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Soft*Silver · 05-06-2013, 01:51 PM

how exciting! A SECOND plus size shop has opened, in the nearest large city by me. Its still an hour away but at least people have a choice of TWO shops to go to! I am so thrilled to have another sister store!

When i contacted her, she told me she was happy I didnt see her as a competitor. Please. We bigger women need more stores. And competition only makes us do our best! I cant see any reason to make them feel like they have to worry about me! We are all in this together.

its prom season and while I no longer take prom dresses, I am on the board of a special non profit called Diva Donations. They lease out prom dresses at ridiculously low cost, to gals who cant afford to buy a new dress. For $25 the girl gets a barely used or a brand new gown (stores have been donating them to this cause!) for her prom. When she returns it, she gets all but $10 back. The $10 dry cleans the dress, which is all the dry cleaner involved charges this non profit. The girls also can get jewelry and shoes and purses under the same lease!

It has been wonderful helping the DD closet out. So many plus sized girls come to me for gowns and I just dont carry them. Divas do not have alot of plus sized gowns but they do as best as they can. The smiles on their faces when they step out of the fitting room is priceless.

I have donated racks, mirrors, shoes, purses, new make up, hosiery, etc to get them started. They have almost 2000 dresses and opened up a second branch in the next county. out of the 2000 dresses, only 30 are plus sized....but at least there are 30 for girls to pick from!

Sometimes, the best way to live life is to take the thing that makes people the saddest and make it the happiest for them..

LeftWriteFemme · 05-10-2013, 04:31 PM

SugarFemme · 05-10-2013, 05:33 PM

This. Yep. I LOVE it. Wish I could live it.

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Originally Posted by LeftWriteFemme

LeftWriteFemme · 05-14-2013, 09:10 PM

thedivahrrrself · 05-21-2013, 12:50 PM

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LeftWriteFemme · 06-03-2013, 11:29 AM

LeftWriteFemme · 06-10-2013, 09:19 AM

Thought I would share this.

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Soft*Silver · 06-10-2013, 01:14 PM

I have shared with all of you the wonderment of my shop for plus size women. Now I must share the sadness of its closing. I am unable to physically do the work required and cannot keep up with the demands of the shop. I cannot afford to hire help, as it is still a fledgling business. It is breaking my heart to do this but I have not been able to catch up ever since I had complete shoulder replacement surgery. Even three months later, I am still struggling to move clothes from one rack to another, let alone move racks themselves. I cannot reach to get mannequins down to change their outfits. Hanging new items on hangers is so repetitive that its straining my incision area.
I am announcing this to my public on July 1st. I will close August 1st.

I will offer the items back to the consignors. Those who do not want to come get them can agree for them to be donated to local charities.

Even this amount of work is daunting. How will i ever do this?

MsBluem · 06-20-2013, 08:16 PM

I love my body, every stretch mark, dimple and roll...but today it's been hard to remind myself of the fierce femme fatty that I am.

What do you folks do when you're in this situation?

nycfem · 06-20-2013, 08:37 PM

On my way to bed, but just throwin' some love to us all!

Soft*Silver · 06-20-2013, 10:09 PM

well, my friends are refusing to let me lock the door on the shop. We are looking for a smaller space, to downsize rather than close. If I can do less, until I can heal up the right way, I can keep the doors open. So we are scrambling to find a space.

I am also getting married in 24 days. I am losing my mind over that too! Why did I think I could put on a wedding??? LOL.

I have gained back some of the weight I lost after my stumach surgery. I am SO not worried about this. I remember when I had my eating disorder and a half a pound would make me so anxious! Shrug. Its so not an issue with me. I love being in my 50s. Better yet, I love accepting myself. You can do that at any age...

MsBluem · 06-20-2013, 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Miss_Tia

well, my friends are refusing to let me lock the door on the shop. We are looking for a smaller space, to downsize rather than close. If I can do less, until I can heal up the right way, I can keep the doors open. So we are scrambling to find a space.

I am also getting married in 24 days. I am losing my mind over that too! Why did I think I could put on a wedding??? LOL.

I have gained back some of the weight I lost after my stumach surgery. I am SO not worried about this. I remember when I had my eating disorder and a half a pound would make me so anxious! Shrug. Its so not an issue with me. I love being in my 50s. Better yet, I love accepting myself. You can do that at any age...

So happy to hear you don't have to close your doors!

