WalkMS 2016

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Easter being early this year has thrown everything off for me this year. To the point that I completely forgot that the WalkMS 5K was this Sunday. I "walked" last year - meaning I did the fundraising but the day of the walk it was storming really bad out that they canceled the actual walk.

This year the forecast looks much better so I should be able to walk this year. And I'm looking to it because I was really disappointed that I didn't get to walk last year.

Todd was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis a few years ago and it was very scary for all of us. Todd actually changed his whole diet and that helped a lot. Right now, he's not having any issues in regards to his MS but they will most certainly change as he ages.

Todd's aunt and my cousin Gary also have MS. So I have a lot of reasons to walk for this cause! I'd love to see a cure for this.

If you'd like to donate, here's my link. If you feel so moved you can also share this post as well. And if you are local and want to come cheer me on, the walk is at Fletcher Community Park on Sunday at 2 pm. The Wellness Fair starts at 1 pm. The fair was really great last year and I got a lot of cool stuff as well as information both for Todd and things that could be applied to my own issues as well.

Tales of a Fat Cosplayer - Curves and Hotness

 Last year, I wrote a post about how even though I'm overweight I enjoying wearing costumes and cosplaying. It was in response some comments made on Heroes of Cosplay. But I found that I have more to say on the subject.

Ever since Todd was diagnosed with MS, we changed our diet as a family. Todd lost a ton - he actually lost about as much weight as Emily weighs. I lost too but not as much thanks to being a women. But I have been noticing my clothes have been fitting a lot looser.

I have a Kaylee costume that has a light blue Asian jacket. The jacket always fit a bit snug, especially tight in the arms. I went to a Browncoat picnic a couple of weeks ago and I Kaylee-fied myself because we were going to film spots for the Browncoat Ball.

The jacket wasn't tight at all! It fit great! 

We don't have any long mirrors in our house so when I want to get a look of most of me, I have to stand on the toilet. This was a little dangerous when I was pregnant, and one of the reasons there are very few pictures of me during that time.

I was curious though so I got up there and my shape is changing for the better! I still have a pudgy belly, but looking at me front on I'm just all curves, with a killer hourglass shape going on. My thought was, "I'd be hot... if I lived in another time period."

Never in my life have I thought I was hot or gorgeous. I'm short and round, which isn't super attractive in this day and age. But in years past people have wore huge hoop skirts to try and emulate what God gave me. Too bad I live in a time period where thin and tall is in vogue.

But I'll be rocking a costume this weekend at Atlanta's first Wizard World. I may be a fat cosplayer but at least I have some awesome curves to go with the fat.