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Spring Ready

01 Wednesday Mar 2017

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Hi fashionistas,

Happy Tuesday.  Hope everyone had a great start to their week. This month has been crazy weather wise where its hot one day and cold the next.  

Im here for the warm days. Hence title spring ready. Target clearance section has been my bff when it comes to finding things that i had my eye on. 

Like this purple dress. When i saw it i fell in love cause its in my favorite color of course lol. 

I paired it with this colorful blazer i thrifted awhile back and wore my favorite thigh high boots. Let me tell you these are the best boots i purchased in a long time.  Worth the money. Just wish i purchased them in black. 

Let me know your thoughts on this look. Until next time. 

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All about Balance 

09 Thursday Feb 2017

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Hi fashionistas ,

Happy Wednesday.  I hope everyone had a great weekend and great start to your work week. My week started off with a big bang literally. 

Balance is something that we all try to manage especially when we are working professionals. For me being a full time career women and blogger has many challenges that i have recently discovered.  Let me correct that i have been noticing it for a few months but still been trying.

If you do not know, i am foster care supervisor over an intense therapuetic unit so my day can start from 7 am and end at 8pm. 

So being able to blog as much as i like has been becoming a thing of the past. Even trying to do photograph has had some challenges. 

I have to often remind myself that it is ok because the blogging world can be very cruel i tell you. 

Day by day i have been learning to balance and just plan which has been going good. 

So let me know what you all think do you have issues with balancing . I would love to hear your thoughts. 

No Shopping or Tight Budget

30 Monday Jan 2017

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Hi Fashionistas ,

Hope everyone had a great weekend , I spent mines relaxing but on saturday ,i hosted with a few friends a vision board party which was so much fun but i will tell you  more about that in another post coming this week.

Now i know you are wondering Drea what is with the topic. Being a fashion blogger for the last four years has been amazing but it can also place a dent in your closet from time to time due to you always wanting to keep up with the lastest fashions and just having it all. For me i just love fashion period  and i think working at my previous job which was in child welfare and very stressful at the time , shopping was a way to release my stress and other triggers.

Now that i am at a different environment and also want to change my style , i have been doing clothing purges. I am going through everything from clothing, bags to shoes. Most is being  donated and others i am planning to sell on my poshmark account. Now there are some items that i give to close close friends but that it is it.

I am also thinking about doing a closet sale but need to figure out exactly how that will work. I know i was told i should do a clothing swap which i think is nice but the previous ones ive been to in the past i was not impressed by lol.

So starting February 1 i am going on a no shopping spree , meaning only buying things that i need not the things that i want because i have enough at this time ( more than enough). I already have an accountability partner and im excited . I do not know how long  i will plan to do the no shop for maybe till my vacation coming up which is in July so that will be four months. I can do it no pressure. I will check in and keep everyone updated on how well i do.

So what do you ladies and gentlemen think, have you done a no  spend and if so how did it work out for you. I would love to hear your thoughts. Until next time.

 

Snacking Healthy with Newmans

04 Wednesday Jan 2017

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Hi fashionistas ,

Happy new year and happy Wednesday. I hope everyone had an amazing start to the year. I must say that it has been a great kick off for me so far. 

If you dont know snacking is a weakness of mines where i enjoy all things cookies and chips although it is not the best at times. 

So when newman owns sent me over some goodies to try i was excited. For me i knew newmans for their dressings and other items but their snacks i was so unaware about. 

The good thing is that all the products are natural and organic so it gives you a healthy alternative to snacking. 

My favorite are the pretezls and popcorn and raisens which i keep at my office for snacking. My husband loved the peanut butter cups as they were his favorite. 

Do not get me started on the cookies the orange chocolate chip were so good (wishing i had more lol).

Have you tried newmans owns,  let me know would love to hear your thoughts.  Until next time. 

Fine Dining in your local neighborhood 

30 Wednesday Nov 2016

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Hi fashionistas , 

Happy Wednesday  hope everyone had a great thanksgiving weekend .  I spent it with my family and just relaxing and regrouping.

One of my favorite times besides shopping lol, is to go out to eat with my husband where we enjoy some good food and downtime.

Sometimes traveling to the city is a no go for us so to discover nice restaurants in the neighborhood that give you that city vibe and feel is a plus.

The pine bar and grill located on eastchester road in the bronx is one of those restaurants. They are an italian american restaurant that offer so much different and delicious foods. 

Im all about customer service and they are excellent when it comes to that . I have to say this is my favorite restaurant to dine at. i actually hosted a birthday and family dinner here on the upper level which gives you privacy. 

