My name is Rachele (pronounced "Rachael"). I am 30 years old and love to draw, crochet, cook and take photos. I have more than a few tattoos and I have been pescetarian for over two years. I have been married for a decade to my high school sweetheart.
We live in a 1950's atomic ranch house filled with the many findings of our thrifting trips, including a collection of owls, globes, mushrooms and pyrex. We spend our weekends watching movies or going on adventures in our beautiful state. But mostly we love staying home with our four kitties.
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I am passionate about positive body image and the healthy-at-any-size and fat acceptance movement. My heroes include Beth Ditto, Kate Harding, Leslie Hall and Roseanne. I post about fatshion, feminism, fat acceptance and strive to change how the world sees fat bodies. I shoot from the hip and can swear like a sailor.
Thanks for stopping by! You can email me at rachele@nearsightedowl.com.
46 ♥ COMMENTS ♥:
I love your about me! It turned out great! Tacky owls are my favorite! haha.
your cats are adorable!
Lovely about me Rachele! I feel like i got to know you even more now :)
hello! i stumbled across your blog after admiring your drawings in the daily animal doodles pool on flickr. i completely lost track of time while looking & reading at everything. your blog makes me happy & i think you are a doll! you're even more of a doll when paired with your husband! you guys seem like a sweet couple. and now i suddenly feel like i'm signing your yearbook. anyways...i hope my blog will eventually transpire into something more like yours (that darn facebook stole my heart first). i want people to feel the way i do when i look at yours :]
ps...i like your super short hair the bestest. the pixie cut, i think?
Hi, I recently came across your blog and have just fallen in luuurv! Anyways, I hope you don't mind that I'm putting your button up on my blog. I haven't really finished it yet but, when its done, I'll let you know and hopefully you'll like it enough to post a button of mine on your blog! Only if you like it though! Don't feel obligated :)
I love doing button trades! Thanks for putting mine up <3
Hi I'm melissa and very new to all this blogging stuff but wow I love your page your super cute and cool and your art rocks...can you be a mentor ? how do i make a bautton and then how to I trade that with you? will that let people connect to your fab page if so count me in:) cheers Gypsy Mel
Hi Rachele, greetings from India
I just found your blog and you sound so sweet! This blog is absolutely wonderful--I swear, it's like a giant mug of hot chocolate two days before Christmas. If that makes any sense? ^_^;
Rebecca from We Are Large, People sent me here after I complimented her on her blog design. I just spent some time poking around on your blog and have come to the following conclusion: you are great.
Aw thanks dear! You are too sweet!
Hehe, that is so cute.
Hiya! So exciting to have people from all over here!
I would be happy to help you make a button! I am not doing button trades anymore though. Email me at rachele@nearsightedowl.com if you would some help <3
We love your blog and love your kitties!
Hi from Texas :-)
I'm passionate about girls/women and self-esteem issues, and I hope to do some "official" work with that someday. For now I do what I can with my high school English students :-)
You're an inspiration to girls of all sizes. Woot woot!
Hi from Olathe KS,
Wow!!! Very impressive! I so love it! I very much enjoyed your page! Its so pretty & offers a warm invitation to your personal world reflecting glimpse of who you are. I too am passionate about self-esteem, healthy at any size, and self-awareness issues. I love creating artwork, I love to write, read and enjoy taking pics...lots of pics. My goal is to serve and make a difference in someones life by sharing my thoughts, experiences, passions, falls, accomplishments, fears, tears, laughters, etc etc. I've recently created my blog & I have to admit it can be quite frustrating for a beginner. "/ So I am reaching out to anyone who is willing to offer any friendly tips that may help me begin. I so need it! Your blog/page is of inspiration to me. Thanks! MayraA
I am trying to learn more about blogging & on how to personalize my own page by just exploring. I've come across some very impressive stuff; yours is one of my favs. Are there any tips/advice you can offer me on how to create an awesome page blog such as yours? I'd so be grateful! :)
Hi there Rachele,
I'm so glad i stopped by your space (i'm new). It's so refreshing to see people living bravely and helping to give women of all sizes permission to be their beautiful selves!
plus... you like owls. yay.
take care and looking forward to checking in again soon!
Hi again from Olathe KS,
Uggggg! You see, I do not know why my pic did not post with my previous comment; instead it shows with your owl???? Mayra
Hi there! Sorry it won't show your pic unless you are registered with disqus.com. I am not sure but I think if you login with Twitter/Facebook, it will then show you pic as well.
