Please Vote for me in Monique's F.A.T. (Fabulous and Thick) Chance Contest

Please log on to: www.dalaimama.monique.blip.tv and give me a 5 rating. Winning this contest would change my life in more positive ways than you can imagine.This is the personal page I created for the contest. This contest involves loving oneself despite being a large woman and inspiring other women to do the same. I'll try to include my photo in this post if I can figure out how to do it properly. You can read what I wrote below. Please let me know if you went to the website and voted for me. Let me know what you think about this post.

Why should people vote for you to be the winner of the Users' Choice Awards?

My friends would describe me as a true original. A mix of Janis Joplin, Ginger and Mary Ann, Carrie and Samantha, June Clever and Sally from 3rd Rock. Never a dull moment but like solitude as well sometimes. Always the first one my friends call when they want to do something new and unusual. I guess you could say "The Road Not Taken" has been a long and winding road thus far but a good one.

I used to be too skinny and felt like a little girl. Going braless then was an option. Motherhood changed all that and now I feel like a beautiful, voluptuous goddess! I feel like a natural woman. I've been all the sizes of the rainbow from 0 to my current size 18. I've never felt more comfortable in my own skin than I do right now. For me, the important thing is being healthy and loving yourself and you can do that at any size. You should never be ashamed or embarrassed about your size. I never miss going to the beach or on vacation because I'm self-conscious about my weight. Afterall, like my age, it's ONLY a number! It's like that song "Video" by India Arie, I've learned to love myself unconditionally because I am a Queen!

I'm a single mom in the south and all that it entails. I'm too busy sometimes but I find joy all around me. I no longer run away from anyone wielding a camera in my direction. I'm a shutterbug and my friends and family all suffer from flashburn. I would hate to look back twenty years from now and be totally absent from all our photoalbums and home movies because I didn't want my picture taken.

My only concern was that men would no longer find me attractive. God Bless the Chubby Chasers because I have more dates now than when I weighted 105! I've been told that when you feel good about yourself you exude confidence and sex appeal. Just remember Ladies that the average American Woman is a size 14. Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell were size 14 Goddesses! The world would be a boring place if we were all stick figures. Being happy whether you're thick or thin is simply a matter of perception.

Becoming a larger woman made me less judgmental and an all around nicer person. I no longer believe happiness results from being a size 5. When I was a size 3 and 5, I had a boyfriend telling me how fat and disgusting I was! I had a complex about my weight as a result for years but I broke those chains to become the woman I am today. If I can do it anyone can! I still have my Calgon Moments but they are never caused by worrying about my weight.











Calgon Moments

America Held Hostage by Illegals

A friend of mine sent me this email and I totally agree with her. Pass it on while we still have a country! I cut my own grass and take care of my own kid so I have no use for Illegals.

today is Monday and as US citizens we are all being called upon to do our part. The illegal immigrants are boycotting the United States of America by not going to work, not sending their children to school and not shopping today. (SEE DETAIL BELOW) Their plan is to blackmail our government into dropping their support of the current Immigration Reform Bill. If by any chance you attempted to shop at a grocery store this past weekend - you would have noticed that the illegal immigrants are taking this boycott seriously.

There was even a segment on the local news last night that showed them stocking up for today. The news showed them getting their RED shirts ready to wear today. They also showed that some of the Mexican owned and operated restaurants were planning on closing today. And some were only planning on being open for one or two meals but closing for evening meals (our local news showed Taqueria Arandas specifically).

I say we boycott any restaurant that closes today by not purchasing or eating there for the rest of the week (or forever). Also, I encourage you to drop an email youÂ’re your state rep demanding that any person that took today off in order to participate in this boycott be legally fired with no repercussions to the employer. How dare anyone come into this country and take a job where they are being paid wages but don't have to pay taxes take the day off to boycott our US laws.

And I think tomorrow and this following week we all ought to send a second email to our state rep and our local council members telling them how nice it was to go out on the highways on Monday and not be hindered by a bunch of illegal immigrants who can't read or understand our road signage - how easy our commutes were on this day. And that our children came home from school saying it was a great day because there were no interruptions while teachers had to repeat their lessons in another language. And that while we were out shopping and dining it was nice not to be berated by the sound of illegal immigrants speaking talking babbling a foreign language and slowing down the process by hindering ENGLISH speaking waiters and store clerks trying to communicate with them. That in general, we miss the peace and freedoms we used to have before we started allowing illegal immigrants to infiltrate every aspect of our lives and then take those liberties for granted. I would like for each of us to assure our government that we strongly agree with Immigration Reform and will stand behind the changes that are being proposed - as long as the changes are staunch enough to make a difference.

It will only take you a few seconds to go online and find the email address of your representative and drop them a few lines. You take more time reading the jokes we all forward to each other. The thing is that the few minutes and effort it will take, will be returned to us ten-fold if we get the Immigration Reform that our country so direly needs. Remember that we still outnumber illegal immigrants in our power to vote - it is your voice - use it!

Remember that they are wearing RED to show their support of the boycott - do not wear RED today but instead where BLUE or you favorite PATRIOTIC shirt!

I am heading out - I am filling up a pickup, two motorcycles, two 18 wheelers and 4 5-gallon gas cans; then I'm heading to out to lunch; after that I am going to purchase a large item for my niece who is expecting a baby; after that I am going to my grocery store to pick up a few items that I'm low on - doesn't hurt to stock up so why not do it today; and this evening my husband and I are going out to dinner and a movie. Doesn't seem like much but if 75 % of American citizens do the same it will make up for the lack of illegal immigrants spending.


PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE !


Illegal immigrants are planning a nationwide boycott of all goods and services on Monday, May 1st. They have marched in our streets and demanded rights as a reward for breaking our country's law. They hope to show that they have an impact on our economy, they hope to hurt American business, they hope to emotionally and economically blackmail us into submission.

So what can we do? All Americans who support LEGAL immigration but demand that all immigrants RESPECT our law are asked to act on May 1st. Wear RED or BLUE that day (They will be wearing white), and go SHOPPING.

If you have to grocery shop, make it May 1st. Need gas in your car? Fill it up May 1st (Bring lots of cash). Buy Mother's Day gifts, buy summer clothes, buy that new car you've been thinking about, whatever you need, but BUY THAT DAY. American citizens outnumber illegal immigrants, and we MUST make ourselves heard. Wear red or blue to show your pride in your country, and your opposition to weak border and amnesty legislation. And GO SHOPPING!

Let's make May 1st a day to remember, and remind Congress that the illegal immigrants they cower before can't vote. We can. And we will. The First of May is Shopping Day!

To read more on what the Illegal Immigrants plan to do on May 1st, go to http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/.