Nashville’s Disabled Fashion Ambassador and Changemaker Extraordinaire. Executive Director of Nashville Nonprofit Fashion is for Every Body
We blog because we want to share a part of who we are with the world. Our fashion sense, our knowledge, our life experiences, are what we pour onto our posts in search of validation and commonality. It's become my mission to show you my passions expressed in my town with my physical limitations at my stage in life. That includes fashion and trends and giveaways but also a steady push towards social awareness and acceptance of the disabled.
Read MoreDid you know that heart disease is the number one cause of death for women in the US? That means one out of every four women will die of a heart related incident. It's likely that heart disease has directly or indirectly affected your life. I know it's affected mine.
Read MoreFebruary is all about love. A life without love will always be incomplete - and that starts with your own ability to love yourself.
Read MoreYou know, I'm not a big fan of change. But sometimes it becomes terribly obvious that something's gotta give. No doubt most of you have noticed that I'm not keeping up with your blogs and social media as assiduously as I used to. It's not for lack of interest on my part, nor is it because I think less of any of you. Quite the contrary.
Read MoreDo you think I'm too old to be a badass? When I was a teenager young girls didn't yet have equal footing with their male counterparts. Girls were too weak to be badasses; especially someone as physically disabled and mortally shy (yup, I was shy!) as me. Then I found The Runaways and learned that I could be a badass.
Read MoreEast Nashville, especially the Five Points area, is being revamped and influenced in a big way by artists, artisans, and entrepreneurs. It's a truly exciting time to stroll through these neighborhoods and hit all the quaint little shops in search of the perfect holiday gift. Unless you happen to be in a wheelchair, or on crutches, or use a walker. If you need any kind of mobility aid a great number of independently owned small businesses are inaccessible.
Read MoreAnd don't forget your high-heeled boots. Although these pictures were taken several weeks ago I wanted to use them today, post-Thanksgiving, to talk about some of the things I'm thankful for that may seem a bit trivial to some but mean the world to me.
Read MoreI'm not sure Thanksgiving is even a necessary holiday anymore. It seems to have devolved into an excuse to stuff our faces, fight with relatives, watch football, and pillage retail establishments. Don't get me wrong. I'm not condemning any of the above activities but I fail to see what any of them have to do with being thankful.
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