Plus size and proud. An incite to my implied shoot at Abbeymoore Manor with {Cat} Tetreault Photography

I have never been a size zero.  I have never been a small girl or woman.  There is nothing wrong at all with being a small woman.  Some of my favorite models are small, size 0, and beautiful inside and out.  I however, have always been curvy. 

In high school, I hated my curves.  Sure the boys noticed them... but that made me uncomfortable.  I wanted so bad to "fit in" with the small girls.  I tried all sorts of diets, exercise plans, etc etc to try to be "skinny".... but I could never loose my curves.  I've always had boobs and a butt.... and thank GOODNESS I never lost them, because, as I grew older, I grew to LOVE my curves.   This is the body I was given.  I am healthy.  I am happy.  I am a plus size woman and proud of it! 

I grew up in a household that was loving, fun, supportive, and had a wonderful childhood.  However, nudity, or anything even CLOSE to it, was very frowned upon.  As a teen I was constantly told to wear looser clothes, button up more, wear higher necklines, etc.  I never really thought anything of it (other than it was a little annoying).  I know everyone has their own opinions, and I respect that... but as grew up I formed my own opinion that there is nothing wrong with nudity.  Beautiful artwork of yesteryear is mostly of nude woman.  People admire its beauty.  Of course it can be viewed as sexual or erotic... I just think of the type of nude photography I am a part of as art, and beauty.  I have never done a fully exposed nude photo shoot because of personal reasons. Its not that I have insecurities with my body or am uncomfortable being nude.  I admire models who have that as a part of their portfolio.

I am very proud of the images taken with the lovely {Cat} Tetreault photography, and wanted to share them!  However, due to Facebook "rules," I couldn't promote them properly.  I posted them on my website.... but I think they deserve more than that.  So here is a blog post to show of these photos, and my curves!  The body is a beautiful thing that should be celebrated. 

I hope you enjoy and would love to hear your feedback on these images. 

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