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Chapter 10|October Plans and Goals

My girl! How you feeling?? We made it to a new month! Yes a new month, new goals, new mindset, new intent, and new focus. Yes this month I feel awaken. I feel like I can accomplish anything that I put my mind to it. I spoke to one of my friends and he was basically gave me some needed spark in my butt to get my creative juices flowing for the month of October. Last month, creatively I felt drain and my page and everything seem to suffer. My mind was out of it and I got back in the insanity salad of comparing myself. You know just being really hard on myself. Anyway, I am back and I feel refreshed. I am over my hurdle and I am ready to create again! Produce amazing content and work out my business plan. On today’s post I am going to share with you what to look forward to this month on FashionLayn.com. Fashion Note Fall fashion season in now in session. Being a Michigander is quick tough in the fashion department. It very cool in early morning, however mid day it can be quite humid. How do you dress yourself …

Fall Classic Outfit featuring Amazon Fashion Favorite

(This post contains affiliate links. See my disclosure about affiliate link here) Falllllll !! Your finally here. I’ve missed you! Clearly, I couldn’t wait to put on something warm and fall like. For the first day of Fall I decided to share with you a classic fall piece that I found off Amazon. Something really easy to put together and AFFORDABLE. I was scrolling on Amazon debating on buying a new lens or not. That what I do when I shop on Amazon, I look for electronics, and photography equipment. Some how I found myself on the Amazon fashion page. I was introduce to the fashion world of Amazon and I love it. On today’s post I sharing a my new camel shaggy fleece that I recently purchase from the site. This fleece is so unique and Chillleeee the price point. Yess, Amazon! I have joined the wave of tons of people, loving to shop on Amazon for amazing affordable fashion finds. If you want to know more just keep on reading! Fashion Is What You Buy. Style Is What You Do With It. -Unknown FLEECE + JEANS + ANKLE BOOTS You know how easy it is for me to get caught up …

Holiday, Money Talk, Motivation, Shopping

Money Talk: How to Budget for the Holiday Season?

Now, you might be thinking that it is too early to start thinking about the holidays or setting a budget up for it. Well it is mid September, and the earlier you start the better the outcome will be. For me, I want to have a stress free holiday. The giving of holiday gifts can take a toll on me. My goal this year is to have a stress free holiday and a better relationship with my money. Keep it AFFORDABLE and ENJOYABLE. So lets discuss budgeting, sis. We have to have a little discipline with this one. On today’s post I am going to share with you how to budget for the holiday season and few tips to consider when spending. Before I continue, let me not act brand new. The Christmas season comes around the same time and day every year. This did not sneak up on me out of no where. So whats up! I just was not prepared and showed up in my finance. Back to the regular program: I just want to make sure I give my mother and father the best gifts every. I also put a a lot of unnecessary pressure on my …

Self Care, Wellness

Affirm Yourself: 20 Positive Daily Affirmations

Like myself, some of us are accustomed to thinking negatively, berating ourselves down. “I can’t”, “I won’t”, and “I’m not”…. Do you even realize how many times you may say this to yourself? I know for myself it goes unnoticed. I know the more you keep watering these thoughts they will manifest in terrible ways. So my mission for my life is to be positive. I want to grow myself by saying positive things to myself all day every day. Now, I have to be honest saying affirmations and writing them out are kinda foreign to me. However, I am all about manifesting and trying to live a stress free positive lifestyle. So I am going to use POSITIVE affirmations to help me rewire by mindset. “I can”, “I will”, and ‘I am”. On today’s post, I am sharing my 20 favorite affirmations I say to myself to keep my mindset positive. I have been on positivity wave and of course I am trying to stay with. What are Affirmations? Affirmations are little saying we repeatedly say to ourselves out load or in our thoughts. They can be positive or negative. In my opinion, everyone’s focus should be on manifesting positive …

Lifestyle, Motivation

8 Ways To Be A More Confident Person

Time and time again I get in a bit of a funk with how things are going in life. I want this.. I need this to.. Simply, I just want to be well established in my blogging career. When I see others making waves, I start doubting myself and my abilities. Next thing I know I start comparing myself to others, leaving me feeling less confident! Often times I have remind myself who I am and how many things I have accomplished in life and as blogger. You can’t compare your successes and what you’ve done to others works and triumphs. I have to stay in my lane and work hard to get to where I want to be. I have to be more confident in myself and my abilities. So on today’s post I will share 8 ways on how to be more confident person in your everyday life! Take Care of Self: Start by adopting a healthier lifestyle by eating healthier choices and/or working out . You will feel amazing when your body is working at its absolute best- boost self confidences. To start I have been watching what I eat, and drink. I drink 2 34oz of …

Blog, Fashion, Personal

Chapter 9 | September Plan and Goals

Hey Everyone, I am finally back from my actual and mental vacation. Chilllleee it has been so hard to get back to my norm, when you have been having the time of your life. Last month, I had to get away from it all. I was burnt out from my job, I got sick…. it was just too much. Anyway, I went to Atlanta with my girls and now I back from the Labor Day weekend feeling a bit more refreshed and ready to start a new in September. 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 Fall season!! Yassss time to get out my sweaters, fleece, because this is my type of weather. I am thinking about trying out a lot of leather luxe looks, in my opinion is timeless. Also, I want to try out more neutrals look with jeans and bright neon colors for the fall season. Y’all know I love my neons and bright bold colors. On a previous post I express a few trends that I want to try out, click here if you want to check those trends out. TREND REPORT: …

Fall Style, Fashion

Fall Trend: How I Style My Cargo Pants?

So for the fall season I am exploring ways to ditch traditional pieces, like jeans, for something up to date! IDK! Cargo pants is that trend that are replacing jeans. Not really but really, LOL ! She (cargo pants) has been showing up, on displays, and dropping subtle hints that she (cargo pants) were going to show up for the season. The utility inspired pants is definitely apart of the fall fashion season with a bit of a twist. Cargo pants are best alternative for jeans because they are comfortable, and very easy to style with any basic look. So I decide to explore different cargo style pants for my frame! I always wanted to try, however I thought there were going to be too baggy, or not fit right here or there? Well found myself a pair from Forever 21 and we are going to test these “cargos” out on my frame. Let see what they do! On today’s post I am going to share with you my thoughts and how I styled my cargo pants! How I Style My Cargo Pants? Oversized button up | oversized cargos | leopard pumps First I styled my cargos by adding a cuff to …