Curvy Bella of The Day - Gloria J. Hughes

The Curvealicious Chronicles had the opportunity to sit down with Gloria J. Hughes. She is one super intelligent curvy who has it going on! Gloria is passionate about life and one amazing woman!

Enjoy,
Etoile

What is your name and what do you do?
My name is Gloria Jean Hughes and I am a Research Chemist.

What are you passionate about?
I am passionate about life, living it to the fullest and being a good steward over all things given to me. As the mother of two boys ages 19 and 18, I am also passionate about raising them to become intelligent, strong, loving and kind black men. They are well on their way. I am also passionate about bringing more African American and minority women into the world of science.

What are your goals and dreams?
My biggest dream is to create drugs that would eradicate diabetes, cancer, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's! Some of my goals include striving to live a life pleasing to God (life time journey). To become one of two Female African American Lead Research Chemists in my company and open a gourmet bake shop! More importantly to be kind and live in peace with those around me.

What words of advice can you offer curvy bella's in pursuit of their dreams?
My advice to fellow curvy bella's in pursuing their dreams is to never conform to defeat! Never let what others say about you in a mean spirited way penetrate your person. Take constructive criticism in stride. Stay focused and believe in yourself because when you do, everyone else will too! Walk with your head up!

What sage words of advice can you give 'curvy's' about being comfortable
in their skin?
Some sage words of advice for my curvy's about being comfortable in their own skin are; be strong, intelligent, sexy, confident, savvy, beautiful and happy! Rock those curves!!

As a curvy what are your fashion do's and what are your fashion don't?
Spanx, spanx and more spanx is one of my fashion do's. They are expensive but worth the investment. Never wear something form fitting without them. A good bra is a must also. My biggest fashion don't is stockings and sandals! Drives me nuts! The only exception are elderly women!!

Where can everyday curvy's on a budget find fashions that flatter their
figure?
To a lot of curvy's surprise, Macy's, Nordstrom and Lord Taylor have some fabulous fashion saves. You have to take your time and look through the racks though. One on a budget can also find some cute and flattering clothes at Simply Fashion, Rainbow and Dots. I found some really pretty and feminine sun dresses long and short at these stores. That's all I wore this summer with sexy wedges and sandals

What is 'next' for you?
What's next for me? Ummmmm only God knows!! But in the meantime I'm going to be the best Gloria I can be for and to those in my personal and professional life!!

Musings From Our Manpert! Sweet Sugar Suge!

Ladies ladies ladies! It wasn't my intention to be away from y'all for so long but I'm glad I'm back! Hope you guys have been enjoying the interviews posted on The Curvealicious Chronicles by the sweet and curvy Etoile, I know I have. So, while racking my brain figuring out what info I would be able to relay to the ladies and not break the "Bro Code", I thought of a survey. I went to some of my social network sites and posed this question to men and women alike:

What are the 3 most important qualities you require in a significant other?

I had no idea what to expect, but what I didn't expect is for the women to jump in as hard and quickly as they did. I swear, it seemed like they were waiting for me to ask that question because the feedback from them was extremely well thought out and actually seemed scripted. Lol.

The fellas answered in typical "man" fashion.... I have to admit, I was pretty impressed with both parties.

Now for my thoughts on this whole thing... Men and women aren't as different as you may think, in a sense we're the same with different organs. We feel the same feelings and emotions, with women being super eager to express their feelings and men a little more reserved about sharing. One thing is for sure though... We all want to be happy. Surprisingly enough, the front running answers for the question posed are: respect, loyalty, honesty, sense of humor, god fearing, romantic, confidence without arrogance, compassion, faithfulness, creativity, sexiness, & brains.

If you ask me, I believe the survey was a great success. I'm doing my best to bridge the gap between the sexes, we all need to be closer. What shocked me more than anything is how both sexes want the exact same things in their mate of the opposite sex. Its crazy! Its crazy how we can all want the same thing but we still have difficulty finding it. Its crazy how every single R&B or love song is either about being in love, falling out of love or wanting love.

All the answers are there. We all feel the same way about what we want in a mate yet every woman is complaining that there aren't any good men out there and every man is complaining that there aren't any good women. I bet I can name one thing that will end all complaints about the opposite sex. Ready? TREAT PEOPLE THE WAY THAT YOU WANT PEOPLE TO TREAT YOU. Follow this simple rule and you're on your way! Of course you can't control what anyone other than yourself is going to do, but you can control whether or not you allow them to do it to you. Don't wait around putting up with someones crap because you fear that nothing else is out there. Be happy with YOU and your life and everything else will fall into place. Respect one another and you'll be surprised how things end up working out...

