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After a weekend of thrifting I must say I am totally addicted now. I started back in March after reading an article about sustainability, fast fashion, and such. In addition, I got really inspired by a Youtuber name KIA. You may of heard of her… TheNotoriousKia. She made thrifting look so easy. In addition, she also express her views on sustability, and fast fashion. Long story short, I was inspired to do the same and I love it. In today’s blog post I am sharing some of the recent thrifted goods I purchase. Make sure you check out the mini video below. I have shared how I styled each good I got . My Thrifting Story First, I think it is a great idea to buy second items instead of buying brand new things. It is Eco Friendly, a way of reducing waste, and a way of taking my hand out of fast fashion. Also, it is lifestyle. Let be clear it is not always by choice for some people. I am of my privilege to pick and choice where I purchase from. Fashion is my life however, my goal is to be more conscious of how I am spending, …

Finally back on the blog. As usual I always feel great returning to my blog. I got so caught up with having fun and all I had to do this past Memorial Day Weekend, simply I forgot to post. Happy June! This is the month of grilling, summer vibes, Black Music Month, Juneteenth, and Pride. So I decided to recreate this beautiful flat lay you see here. I made this flat lay to show my support for the LBGTQ+ community, especially for all Black ad Brown folks. Shoutout to the LBGTQ+ community that inspired me everyday . The community in my opinion really helps with my own self confidence. I say live your truth, and you have the right to love, thrive and live. Overall, I am looking forward to having a great month in June. In todays post I am reflecting and sharing my personal goals for the month of June. PERSONAL NOTE/ GOALS LETS REFLECT FIRST, MADE A LOT OF CHANGES LAST MONTH 🙂 So this is the May was a better month for emotional speaking. With life things are always up and down but it was such a better month for me. I am grateful for it. …

Do you have a morning routine? I find it to be really essential to have and stick to morning routine for my overall happiness. I like to feel like I am getting the best out of my day. On today’s post I am sharing my simple everyday morning routine. Let’s get inspired! Related: 4 Easy Loungewear Outfit Ideas Ring The Alarm @ 6:00 A.M. My alarm is set at 6 AM. I try very hard to stay committed to one alarm. It is so hard! Let me be honest it super hard not to hit the snooze button. I have hard time breaking away from my bed. However I have to be out my bed by 6:30 am! On a good day if I don’t hit the snooze button, I lay awake for roughly 10 minutes before I become active Next I have to pray and meditate. I am super grateful to wake up this morning so I have to give thanks to God for this morning and the day. To mention, I am wearing an affordable and comfy satin pjs from Shein. To learn more about these pjs, click here. Shein has a long list of satin jammies online. …

Is it me or I am I the only one going stir crazy being stuck at home? I know the first few weeks in March, was absolutely hard for me. I was so bored, and really going nuts trying to socially distance myself from people. Now I know in order to do our part in flattening the curve, we have to stay at home.  I am not going to lie it has been hard from time to time. I  am the master of spending my time alone; at times it is not fun. Other than working from home,  I soon start feeling like I was running out of things to do. Now it week 6 of working from home, self quarantine, and now the extended stay at home order (Sidenote: information based only in Michigan). I believe I finally found some entertaining things to while being stuck inside. One of my most favorite things to do our self portraits.   So, on today’s post I am sharing 8 interesting things to keep your time occupied during the pandemic. Related: 8 Tips On How to Work From Home 10 Things To Do While Being Quarantined Here is the time to make self …

Hey everyone! How have you been doing? I know for me I had to adjust to a lot of new things in a short amount of time. For the most part social distancing has me stuck at home. It has been hard because I am naturally an extrovert. Sheesh we are currently in some crazy times. With the recent outbreak of coronavirus aka “COVID-19” or  “the Rona”, it has so many people at home, either working from home, at home with kids or full blown quarantine.   Are you working from home? For me I have been working from home for almost week now. This is all new to me. It has been quite an adjustment, however I am thankful that I have the luxury to do so. I have to be honest, one day I was going stir crazy trying to get everything together and now I am starting to settle into my work space at home. On today’s post I am sharing 8 tips on how to work from and how I adjusted to it. If you are new to working from home remotely, these tips will help set you up for success. 8 Tips On How to …

Hey good people. Happy Valentines Day! How you feeling? I know I feeling good, just showing myself with some extra love today. Now, I would never thought I would still be a single woman. I had my life mapped out so differently, mmkay! I knew for sure I was going to be married by 25 so forth and so forth. Well I am off my so call plan for 5 years. I am 30 years old and I am single. Prefect combination, right?! Surprisingly, I feel okay about. I am riding the wave. Just continuing on with my life. On today’s post I am sharing my personal thoughts on my single life and dating as a millennial.Also, I am going to tell you why I think I am still single! Let’s go. The Single Life So, I am single like $1 dollar bill, okay. If you would have told me that I would be going on decade as a single woman, chilllleeee I would not believe you. “Welp believe it, sis.” I am 30 and there are no new prospects or no dating what so ever. (Lol, well I do have a crush on someone.) However, if I heard wedding …

Happy 2020 sis! Did you doing anything fun for the New Year? Well I spent my new year with the parents. It was snowing and I was too lazy to make the trip to city, where it’s litty lol. So I just was those specials on the tube and brought in the New Years with sparking wine, lol. Well is day 1 of 365 days, and I am feeling so fresh and clean. I get to start my year off fresh and put my best foot forward. You get to wipe the slate clean. I get why everyone loves to celebrate New Years. On today’s post I am sharing my personal goals, latest fashion report and trends, and brief blog note. I am super motivated this year and I can’t wait to share. Fashion Note We are in a new decade, my good sis . I was thinking to myself that I want to elevate my sense of fashion. I don’t want to do or WEAR the same thing from yesterday. I going to swipe some things out of my wardrobe. This month I am turning 30 and I want to transform/ and step up my wardrobe. Take a few …

August is the summer’s Sunday.  Yes, we are in the home stretch of summer. So it is time to put all your summer plans in motion. We gotta get it all done. Anyway I survived the mercury retrograde! Girl yes! I know I made it by the grace of GOD because I have been transitioning. We are going to say transitioning instead of struggling. So many good things revealed itself in July. I relaunched my blog. The energy that I received from this relaunch is amazing.  I am feeling so good about everything, and I excited to see what’s to come this month. On today’s blog post I will reflect and share my personal goals,  what’s coming to FashionLayn.com, and a brief fashion report. Fashion Note Since we are towards the end of the summer you can definitely catch all the end of summer sales!  Awesome deals… these stores are trying to make room for the fall  inventory. This is your time to get all your summer clothes on sale for next year or for the reminder of the summer. Hot girl summer girl! For myself, I start researching and reading up on the fall trends and styles. Fall is …

So today is my 29th birthday… I am so thankful to see another birthday.  I have one more year to the BIG 3-0. To be really honest, I am kinda scared of getting older.  Simply I am afraid of the unknown and becoming irrelevant.  I recently was saying this in a previous post, simply discussing my plans as a 29 years old and so forth. To change my thoughts on the fear, I decided it would be best to focus and admire my growth. Growth in life is key. I am not the same girl I use to be, and I am so thankful. Instead of getting hyped up for about premature thoughts on getting older…. I am going to embrace my life, my age, and admire my growth! To admire my growth here are 29 things I have learned in my 20s. You can’t pour from an empty glass: I learned in order to be my best self, I have to make sure I take time to take care of myself. While working and blogging I learn that I had to invest more time for self and mental care. So every day now I take 10 minutes or more …