A tribute to Anthony Bourdain and how he helped free my from a fear of food and hunger.
In Memory of Anthony Bourdain
Author: lindag
Dietland on AMC: A Review
I've been hearing about Dietland on AMC for months now. This mainly speaks to how large and powerful the "body positive" movement has become on social media: influencers have been promoting this show, starring Joy Nash of "A Fat Rant," with genuine excitement about a show tackling the beauty myth with a real, actual fat … Continue reading Dietland on AMC: A Review
Older, Wiser, Richer, Wider.
Recently, I was going through old pictures of myself and pining for the body I used to have. I wrote Memories of a Body about the experience of going through those pictures, the feelings they evoked, and the memories I had tried to ignore. I saw a thinner body in pictures of myself in my … Continue reading Older, Wiser, Richer, Wider.
Memories of a Body.
I am four years old. I am taking ballet class. I have to get up early on Saturday morning to go to ballet class at Karen Sachs' Dance Academy. I hate waking up early and I hate wearing itchy tights, but I love ballet class. I feel graceful and powerful when I dance, even if … Continue reading Memories of a Body.
Landwhale by Jes Baker | Book Review
I've been following Jes Baker and her blog, The Militant Baker, for a few years now. She was one of the first "body positive" personalities I was exposed to. And, in a lot of ways, embodied a lot of the things I love and hate about the body positive movement. At first, "activism via selfies" … Continue reading Landwhale by Jes Baker | Book Review
Fluffy Kitten Party: IRL.
Last week, my dog Special Agent Dale Cooper, started obsessing over something under our shed in the back yard. He'd squeeze his big melon head under the shed with great interest, then scoot backward and bark defensively. He spotted something. There was something under our shed. Something alive. I thought, Please don't let it be kittens, please don't let it be kittens.
I was a fat bride. And it was awesome.
It was a perfectly imperfect day. I forgot my wedding ring; a friend had to rush back to our house to grab it before the ceremony started. The weather was cold and crisp that day in March, and the wind was blowing; a few guests couldn’t stand the cold and watched our ceremony from the … Continue reading I was a fat bride. And it was awesome.
Join the party!
Hey everyone! I'm Linda. I'm 35, live in northern Virginia with my husband, our cat Pixel, our dog Special Agent Dale Cooper, and I work in nonprofit technology. I started Fluffy Kitten Party because several people asked me, "Do you have a blog?" And I didn't. So now I have one. Why "Fluffy Kitten Party?" … Continue reading Join the party!
Fluffy Kitten Party 