A Pretty Catastrophe

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[bigfatcherrybomb]

Some loser is stealing the pictures of fat women and posting them with fake dating profiles on a Facebook page called BBWSingles999. I recognized a few other people after I reported the pictures I found of myself, I suggest you all do the same! #solidarity

[aprettycatastrophe]

Wow. There's a bunch of faces on here that I recognize that I highly doubt their pictures are being used with permission. If you're a fatshion blogger you might want to check to make sure your image isn't being used in some elaborate catfish scam. 

Gross. :( 

[aprettycatastrophe]

So, I know you're on (maybe permanent) hiatus, but I wanted to let you know that the photo of you in the cream lace shorts actually inspired me to get my first pair of shorts, and a super short romper. I looked in the mirror, saw my cellulite and remembered how adorable and cheerful you looked in the photos, and thought WHATEVER, I LOOK DAMN CUTE, IDC ABOUT THE CELLULITE. :)

I am sure you look bomb as hell in your shorts and rompers. GET IT. 

I am on hiatus pretty much forever or until there quits being creepos on the internet, but I'm super glad you sent this message. 

Keep being fly. 

xo, dani

[aprettycatastrophe]

I haven't posted on here in a while. Because too many blogs where reblogging my stuff and making me feel really gross. 

BBW "appreciation" blogs, fat fetish blogs, porn blogs, people just straight up stealing my images and removing all context or credit: you all make me feel really gross. 

And I just don't want to open myself up to that anymore, so I'm not sure I'm even going to keep this blog active at all. Which bums me out because for a while it was a really wonderful way to celebrate myself and other people who inspire me. I love the body acceptance community, I love the fat babes of Tumblr who rock what they wanna rock and say fuck it to the haters. I love love love that about you guys. And I'll keep following your blogs because seeing that stuff makes me really happy. 

But I'm just not in a good head space these days to feel routinely violated for daring to post a picture of myself in a blouse and skirt. It's really sad. 

Bye, ya'll. 

xoxo, Dani

[aprettycatastrophe]

[aprettycatastrophe]

Ugh. Please don't delete my words when you reblog my photos. Like, thanks for digging on them but I wrote things for a reason. Makes me feel weird when the pictures are stripped of context.

[sweetteaburritosandnewfoundglory]

Sunshine and stuff

[orcabetty]

😍😍

[aprettycatastrophe]

girl, what. you are perfect.

[aprettycatastrophe]

When I feel crappy, I dress extra cute. 

Top and skirt are both Forever21. Shoes are thrifted Seychelles. 

[aprettycatastrophe]

Off on an adventure into the Vegas desert.

[aprettycatastrophe]

My little ewok and I say May the Fourth Be With You!

[aprettycatastrophe]

I work with such a wonderful collection of scary intelligent, neurotically ambitious women. I just had to show them off! 

Today we attended a charity luncheon that provides clothes to homeless women looking to reenter the workforce. It was a Kentucky Derby themed affair.

I'm on the far right in a thrifted hand made cotton dress and Target cardigan. 

It's moments like these that I feel really grateful to work for an all woman office that believes in community outreach and feminist issues. My bosses are amazing and dedicated women who spoil the living shit out of their staff. 

[aprettycatastrophe]

Hey guys! I’m going through my closet and clearing out stuff I’m never going to wear. These are all nice things that just either don’t fit quite right on me or for whatever reason just end up kicking in the back of my closet for months on end. 

I’ll have more stuff in a few days/weeks, but this is the first round for now. 

Take a peek.

[aprettycatastrophe]

By the way this stuff is still for sale. Except the mint flats which I have decided I can’t live without and have been wearing for the past two weeks non stop. 

[aprettycatastrophe]

It's a perfect breezy 80 something degrees in Vegas right now. My office however is somewhere in the sub-arctic range so I am enjoying a few minutes on the rooftop garden of my office building while I let my feet warm up. Meanwhile, I love this $8 necklace I got at Forever21 this weekend. Sorry for intense face, it's real bright out here. It was this or squint.

[aprettycatastrophe]

how do you curl your hair and what length did you cut it at to curl it? :L

My hair is naturally curly so I'm lucky that all the styling involved for me is a few hot rollers while I'm putting on my make up to define the curls. (Otherwise they're super frizzy from sleeping on my hair.) 

This is my hair in it's natural state. 

This was directly after cutting it in an asymetrical style and letting it dry naturally. 

Shoulder length hair, no styling. I woke up like dis. 

Same shoulder length cut but styled with a 1" barrel curling iron to smooth out the top and just have it curled on the bottom. 

And last week. Styled with a few 1/2 inch barrel hot rollers. This is the asymmetrical cut grown out a bit. 

I also highly recommend Moroccan Oil Styling Cream. I use just a little every morning to smooth the frizzes out and help hydrate from styling. A little bit goes a long way, it doesn't feel greasy and the container lasts me about 6 to 8 months depending on how often I use it and how long my hair is. I love love love this stuff. 

[quotable-notable]

Here’s to strong women. May we know them. May we be them. May we raise them.

Unknown (via kvtes)

[tesahrey]

[lonelycanary]

Oh my god

[aprettycatastrophe]

I might actually murder for hair this fabulous. 

[sarahjowells-deactivated2014061]

Unexpected overnight out of town means yesterday’s construction clothes and out of control hair. This is why I let Dani do all the posting.

-xosj

[aprettycatastrophe]

Oops! Wrong blog.

[aprettycatastrophe]

Hot damn, you're a cutie AND love the Cure? I think I found my Tumblr crush

I'm someone's Tumblr crush!? That's so cool! I'm flattered!

[aprettycatastrophe]

Yes hello your blog is wonderful! You always look adorable! I was also wondering if you knew where a girl could find herself some good plus size leggings?

I buy my leggings at Forever21 in the plus size section or at Target. Or really, wherever else I can find them. If you find some that you like and that fit, buy 15 of them because you will most likely never be able to find them again. 

It's also important to note that I am only a size 16, which puts me at about the XL to 1X range depending on the store/designer and near the lower end of the "plus size" range. I can still fit into some straight size brands if they're stretchy. 

Although I haven't bought these personally, I've heard good things about "teggings" from Re/Dress. 

xo, D