FBW: Interview with Alex at Late Enough

FBW stands for Featured Blogger of the Week. Each week we will feature one of our calendar ladies or gentleman. Mondays will be a post written by the FBW and Wednesdays will be an interview of the FBW. If you want to know how you can be a part of the Blogger Body Calendar project, please click here.

1) Why did you decide to join the Blogger Body Calendar project?

I got into a Twitter fight with someone on the project. And that led to being asked to be content manager, which led to being asked to be Ms. November. I’m pretty sure the Twitter fight is over.

2) What do you believe is the single biggest factor causing poor body image?

I think using women’s bodies to sell products. Women become commodities which is then reinforced in our daily interactions and women grow up with this idea ingrained.

3) What would other people say about your blog? (oh no. i’ve already gotten bored of your opinion. well, you can answer a different question if you want.)

The most common phrase? Awesome. JUST KIDDING. It’s “honest”. (But without the quotes like they don’t really mean it.  Maybe with the air-quotes.  I can’t SEE YOU)  And the best thing anyone has every said to me is that I am the same in person as I am on my blog. That makes me happy.

4) Describe your calendar photo in 140 characters or less.

Dramatic.

5) Do you consider yourself successful at blogging? Why or why not?

Yes. My reasons for creating a blog were to write daily and to help others. I write 5/7 days a week and I get emails and comments letting me know that I’ve made people feel less alone.  Check and check.  I also got a job because of my blog. And because I sent them naked pictures. That last sentence is a lie.

6) There are a lot of trends in the blogosphere right now, do you think that ninjas, unicorns, and zombies will soon be replaced by tai chi, Big Foot, and people who crave chicken (instead of brains)?

One of my twitter friends is tracking Big Foot right now. So I’m pretty sure I’m ahead of that curve. Like right behind her. Oh and people who crave chicken? That’s disgusting.

Alex Iwashyna is Ms. November, content manager for the Blogger Body Calendar project and writes on at her own website, Late Enough (which makes a LOT of sense it being her own website and all).  She writes mostly about life, parenting, marriage, politics, culture, religion, and her inability to wake up in the morning and not hate everyone. Feel free to find her on Facebook or the Twitter@L8enough as well.

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