Hope you guys enjoyed the post and thanks to everyone that participated in the survey, I had fun doing it. A few women made mention that they're curious as to what 3 things $weet $ugar $uge believes are most important in his significant other... here ya go:

My lady has got to respect my "ME" time
My lady has got to be able to burn that kitchen down!
My lady has got to have CURVES

Why did I leave out respect, brains, sense of humor, beauty, etc? Because if those things aren't present in a woman then she wouldn't even be a candidate to begin with. Oh I am NOT superficial/shallow.

Thanks for reading.

Til next time ladies!
$weet $ugar $uge

Twitter: @sweetsugarsuge

Photo Credit: Rowena Husbands of Blink of An Eye Photography; blinkofaneyephotographyonline.com

Introducing!! Suge!!

I consider myself to be a supa dupa smart and savvy curvy. I am intelligent, articulate, cultured and yet one thing has baffled me my entire life...men. So as I sat furiously wracking my head to decide what info many curvy girls would find invaluable I decided some 'real talk' from a resident manpert (man + expert = manpert) fit the bill!

And so my curvefriends allow me to introduce Sweet Sugar Suge!!!

Suge a gifted MC, voice over artist, actor, hecka funny guy and all around entertainer from New Jersey will be a featured blogger on The Curvealicious Chronicles. Suge will dish on what curvy girl's wants to know...what lies within that deep dark unknown...the heads and hearts of men.

Be sure to check Suge out on:

www.sweetsugarsuge.blogspot.com

www.Twitter.com @sweetsugarsuge

And of course on The Curvealicious Chronicles!

Until Next Time,

Etoile

Just a Curvy Girl Living in Her Self Professed Curvy World!!

Photo Credit: Rowena Husbands, Blink of An Eye Photography

Coming Soon! Curvespiration!

As a curvy girl I inspire to rock every single thing that I do. And when I say rock I mean everything...from making homemade muffins on Sunday to drilling down when I am preparing a work assignment and shall we say...killing it.

I often seek & find inspiration from my curvefriends, incredible women who also seek to rock everything that they do. We are passionate. We are ambitious. We look for the doors to walk through and when we don't find them we pick up sledgehammers and create our openings.

Starting next week The Curvealicious Chronicles will post a weekly 'Curvespiration' feature on a Curvealicious woman who is Rocking Out in her chosen field.

In the coming weeks look for features on three of my fabulous curvefriends:

The divine Ms. A aka Arlinda; Design Maven of Sofistafunk; www.sofistadunk.com

The Lovely Asha Campbell; Make-Up Artist Extraordinare; www.doubletakemake-up.com

Super Talented Celebrity Photographer Rowena Husbands; www.blinkofaneyephotographyonline.com

Until Next Time,

Etoile
Just a Curvy Girl Living In My Self Proclaimed Curvy World

Hello My Name Is...

Hello My Name is Etoile and I as the title depicts am a curvy girl running 'thangs' in my curvy world.

I am a Daughter, Sister, Lover, Friend, Sprinkler of Magic Dust, Blue Denim Jean-a-Holic, Self Professed Product Junkie and the list goes on and on and on.

I suffer girl moments 3 out of 5 days a week where I try on numerous outfits in the morning while wondering to myself 'does this make my butt look big'. I talk myself down from ordering the glazed donut with my cup of joe in the morning. I don't work out nearly as much as I should...and...boy oh boy do I love McDonald's french fries.

Over the years I've loved. I've been loved.

I'm still a work in progress.

I am having the TIME of my life.

Some of the things I know for sure are:

• Curvy Girls ROCK!



• Sexy is not a size or a weight...it's a feeling



• Smiling feels so much better than frowning



• Pay it forward...the feeling...INCREDIBLE



• A cup of Bustelo is the PERFECT way to start the morning



• When you find a cut of jeans that work for your curves...buy several pair...trust me on that one



• The right skirt will make you feel like a princess...don't believe me?! Check out my curvfriend's web-site at www.sofistafunk.com
  

I hope you'll join me as I ramble on and enjoy every delicious moment in this curvealicious world.

Until Next Time,

Etoile
Just a Curvy Girl Living in My Self Proclaimed Curvy World