Thank you for stopping by! It means a lot to me that I am possibly helping someone out there. <3
Thank you! That is really sweet of you! I just listed Live Blogger Help in my Etsy if that is something you are interested in. Or if you have any specific questions you can email me at rachele@nearsightedowl.com and I will do my best to help!
Good for you! That is awesome :)
Yay! Thank you!
Hello Rachele! I just came across your blog and I gotta say, you had me smiling the whole time! <3 I love that you are so accepting of yourself. We could all learn a thing or two from you. Thanks for being an inspiration to all us curvy ladies! :D
I love your blog, so creative, fun, honest and inspiring! Very nice layout, makes me want to drink a coffee while reading, which I am...:-) Anne
I found your blog looking for inspiration for pixie cuts on curvy girls like me. About two blog posts into it I thought to myself, "Self, this chick totally lives here in Portland." And I was right! Why do we have so many damn awesome people, that's what I want to know. Also: Love your hair.
You are soo stinkin' cute! I love your hair! :D
Just found your blog-you are adorable! Owl, tattoos, the northwest-we have so much in common. :)
I've just discovered your blog and I am totally loving it! Looking forward to reading all your past and future posts :)
oh my gosh! im dying. you are seriously SO inspiring, and you and your husband are seriously SO cute together!!!!! You are now seriously one of my role models. Thank you for being so amazing!
So diggin' the ipad portraits!
Hi there Rachele, you seem like my kind of person!! I am always very busy but will pop in here to visit when I am getting some much needed me time!! I like your approach to body image etc, not just size but hair too I have longish hair at the moment but my hair has been very long, bobbed - short and long, very short as in Britney but without the breakdown, and pixie - I am thinking I would like to go back to that and your attitude to size and hair is very encouraging as I am a UK 16 but when my hair was short I was a 10/12 Uk size. I would love to link up with your proud of my size but need to find a photo or take one.... Will pop in later x
I think I just fell in love with your cats
I am 26 years old of Japanese, a woman.
I love your fashion sense!
I like the handicrafts, too.
I refer to the parlor beads of the owl.
I also googled -pixie cuts curvy girls- and found you!! Thank you for your insight and sharing yourself with the whole dammed world! You're my kinda chick!
Awesome! I see that search term a lot in my stats :)
Ahhhh! I'm planning on moving to Portland next year and think it would be FABULOUS to get together to knit/crochet and drink coffee and chat!! I have cats too ;-).
I think you are absolutely fabulous! There are many reasons! I think it is inspiring that you accept yourself. In my head, I am always saying "When I lose weight, I will....." and it's holding me back from so many things. I also think you rock because I have a blog called "A Spectacled Owl" (I'm nearsighted too!) I hope you'll stop by & check me out soon :) Can't wait to look around your site more! http://www.aspectacledowl.com/
Wow! You are so inspiring! Thank you for making this post. :)
-Sasha
www.bohemianfaerie.com
What the shit?
Why would you promote this unhealthy lifestyle?
Just wanted to let you know that I nominated you for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award.
I'm sure you get it a lot, but you really are an amazing source of inspiration & I thank you for that.
http://frecklesandapinktiara.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/very-inspiring-blogger-award/
Thank you for being awesome, I come to your blog every day, and im working on becoming a fat bitch! :) Thank You!
Stumbled on this while looking for pixie cuts! Love your hair. And, I too, am a fat (working on trying to feel like) babe! Love what I have seen of your blog! <3
Hi, I think I have a small woman crush on you! ( I am happily married for almost 25 yrs) I just love your blog and your attitude on life. I found you through militant baker Jes 2 days ago and have been enjoying your blog for the last 2 nights ( insomnia). I am a fat momma trying to be happy with my size, today I wore tights with a mini dress and a cardigan thanks to you and your wonderful body image. I will admit at first I felt self conscious but i will keep working on it. Last summer I bought a bathing suit (first time in over 10 years oh yea and I have lived on 2 different islands for the last 9) it was a tankini and i wore it to the beach without a cover up!
Darlene
New fan in PEI
I see you got a man, that's cool. But let me tell you, you are lookin' REAL fine. I've got a license to handle bigger equipment, and you are just the right size, baby. I'm a chef, and I want to cook for you someday. I can dream right?! I've got an extra large dining table that was specifically designed and hand crafted to provide extra space and leg room for BBWs; I want set you up real good at my table. As soon as you come over to my house, baby, you don't even have to walk to the dining room! I got it handled with a shiny wheelchair to the rescue. ;)
Your blog is so cute, I love what you're doing!! I also love the names of your cats. I have 2 named Bea & Pearl. :)
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