I’ve been nominated for Most Innovative Blog
MAD Blog of the Year
Best New Blog
Best MAD Blog for Family Fun
Best Pregnancy Blog
Most Entertaining Blog
To be in with a chance to go through to the next round I need more nominations in these areas from my lovely readers!
The more nominations I get for these categories, the more likely I am to go through to the next round and be in with a winning chance to win.
I have never been nominated for an award before, so feel very honoured. If you nominated me, I want to send you lots of hugs, kisses and thanks, as it means SO MUCH to me!
It has been a tough few years, and blogging has been my therapy and one true joy (apart from my son of course!). So it really does mean the world that others may appreciate what I do!
To nominate me, click here.
I’ve Joined Pinterest!
I’ve found yet ANOTHER social media site to become addicted by in the small hours when I’m up with Chunk or during those rare occasions he naps during the day, and it’s Pinterest.
Disgusted that I haven’t found it sooner, as it has so many great pics and ideas about a range of things that are so relevant to me and Chunk, and this blog!
I’ve started pinning relevant things on boards on my profile, from my plus size fashion clothes, shoes, accessories wish lists to things I’ve already reviewed on this blog!
To follow me on Pinterest, click here.
You can also pin pictures from this blog which then link to the blogpost for your followers to enjoy too!
Why I’m Writing This Blog
Resting my ‘flipper’ feet in 1984
From the day I was born, people noticed my big feet. The nurses on the labour ward nicknamed me ‘flipper’ and my mum had to cut the feet off my babygrows to allow them to fit. It was obvious from day one that my foot size was going to cause me problems!
Me (right) next to my slightly younger cousin Steve.
As well as these flippers, I was blessed (or at times felt cursed) by my father’s height. At 5’11, I was the tallest in my school year throughout primary school, which led to a lot of boys bullying me (small man syndrome), and for most of secondary school I still stuck out from the crowd. Even with my cousins (see left), you can clearly see I was the tallest, but my cousin, Steve (to my left) is only a few months younger than me!
To add to my height, I also had weight, a LOT of weight. I’ve been a chubster all of my life, because I love food, and hate exercise! My weight throughout school was big, so I really did stick out like a sore thumb. Due to being tall, chunky and big footed (not to mention one of the very few mixed parentage children in the city), I was extremely shy, awkward and an easy target for the bullies.
As I’ve gotten older, my weight has yo yo’d and since having my son nearly two years ago, it hasn’t improved, but I’ve not let it stop me from living my life.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t feel particularly attractive at my current weight, which is why I am so scared to head back into the dating world, but I will not allow people to make me feel bad for my lifestyle choices any longer. 
Due to my big feet, tall frame and curves, I’ve never been interested in fashion, because I’ve always assumed I will never be able to find anything that will flatter, fit or be affordable.
This is now going to change.
I’ve set up this blog to learn about fashion for my frame, to find places I can buy clothes and shoes in my size at reasonable prices, and to help other women out there get access to these too. I want to finally enjoy dressing my body, and to stop wearing men’s trainers!
Footwear is the hardest thing for me to find, because most shops only cater for women up to a UK size 9. I am a size 10, and currently only have three shops I’m aware of in my local area that sell my size: Brantano, Barratts and Evans.
Unfortunately, I’ve noticed the size 10 shoe shelves in these shops have decreased so much over the last few years, that I’m left with little choice, and they’ve also become incredibly expensive! I’ve found some online shops that sell this size footwear, but they tend to again be quite expensive, and postage is also highly priced!
I have a very low budget, due to being a working single parent (with no help from his father I might add!) with a mortgage, childcare costs and a child that wants to eat me out of house and home.
Therefore, I’m on the hunt to find great products at low prices! As I find companies that offer this, I will add their websites to my links page. If you know of any companies that sell great plus size / tall clothing, or have womens footwear up to at least a UK size 10, please get in touch on the contact form below, so I can feature them on this blog!
Enjoy!
Claire
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