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6 principles to body-love: my experiences and methods
Hey beautiful members! I've been mostly absent for a long time but I'm going to try to be more active again, as I want to see this community boom again! I recently wrote up a set of habits that I learned mostly from this community and I want to share them here, so here they are (under LJ-cuts for length):
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I just wanted to say that I wore a bathing suit to swim in the ocean on a first date this weekend, and didn't worry for a minute what he'd think of my body. And that, my friends, is what curvygirls is all about! That's how we roll :) -
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Hello everyone! Just wanted to apologize for the wait for our new members - I just cleared out the queue of membership applications, and would love to take this opportunity to welcome our new members. Feel free to introduce yourself and share your favourite photos, quotes, stories - anything to do with curvy-positivity. You're all beautiful <3
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New Rule!
Hello everyone! With more members everyday, we are taking preventative measures to keep our community from being over-run with sales posts. Thank you for your co-operation!
No sales posts. This also includes links to items for sale. There are many other communities for that, but here it's off-topic.
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Another little note from the mod...
Just wanted to say "Hi!" to all the new members - I think there are about 20 of you today alone! I know that there are still some membership requests and questions that are waiting to be addressed, so don't think I forgot you - you'll hear from me real soon! Rest assured, I'm still working hard over here ( Read more... ) -
Joining Curvygirls: For non-members
To join the community, you must come to this post and comment with the first sentence of each rule found on the userinfo page, and include the statement "I have read and agree to abide by all rules in the community. If I disagree with the rules I will politely take it up with the mods." (all in the same comment). If all checks out, we will send you ( Read more... ) -
Post for commenting about any issue
This post has screened comments, and if you EVER feel uncomfortable AT ALL about ANYTHING, please leave a comment here so that I can read it and respond accordingly. This is meant to be a safe space for curvygirls of all sizes, and I will do my best to be sure it remains this way. Please don't assume that I saw what bothered you and just ignored ( Read more... ) -
MOD POST!
Hello lovely curvy ladies and curvy lady admirers! Many of you are familiar with me since I've been around here quite a while, but just recently our beloved belenen has passed the torch of maintainership to me and _paroxysm_. The reign of terror has begun! Just joking - the community will remain very much the same. The same rules and the same goals will be in ( Read more... ) -
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Today someone on my f-list posted about how she wants to lose her love handles so that she'll look good for the beach season. I responded with the following, and I wanted to share this with you gals as well ( Read more... ) -
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I'm generally a pretty big fan of scottchurch's photography anyway, but today he really swept me off my feet. I wanted to direct-link to his post because it is his work afterall, but feel free to comment on this post and his post saying how much you love it too ( Read more... )