Portrait of Natalie holding a huge pencil to her lips, bordered in a hand drawn fancy frame.

definatalie's bits

This isn't my real blog, that's over here. I use Tumblr for fun and discussion about body image, fat acceptance and other stuff. I often talk about things that make people uncomfortable but I like to provide trigger warnings.



You might see me talk about disability and illness. I have Major Depressive Disorder, Social Anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Type 1 Diabetes and Graves disease. ~FIST PUMP~

I think Health at Every Size is a cool concept, but always like to consider the definition of "health" considering I have chronic illnesses that preclude me from identifying as "healthy". I believe I am a valid human being who deserves respect, and I believe you are too.

I live in Brisbane, Australia. It's a prawn, not a shrimp and it's Astraya, not Australia. Mate. I'm not terribly tied to any notions of national pride, but am aware of my privilege as a person who is white, middle class and born in Australia.

I'm an artist, activist, designer, fatshionista and I'm on twitter.



Did you know you can buy fat activisty things from my shop, Fancy Lady Industries?
Recent Tweets @definatalie

insecurelobster:

At least 115 people have died after a tropical storm battered Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador over the weekend, officials in those countries reported.


In the northern part of Guatemala City, the downpour created a giant sinkhole that swallowed up a space larger than the area of a street intersection. Residents told CNN that a three-story building and a house fell into the hole.


A local newspaper reported that a private security guard was killed when the sinkhole opened up, but authorities had not confirmed the fatality. Residents said that a poor sewage drainage system underground was to blame for the sinkhole. A similar hole opened up nearby last year, they said.

Oh no :(

Sinkholes scare the crap out of me.