Being Big Blows - But I know it doesn't have to

Right off:

I am 5 feet and 1.75 inches (my mom rubs this in - she's 5'2)
I weigh 200 lbs, give or take (my weight fluctuates alot).
I am bottom-heavy - definitely Rubenesque.
My pant size is 18 (there are times where 16s fit, and times where 20s fit...).
My shirt size is XL-XXL in a normal store, but a 0 if you go by plus-sizes.

And I am in no way a fashion expert.

In fact, I just barely began exploring a world beyond nerdy boy T-shirts and ratty jeans two years ago. I used to wear boy flip-flops year-round, rarely brushed my hair, and always had it tied back the same way, and had no idea about anything having to do with make-up (okay, I still suck at that). Really, I'm what you would call a late bloomer. I should have done all this 10 years ago (I am almost 21).

But, though not a fashion expert, my trek into the fashion world has revealed two truths.

One: there ARE adorable, flattering, fashionable clothes out there for you, no matter what your size.
Two: plus-sized stores can STILL SUCK! XD

Even though fashion is on the rise for the bigger girl, there is still great leaps and bounds to take before fashion is flat-out open and accessible to us. There are things on the racks at stores like Torrid and Lane Bryant that still could only look good on a stick-thin figure, yet they're marketing it to us... It's taken a lot to weed through what will, and wont, work on someone shaped like me.

So, I've started a blog. A fashion blog! :O

Really, this is not a blog telling you what you should or should not wear as a big girl. This is a blog I've started more as a way for me to keep track of things I find and enjoy, personally, and maybe I can help other alternatively-sized girls on the interwebz to see how awesome fashion can be!! Let's see how long it lasts...

Also... I want clothes! ;__; Can haz purty clothes plz?!?! (Doesn't really help when you only have $12 in your checking acocunt XD I can't wait for payday... then... MOAR CLOTHES!!!) I figure if I can't go out and impulse buy an amazing outfit from B & Lu, I can at least gush about them on here, right? :P

So welcome, enjoy, and have fun reading through!