blogger, author, body positivity advocate

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I’m a writer living in Utah with my husband,

toddler Mason, baby boy Logan and pug Willy. I’m a mom,

wife, author, procrastinator, sports fan, list-maker,

food lover, car-singer, and most of all a work in progress.

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I believe you and I are enough and that we are beautiful just the way we are, but it wasn’t always that way. Here you’ll find blog posts about body positivity, resources that have helped me, and people I love who share messages I believe in.

 
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In my other, not-so-secret, life, I write erotic romance novels full of swear words and super hot sex.

 

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I've been teasing you about a new book for weeks now but I'm finaly ready to share what I'm working on. ✨ Confessions from Your Fat Friend, coming this Summer! ✨ The fat friend, the chubby sister, the funny one, the curvy one. Whatever you want to call it, every group of friends has one. Unless you’re the mean girls, then fat and friend don’t belong in the same sentence. I’ve been that friend my whole life. Tall and chubby as a child morphed into tall and extra curvy as an adult. My weight has fluctuated up and down throughout the years, but one thing never changes: I’ve always been the fat one in the group. The token “curvy” girl who can’t share clothes with everyone else and doesn’t even enjoy shopping trips because I need specialty stores to find my size. That’s me. And I have a confession to make—actually, several of them. All the thoughts and feelings I’ve had about being the fat friend for the past 30 years. All the things I’ve never told anyone before. All the things I wish people knew about life as the biggest friend in every group but have been too afraid to tell anyone before now. Some of them might make you laugh or cry or think I’m crazy. Some of them are funny, some of them are painful, but all of them are full of truth and real-life experiences. I’m Paige, and these are my stories. These are Confessions from Your Fat Friend. ✨ Click the link in my bio to sign-up to be notified when it’s released! . . . #confessionsfromyourfatfriend #confessions #newbook #comingsoon
To quote Samantha from Sex and The City, "I love you, but I love me more. I've been in a relationship with myself for 49 years and that is the one I need to work on." I remember the first time I heard that I thought it sound ridiculous. But as I've gotten older and wiser, I've come to realize how true it is. ❤️ As women, we are often taught to put ourselves last. The needs of our family, kids, husband, jobs, house... all come before our needs. But when I do that I get burned out, I am onery, grumpy and sometimes just not very nice. I need time to take care of myself, to work on myself and my goals. I need time to focus of me and my needs. It's not selfish it's necessary. ❤️ I have to show love to myself before I can truly show love to other people. Some days that is as simple as listening to my music on full blast on the way to work. Other days it means I need a few hours of quiet time just for me. ❤️ Happy Valentine’s Day! Tell me how you show yourself love? . . . #30daysofselflove #loveyourself #happyvalentines
Despite how it seems, I'm not always comfortable posting all these pictures of my body on social media. I don't always want to share my fat rolls for everyone to see, but in the past couple years I have truly embraced the idea that uncomfortableness makes us grow. ✨ There is a reason they call it a comfort zone, it is safe and comfortable in there. But there also isn't a lot of challenges or taking risks or growing when we are firmly in our comfort zone. ✨ Publishing erotic romance books, doing yoga, sharing my stories of self-hatred and being totally real and honest in a world that seems to value pretty perfection are not in my comfort zone, but in the past 3 years I have grown so much from being afraid but doing the hard, scary things anyway. It's amazing what we can achieve if we step outside the comfort zone and learn to embrace the uncomfortableness. . . . #30daysofselflove #embracetheuncomfortable #uncomfortablemakesusgrow
My selfie album on my phone includes over 700 selfies. In my blog yesterday, I talked about taking selfies as a way to practice self-love. That might seem silly but when my lipstick is on point or I’m having a good hair day or my outfit looks awesome or I’m just feeling good, I take a selfie. Why? Because there was a time in my life when I hated how I looked every single day and I never took pictures of myself and tried my hardest not to be in pictures, but now I like documenting when I feel good. ❤️ Taking a picture may seem like a weird way to show myself love, but having the confidence to show up in my own photos even if no one but me is going to see them reminds me of how far I’ve come. These seemingly insignificant photos on my phone are little reminders that I am beautiful, that I can be happy with myself and that I am enough right now without changing anything. I also like seeing how my face and hair have changed over time 🤷‍♀️ . . . #30daysofselflove #selfiesforselflove #loveyourselfie
"Some days I am better at showing myself love than others, but over the past 3 years, I’ve found several ways that I can practice body positivity and self-love on a daily basis. Things that make me feel good and help remind me why I’m on this journey." ❤️ New on the blog today - 10 Ways I Practice Body Positivity and Self-Love (link in bio!) ❤️ A few of them include: - Wear clothes that fit - Listen to inspiring music - Doing yoga - Taking a lot of selfies ❤️ Check out my blog to see the rest and tell me in the comments, how do you practice self-love? . . . #30daysofselflove #chooselove #itsnoteasybutworthit
Body posiviity is as simple as making the choice to love yourself every single day. It's as simple as choosing to appreciate your body instead of shaming it. It's as simple as believing your body is good and worthy, and treating it that way. ❤️ It is as simple as asking yourself how you can show your body and yourself love today. Somedays that means a challenging weight or cardio workout, somedays that means resting. Somedays that may mean eating healthy, clean foods to fuel your body, and others it may mean indulging in a treat. Maybe it means taking a nap or maybe it means getting up early to crush your goals. How you should yourself love doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s way. ❤️ Just becuase it's simple doesn't mean it is easy. Sometimes the simple things are the hardest to do. But like most things in life that are hard and challenging, it is totally worth it. . . . #30daysofselflove #chooselove #itsnoteasybutworthit