Good Bye

After much thought and consideration I have decided to say goodbye to blogging. I know I said in a previous post that I felt blogging sustained not drained me but the last few weeks have been increasingly difficult and stressful, full of challenges and anxiety over health issues. I simply have lost my drive to write. The only thing I want is to be healthy again and I must focus all my time and energy on making that happen. So thank you to everyone for reading and supporting my blog. Stay Pretty, Plus and Proud always!

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Stay In Faith

It is so easy to lose faith when life isn’t going the way you envisioned or planned. I can personally attest to this especially this last year. There were many times when I despaired and asked God why He has abandoned me. What I failed to remember is that when life is tough, God is either walking beside me or even carrying me. He never abandons His children. Whatever is happening in your life is happening for a reason and you must remember you are never alone.

My faith was tested and sometimes I failed but the nice thing about God is that He doesn’t give up on us even when we give up on Him. He always forgives. He never stops loving us. He is with us always!

So when life gets you down, when the negativity seems stronger than the positive, when you are in pain and feel lost, tell all that stuff in your head to settle down and move out! You will get through it! You will survive it! You will learn something from it! You have God, friends and family with you always! Be Pretty, Plus and Proud and never ever lose hope!

*All images found on Pinterest.*

Find The Good In Every Day!

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Sometimes we go through seasons of life that are tough, when everything feels like it’s going wrong and you feel like you’re falling apart. You are not alone! Everyone goes through stuff we would rather not have to deal with. Unfortunately that is the nature of being human. Not every adventure will be fun. Not every project will be successful. We will get sick. But guess what, you can do hard things! You can get through whatever life throws at you. You are strong, brave and resilient! Even on the worst days rainbows are there and the sun will shine even for the briefest moments. So look for those moments and be grateful for them. Be Pretty, Plus and Proud of how you’re handling the tough days with grace and fortitude. We have this and we will be ok! ❤️

Back To Blogging

I have realized something over the last couple of weeks; I miss blogging and writing wasn’t draining me like I thought it was but rather it was sustaining me, lifting me up and outside of my problems! So to start off slowly I compiled some quotes that have helped me through this last very challenging year. I hope they provide you with some comfort as they have for me! As always, no matter what life throws at you or me, we must remain Pretty, Plus and Proud! We are beautiful, worthy, and strong enough to handle any and all challenges!

Above images taken from Pinterest. Origin is either included within the image or unknown at time of publication.

Image found on Pinterest originally from Keep It Glam

Images above taken from Pinterest. Origin is included in the image.

Sending you all my love and support!

Time For A Break

If you’ve been reading my blog lately you’ll know I’ve been battling health issues since last March and frankly I’m tired! While some issues have cleared up, others have, so far, remained and are unresolved. Until I am fully recovered and/or have answers, my mental and emotional energy is sapped and I really have nothing left to give to my blog at this time. I will be back to posting some day, hopefully soon but until then I’m leaving you with some inspirational and hopefully motivational images to help you remember that you are special and valuable and deserve anything your heart desires. Continue to Be Pretty, Plus and Proud!! We have the strength to overcome obstacles and other people’s ignorance when it comes to the definition of beauty!

All images below were found on Pinterest. Some images have the artist’s signature within the picture. Otherwise origin is unknown.

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You Are The Most Important Thing In Your Life!

Taking care of yourself and loving yourself should be your top priority in your life! You are just as important, even more so, than anyone else you care about or take care of. If you don’t grant yourself time and attention then who will? Who will fill your cup when you’re running on empty? Likely no one so do yourself a favour and do for yourself just as much as you do for others. If you need some inspiration and motivation then check out the images below! Remember you are always worth it and deserving no matter what you look like! Be Pretty, Plus and Proud and be your own best friend by being nice to yourself!

Image posted on Pinterest by Etsy.

Image posted on Pinterest by Factfushion.

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Image found on Pinterest, origin unknown.

Image found on Pinterest posted by Art.com

Image found on Pinterest posted and drawn by Willow McKee Illustration.

Welcome 2024!

I hope everyone had a fun but safe New Year’s celebration! I, for one, was happy to see the end of 2023. It was definitely not my year!

As we move into a new year, let’s remind ourselves that we are worthy of all kinds of wonderful things! We all deserve love, acceptance, joy, success and support. We are worthy and deserving no matter what size or shape we are, what colour our skin is, where we are from, who we choose as a partner or any number of external factors.

So go forward and make 2024 the year you start believing in yourself and treating yourself the way you want others to treat you. Use the images below as inspiration and always Be Pretty, Plus and Proud because you are amazing!!

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Image by Art.com found on Pinterest.

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Image found on Pinterest, art by 27 Avril.

Image found on Pinterest, artist signature bottom right corner.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

I hope in the coming days ahead you get the opportunity to spend time with the people you love the most and you get to finish off 2023 doing something you enjoy. Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, the world observes this time as a moment to pause and reflect. What are you grateful for this season? What have you done in the past year that you are proud of? What memories of 2023 do you hold most dear? What are you happy to leave behind? What are you looking forward to in the coming days, weeks and months ahead? What goals have you made? What dreams do you want to fulfill? What have you learned?

I hope you all have a blessed and beautiful Christmas and Holiday Season! Be Pretty, Plus and Proud of who you became this past year and look ahead to all the amazing things I know you have yet to accomplish! You are worthy! You are enough! You are deserving! You are beautiful and you are amazing!

Be Kind To Yourself!

I’ve been going through some health issues. It all started with my accident in March and it’s gone downhill from there; tooth infection and subsequent extraction, bad cold and some kind of MS flare. I could choose to think negatively i.e. think that this is my new normal and that the things I’m feeling won’t go away. Believe me I have had moments when those thoughts were front and centre of my mind. However, I am not going to stick with that negativity. I’m choosing to think more positively. This is just a moment. It is not permanent. I will recover and be stronger.

In the meantime I am trying to be kind to myself, to give myself grace. It is during the tough times that our body needs loving care the most. So I hope that when life throws you a curve ball you will remember to spend time on yourself in the most patient and loving of ways!

Image found on Pinterest posted by @caramel.machiato

Image found on Pinterest originally posted by http://www.wonderinspired.com

I’m going to try some of the self-care ideas listed above to slide into a restful sleep and hopefully wake up feeling a little bit better. I am Pretty, Plus and Proud of how hard my body is fighting to get well so I’m going to do everything I have to, to support that healing process.

Oh Happy Day!

Yay, it’s Friday! We made it through another week! Hello friends! How are you today? I hope you woke up feeling good and powerful today! I hope your morning is starting off happy with gratitude in your heart! I hope you are looking forward to all the wonderful things this day has in store for you! I hope you are excited and full of hope for a fun, productive and amazing day!

Don’t forget to smile today! Don’t forget to sprinkle compliments along your journey today! Be kind, generous of spirit and optimistic that it’s going to be a fabulous day!

Be Pretty, Plus and Proud and live your best life today!

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