Nashville’s Disabled Fashion Ambassador and Changemaker Extraordinaire. Executive Director of Nashville Nonprofit Fashion is for Every Body
My better half and I had the honor of attending the first annual Music City Hair Ball. Hosted by 12th & Broad, the Music City Hair Ball was the first-of-its-kind event celebrating creative expression in the most absurd ways possible. As if all of this wasn't enticing enough proceeds from the event, as well as the silent auction featuring works of art and other goodies, benefitted AGAPE animal rescue.
Read MoreIt's full-on Summer here in Nashville, which means it's hot; very hot. Hot enough to confine outdoor activities to early evening. The retreat of the sun behind the hills leaves everything bathed in the golden glow of sunset.
Read MoreA look at my second Stitch Fix box, showing off it's contents in Nashville's Centennial Park. Also, making talking to myself pay off for a change and a big Pay It Forward initiative.
Read MoreI spent last Saturday morning at Porter Flea for Summer 2014, which was held at Track 1 in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood. Porter Flea is an artisan market showcasing the best of Nashville's modern handmade apparel and accessories, home goods, furniture, jewelry, prints, posters, paper goods, as well as packaged consumable goods from several local makers, millers, and bakers.
Read MoreI write about the world I live in and the clothes I wear when I make my way through that world as a 50+, curvy, disabled woman. I'm very aware that these things alone make me very different, and it would be easy for me to descend into bitterness and resentment But there is always a bigger picture, an aspect of what I'm doing, that I try to impart in my posts, even if only through implication. You have to make the best of what you have in life.
Read MoreI'm so happy to have another guest post from my beautiful, talented IRL friend Kimmie Jones, also known as That Girl in the Wheelchair. Yup, she actually puts up with me in real life! This time around Kimmie shares her practical experiences and advice - her Tao, if you will - of shoes.
Read MoreLast week the ladies of Nashville's 12th & Broad wrote a piece about birthdays. It turns out they are all Taureans (born between April 20 and May 20) and they shared their thoughts about where they are in their lives and how they celebrated their birthdays. As a double-Taurus myself I can't help but feel a sense of Sisterhood with my new Nashvillians friends, even if they are much younger than I am. Almost everything they're experiencing is old hat to me, but that doesn't mean that my life has run it's course and I'm ready to "go quietly into that good night".
Read MoreWhat makes a public place accessible, and why should we care, anyway? The answer to the first part of that question is it depends. It depends on the type of accessibility needed, the age of the building, the number of people that occupy the space, and several other factors too detailed to list here. In other words, it's not necessarily against the law for a place to be inaccessible.
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