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Elizabeth Patch's SketchBook Blog positive art for the plus size majority! CommentsPosts Blog About Elizabeth Patch Fun & Free More to Love Focused, Determined, Inspired, Empowered By elizabeth patch, on February 4th, 2010 Focused Determined Inspired Empowered Whatever your life path, whatever your dreams, whatever your goals: focusing, practicing, failing, repeating seems to be the only way to achieve them. So whatever your size, whatever your shape, your age, your income, or your position in life: Defy all stereotypes and remain focused. You just might become the woman of your dreams! This illustration is for my upcoming book on the topic of living a big, full happy life, no matter what size you are. It also happens that this week’s topic for Illustration Friday , a weekly online illustration challenge, is “Focus”. Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Share this on del.icio.us Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on Linkedin Share this on Technorati Add this to Google Bookmarks Digg this! Buzz up! Subscribe to the comments for this post? Blog this on Blogger 4 comments, add yours! | Category: Illustration Friday | Tags: Illustration Friday, Inspiration, Positive Attitude | February 4th, 2010 Curves in all the Right Places By elizabeth patch, on January 31st, 2010 Perfection The Curve of my hip is just right for resting a child in my arms. ©Elizabeth Patch, excerpt from More to Love We have the bodies of women, whether we give birth or not. And isn’t that a wonderful thing? Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Share this on del.icio.us Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on Linkedin Share this on Technorati Add this to Google Bookmarks Digg this! Buzz up! Subscribe to the comments for this post? Blog this on Blogger 6 comments, add yours! | Category: More to Love illustration | Tags: Body Image, Size Acceptance | January 31st, 2010 Fat Jeans, Skinny Jeans By elizabeth patch, on January 24th, 2010 Silly Question illustration from "More to Love" Silly Question Should I really hate myself because of the size of my jeans? © excerpt from “More to Love“ Many deep questions may haunt you in the middle of the night: What is the meaning of life? Who is my soul mate? What happens when I die? Then there is the endless stream of day-to-day concerns: What’s for dinner? Did I remember to pay the phone bill? Where are my keys? And if that wasn’t enough, serious global questions beg to be answered: What about poverty, disease, pollution, wars, the economy? But one of the silliest questions we ask ourselves, over and over, is:“Do I look fat in this?” Get a grip girl!How many of the 6.5 BILLION people in the world actually care what size you wear? Care whether or not you can fit into your “skinny jeans”? Care if you hate your thighs? Free! Bonus Follow-up Question: And even if they do care, So What ? ! ? Having higher self-esteem or a positive body image won’t answer your deep questions, solve your daily problems, or change the world at large. But if you stop wasting time feeling bad about your butt, you just might be able to answer the small questions and think more deeply about the big ones. And, oh by the way, according to an article by the Onion,World Death Rate Holding Steady at 100 Percent Do you think people will mention your dress size at your funeral? The world population clock changes continuously! How many people in the world don’t give a hoot about your weight ? Share this on Facebook Tweet This! Share this on del.icio.us Stumble upon something good? Share it on StumbleUpon Share this on Linkedin Share this on Technorati Add this to Google Bookmarks Digg this! Buzz up! Subscribe to the comments for this post? Blog this on Blogger 16 comments, add yours! | Category: More to Love illustration | Tags: Body Image, More to Love, Self-esteem, Size Acceptance | January 24th, 2010 Adventurous at Every Size By elizabeth patch, on January 16th, 2010 ©elizabeth patch, all rights reserved I believe that you can be happy and healthy at every size. It may take some practice convincing yourself this, especially if you’ve ever suffered an eating disorder or been on the roller-coaster of yo-yo dieting. But I also believe that you can do everything at every size. I am working on a new book with the theme: Go out into the world and do all those things continue reading to see the illustration! 20 comments, add yours! | Category: My Next Book | Tags: Body Image, HAES, Inspiration, Positive Attitude, Self-esteem, Size Acceptance | January 16th, 2010 I Hate to Exercise... By elizabeth patch, on January 10th, 2010 This new illustration is for my next book. She represents the concept of being "athletic" at any size or level of fitness. The idea of an exercise program seems so intimidating. I drag myself to the gym a few times every year, and then inevitably quit. Even though I always feel better once I get into a routine of working out, I just hate the pounding noise, bright lights, continue reading to see the illustration! 21 comments, add yours! | Category: My Next Book | Tags: Body Image, HAES, More to Love, Positive Attitude, Size Acceptance | January 10th, 2010 Happy New Year, Now Go on a Diet! By elizabeth patch, on January 2nd, 2010 ©elizabeth patch, all rights reserved We really enjoyed the big family meals with home-cooked roasts and all the trimmings this holiday season. We loved the pies, cookies, stuffing, gingerbread and latkes while we ate them. Loved the eggnog, champagne, mulled cider and punch while we drank them. Loved the fancy Hors D’Oeuvres while we nibbled on them. Had a great time eating and drinking at all the parties too. However… I bet I’m not continue reading to see the illustration! 20 comments, add yours! | Category: Size Acceptance | Tags: Body Image, HAES, Positive Attitude, Size Acceptance | January 2nd, 2010 Where Did the Decade Go? By elizabeth patch, on December 29th, 2009 ©elizabeth patch, all rights reserved 2010… Where did the year go? Where did the DECADE go? What exactly were my resolutions for the year 2000? …or even 2009? Honestly, I don’t remember the resolutions I made for for the new millennium… But I can count all the changes in my life, changes that I couldn’t have predicted, planned or prevented from happening. Life unfolded whether I kept my annual promises to myself or not! Everyone continue reading to see the illustration! 14 comments, add yours! | Category: Positive Attitude | Tags: Inspiration, Positive Attitude | December 29th, 2009 Every Day is a Special Occassion! By elizabeth patch, on December 2nd, 2009 My husband came home from work the other day, wearing a beautiful sage green shirt, very soft & silky, and a nice change from his usual tan-white-navy-gray “business casual” attire. I complimented him, and asked when he had time to shop for it,since he never likes to go shopping. “Oh, I’ve had this for years, it’s my favorite shirt”. If that was so, why had I never seen it before? “I never wear my continue reading to see the illustration! 11 comments, add yours! | Category: Personal Stories | Tags: Inspiration, Positive Attitude | December 2nd, 2009 Get a Gift and Give a Donation! By elizabeth patch, on November 30th, 2009 I always donate 10% of sales to food banks in gratitude for the food I received for my family during the time in my life when I was a single mom and had very little income. During the month of December, I will donate 100% of all sales from More to Love to local food banks. For the cost of a cute t-shirt, you’ll get a cute book AND help feed a hungry family. So make continue reading to see the illustration! 5 comments, add yours! | Category: miscellaneous | Tags: More to Love | November 30th, 2009 A Serving of Stress for Thanksgiving? By elizabeth patch, on November 22nd, 2009 More to Love Cook Book Recipe for a Great Life: 1. Live, Laugh, Love! 2. Work, Play, Dream! 3. Cook, Eat, Enjoy! fromMore to Love, © Elizabeth Patch, all rights reserved I have a complicated series of feasts to attend and cook for this week. My husband’s family and my family live hundreds of miles away in different directions. Our children and step-children split holidays with our ex-spouses, and we rarely get the continue reading to see the illustration! 6 comments, add yours! | Category: Self-esteem | Tags: Eating Disorders, Inspiration, More to Love, Positive Attitude, Self-esteem | November 22nd, 2009 Older Entries » Spread the smiles! Thumbs up this blog! 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