In the summer they have a lovely roof top that is amazing paired with good music. so if ever in the bronx check it out you will not be disappointed. 

Until next time

SeeHave you try Dove

04 Friday Nov 2016

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Hi fashionistas , 

Before i go on this post is sponspered by dove but all opinions are my own. 

For years i have been using dove as i love it so much. Their deodorants are amazing and recently they have revamped the brand by adding their line of dry spray deodorants which i was introduced to last year at an event and fell in love.

So i was so excited when dove sent me some new ones to try. with my package i was sent detail descriptions of the new line which i love and what it offers and benefits.

Me being the working women and blogger this 48 hour lasting makes it so great.

My favorite is the soothing chamomile. it smells so good lol. what i also love is that although i may sweat the deodorant last throughout the day.

Love to hear your thoughts. have you try dove let me know. until next time. 

Casual to the work place

03 Thursday Nov 2016

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Hi fashionistas , 

Last week i posted a look but did not go into detail and blog about it till now.

Dressing down for my job is what i enjoy as i do not have to worry and just can be comfortable 

When my blogger boo stylenpoise posted this leopard moto jacket from zara i had to have it cause i love leopard print.

I paired it with this cute sweater i scored from burlington and paired it with leggings and these leopard print oxfords from the june ambrose collection was the perfect fit.

Let me know what you think. until next time.

Goals before 33

27 Thursday Oct 2016

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Hi fashionistas,

Happy Wednesday i hope everyone is having a great week. I am busy as always lol but i wanted to share a different post with you all. As you know my bday was october 8 and i recently turned 33 as someone told me its my jesus year. I have to say that im blessed and thankful.

Before my bday i decided to have some goals accomplish before year 33 and i have to say that im proud to have acheived them. I did not go overboard and have unrelaistic goals but i was determined. so i wanted to share with you my list below.

1. Find a new job where i will grow and develop more skills

2. save more money

3. pay off bills in full

4. Attend more events for blogging 

5. Network more

6. live life

I have to say i was able to check all those things off my goal list. Looking for a new job was priority and i prayed and stayed faithful till the right opportunity came along and now im loving it and know that im going to excel and grow.

Saving money is and up and down thing for me but this year i focus and buckled down and was able to do it which resulted in clearing off some debt double win.

As a blogger there are events that you want to or have to attend and i was shy at times to go but decided if i want to be successful then i need to go out and get what i want. one major was covering nyfw.

Networking has been hard but it was great as i work with brands such as derma e, caress, dove and other beauty brands.

Living life is just that living life cause it is not always about work work and work which is what i always do. so i promise to have fun and enjoy cause life is too short and spending time with my friends and family is what its all about.

So turning 33 was exciting and im looking forward to accomplishing more goals. 

Do you set goals before your bday .  love to hear your thoughts.

Its a 90’s Celebration 

21 Friday Oct 2016

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Hi Fashionistas,

It has been so long since i blogged and its really because work has been keeping me busy and i just been celebrating my birthday all month long lol.

My birthday was october 8 and my husband decided to throw me a 90’s theme party and i was all for it although im a 80’s baby. 

I told my husband my concept and i must say he did the job so amazing that everyone stated they felt they were at a 90s party.

The guest were able to wear cute buttons that had  different 90s slogans which everyone love. 

The dj played nothing but hits from the 90s. We were dancing all  night and the backdrop my husband had made was great. 

Now for my look i  went to my girl missrockwellsracks on instgram and order these amazing plaid shorts and paired it with a sequin top i scored on clearance at macys. Paired with moto boots.

Shoutout to my girl/makeup artist tiffany check her out on instgram makeupbytiffy. She has been doing my makeup for years and never disappoints. 

This was one of the best and amazing bday i had and so excited for the next chapter. Hope you enjoy. Until next time.

The man who planned and executed this whole thing. My husbandrocks

 

These cupcakes were so good

Thats a wrap 😉😀

Gold N Camo

06 Tuesday Sep 2016

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Hi fashionistas,

Happy tuesday. I hope everyone had a blessed and amazing . I spent mines relaxing as well as enjoying a few fun activities.

Me  the husband went out for some dancing and good music . If you follow me on snap then you already know. On sunday we went to the bad boys reunion tour and we had such a great time. I  standing up,dancing and singing the whole two and half hours. 

I wanted to share with you the cute look i wore for the concert. When going to concerts i like to be cute and comfy especially when dancing is involved lol.

This two piece camo set from ny and  company i love cause as you see in the pics i dressed it down but to make it work friendly i would wear boots, pumps and a button down shirt under. 

Hope you enjoy the look. Until next time.