If every single pair of plus size jeans you have ever tried on were too long for you, I have some news: You might be petite and plus size. If you're wondering what petite and plus size is, don't worry! I have the perfect explanation for you! And, hello, I'm Natalie. I am 5'2 and size 18, which means that I am plus size and petite. I just got back from American Eagle where I was on the hunt for their size 18 jeans with a short inseam, and my experience got me thinking, "Where can I buy petite plus size jeans?" So, I did some digging, and I found some great places to shop for petite plu ..read more

Natalie wears the plus size metallic mini dress with lace back from David's Bridal One of the most common questions I get as a petite plus size fashion blogger is, "Where do you shop for petite plus size dresses?" It's a great question because many plus size dresses may not fit a petite plus size figure the way they would everyone else. Petite plus size figures are typically short and curvy, which means many dresses, skirts, and bottoms may be too long on the typical petite plus figure. So, not only am I going to share the best petite plus size brands that sell dresses, but I will al ..read more

Natalie wears Eloquii jeans that came in an ankle fit, but were the perfect length. Have you been hearing the term "petite and plus size" a lot more lately? If so, you might be wondering what these two terms paired together mean. Historically, plus size clothing and petite clothing have been on the opposite side of the sizing spectrum.  Petite sizing is for women who are slim and stand under 5'3. Most petite clothing lines don't go above a size 12, which tends to be the start of most plus size collections. However, there are a few brands that sell a petite size 14-18 and XXL, whi ..read more

Let's start this blog post off the only way I know how... by just keeping it 100% real with you. I don't like wearing underwear.  If I have the choice...I am going commando. But because going commando isn't very conducive to wearing my favorite outfits and for the simple fact that I live in an apartment with wall to wall windows, I have to wear plus size underwear. And I had been begrudgingly wearing panties that was "okay" until I got my hands on a free pair of EBY's seamless underwear a few years ago at theCURVYcon in New York.  And I have been exclusively wear ..read more

  My go to garment for the past couple of months has been a plus size wide leg pants. I used to always be a skinny jean kind of girl. Even when I was wearing plus size work pants, they were fitted at the ankle and had a skinny silhouette.  However, recently, I’ve discovered my love for wide leg pants. I guess I used to feel like wide leg pants were not made for my short and curvy figure—for many reasons. The first reason I stayed away from wide leg pants was because I used to dress for "flattery." That means if it wasn’t making my body look contoured, I wasn’t wearing it. So, you ..read more

It was 2016 when I was first introduced to the Big Fig Mattress. Before then, I had never thought about how my body and plus size figure could affect the way that I was sleeping—especially if I was sleeping on mattresses that weren't made for me.   I was actually one of the first people to sleep on a Big Fig Mattress and since 2016, I haven't slept on anything else. And while so much has changed since 2016—from living alone to moving in with my boyfriend—my Big Fig has gotten me through it all.   Recently, my boyfriend Terry and I moved in together and we quickly realized that we ne ..read more

Every year, I keep my eye out for the trendiest and most stylish Nordstrom Anniversary Sale plus size clothing! This sale is a great chance to scoop up plus size staples such as plus size loungewear, jeans, plus size bras and panties, dresses, plus size shorts, and more!  And now is an even more exciting time to shop the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale 2021 because there are more plus size options than ever before!   Here are some of my favorite plus size brands to check out during the Nordstrom Anniversary Sale (you can click on the brand name to go right to their Nordstrom Sale pa ..read more

As someone with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), I have long worried about fertility—even though I had never looked into my fertility hormones or even explored what PCOS disease is in depth. And the reason I haven’t taken the initiative to look into these things more was because I was afraid. I have always been a pretty healthy individual, but of course, as a plus size woman, I experience a lot of obstacles like weight bias in medicinewhen it comes to getting thorough and fair care from a doctor. And when I tried to explore my PCOS diagnosis further, many doctors wrote it off and told me not ..read more

I am always working. After I pour my first cup of coffee around 6 a.m., my workday starts, and it may not end until around 11 p.m. some nights. Since the start of the pandemic, I have been lucky to be able to triple my workload between my 9-to-5 job, my freelance career, and my blog. And up until a few weeks ago, I spent most of these hours sitting at my desk in pain, boredom, and discomfort. So, I decided that it was time for me to get my very own UPLIFT standing work desk after I realized that my body needed movement and variety throughout my workday. Honestly, who wants to spend 10 plus ..read more

I started dabbling with plus size mom jeans over the summer and I wasn't really crazy about them—nor did I want to be. However, since Gen Z has denounced skinny jeans, I have kind of been forced to give plus size mom jeans another shot.  Are plus size mom jeans flattering? The short answer: No. However, I am so over dressing for flattery—as are many plus size women. Flattering clothing is supposed to slim or minimize our figure, and so obviously, loose-fitting mom jeans aren't going to contour and hug every curve like our beloved skinny jeans. So maybe it's a good thing that plus size mo ..read more