Congrats on getting married, too! :-)

05-06-2013, 01:51 PM	#1
SoftSilver Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: femme Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: rose cottage Posts: 5,594 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 8,948 Thanked 15,897 Times in 4,064 Posts Rep Power*: 21474857	how exciting! A SECOND plus size shop has opened, in the nearest large city by me. Its still an hour away but at least people have a choice of TWO shops to go to! I am so thrilled to have another sister store! When i contacted her, she told me she was happy I didnt see her as a competitor. Please. We bigger women need more stores. And competition only makes us do our best! I cant see any reason to make them feel like they have to worry about me! We are all in this together. its prom season and while I no longer take prom dresses, I am on the board of a special non profit called Diva Donations. They lease out prom dresses at ridiculously low cost, to gals who cant afford to buy a new dress. For $25 the girl gets a barely used or a brand new gown (stores have been donating them to this cause!) for her prom. When she returns it, she gets all but $10 back. The $10 dry cleans the dress, which is all the dry cleaner involved charges this non profit. The girls also can get jewelry and shoes and purses under the same lease! It has been wonderful helping the DD closet out. So many plus sized girls come to me for gowns and I just dont carry them. Divas do not have alot of plus sized gowns but they do as best as they can. The smiles on their faces when they step out of the fitting room is priceless. I have donated racks, mirrors, shoes, purses, new make up, hosiery, etc to get them started. They have almost 2000 dresses and opened up a second branch in the next county. out of the 2000 dresses, only 30 are plus sized....but at least there are 30 for girls to pick from! Sometimes, the best way to live life is to take the thing that makes people the saddest and make it the happiest for them.. __________________ Pole bachit, a lis chuye. The field sees, the forest hears

05-10-2013, 04:31 PM	#2
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05-14-2013, 09:10 PM	#4
LeftWriteFemme Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Daddy's good girl Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Jersey Posts: 16,642 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,529 Thanked 12,285 Times in 5,184 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	Well now.... __________________ Clicking on these dragon eggs will take you to my new erotic novella: Dragon Bait .........Hope you enjoy it! ________________________________________________ Please take a look at my work Click on flashing smilie to see my website To look at my Daddy/girl erotica book Click on pompom girl to see Elbows on the Table, Palms Flat

05-21-2013, 12:50 PM	#5
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06-03-2013, 11:29 AM	#6
LeftWriteFemme Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Daddy's good girl Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Jersey Posts: 16,642 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,529 Thanked 12,285 Times in 5,184 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	What a nice boy........ __________________ Clicking on these dragon eggs will take you to my new erotic novella: Dragon Bait .........Hope you enjoy it! ________________________________________________ Please take a look at my work Click on flashing smilie to see my website To look at my Daddy/girl erotica book Click on pompom girl to see Elbows on the Table, Palms Flat

06-10-2013, 09:19 AM	#7
LeftWriteFemme Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: Daddy's good girl Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Jersey Posts: 16,642 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,529 Thanked 12,285 Times in 5,184 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	Thought I would share this. http://villainouslove.wordpress.com/...dy-is-amazing/ __________________ Clicking on these dragon eggs will take you to my new erotic novella: Dragon Bait .........Hope you enjoy it! ________________________________________________ Please take a look at my work Click on flashing smilie to see my website To look at my Daddy/girl erotica book Click on pompom girl to see Elbows on the Table, Palms Flat

06-10-2013, 01:14 PM	#8
SoftSilver Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: femme Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: rose cottage Posts: 5,594 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 8,948 Thanked 15,897 Times in 4,064 Posts Rep Power*: 21474857	I have shared with all of you the wonderment of my shop for plus size women. Now I must share the sadness of its closing. I am unable to physically do the work required and cannot keep up with the demands of the shop. I cannot afford to hire help, as it is still a fledgling business. It is breaking my heart to do this but I have not been able to catch up ever since I had complete shoulder replacement surgery. Even three months later, I am still struggling to move clothes from one rack to another, let alone move racks themselves. I cannot reach to get mannequins down to change their outfits. Hanging new items on hangers is so repetitive that its straining my incision area. I am announcing this to my public on July 1st. I will close August 1st. I will offer the items back to the consignors. Those who do not want to come get them can agree for them to be donated to local charities. Even this amount of work is daunting. How will i ever do this?

06-20-2013, 08:16 PM	#9
MsBluem Member How Do You Identify?: Queer femme Preferred Pronoun?: feminine ones are fine Relationship Status: open Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Indiana Posts: 397 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 333 Thanked 1,845 Times in 372 Posts Rep Power: 16353569	I love my body, every stretch mark, dimple and roll...but today it's been hard to remind myself of the fierce femme fatty that I am. What do you folks do when you're in this situation? __________________ “Never forget who you are, for surely the world won’t. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armor yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.”

06-20-2013, 08:37 PM	#10
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06-20-2013, 10:09 PM	#11
SoftSilver Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: femme Preferred Pronoun?: she Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: rose cottage Posts: 5,594 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 8,948 Thanked 15,897 Times in 4,064 Posts Rep Power*: 21474857	well, my friends are refusing to let me lock the door on the shop. We are looking for a smaller space, to downsize rather than close. If I can do less, until I can heal up the right way, I can keep the doors open. So we are scrambling to find a space. I am also getting married in 24 days. I am losing my mind over that too! Why did I think I could put on a wedding??? LOL. I have gained back some of the weight I lost after my stumach surgery. I am SO not worried about this. I remember when I had my eating disorder and a half a pound would make me so anxious! Shrug. Its so not an issue with me. I love being in my 50s. Better yet, I love accepting myself. You can do that at any age...