OOTD: Lovely in Lace

Creme Tunic- Mom's Closet, Free $.99

High-waisted, Light-wash shorts-Urban Outfitters, $49.00

Lemon Archaic Chain Satchel- Grannies Closet, Free $.99

Floral Print Head Scarf- Forever 21, $10.50

Gold Drop Necklace, Charming Charlie's, $7.99

my exact Moment.

   
I absolutely love this commercial! It embodies my life at this "exact Moment." With everything happening so fast: finding a job, almost concluding my College education, getting a new apartment, etc. I just want this year
of 22 years to pause for a quick second. I just want to make sure I'm enjoying everything, and living at life to its fullest potential. Lucky for me, my life is full of surprises, so this commercial/song will stay my theme.

I make my own SUNSHINE.

It's true! Working out,eating good, and drinking water does make one feel good about themselves. After discovering my largest weight gained last summer, I decided to get back on track and start working out. My routine includes (but not limited too): Mon-Fri 45min workouts, running outside, elliptical machine, lifting weights,and walking at an incline. I've seen major results. From October-Now I have lost and maintained my 25 pound weight loss. I have been lazy more days then others, but I refuse to gain another pound. My advice to myself and you is to make this process about you. Your emotions matter. And whenever I'm pacing the ground I feel my best! Its the brightest feeling one can feel. Enjoy your road to a better you. :)

How do you SHOP?

Upon taking Fashion Promotion this semester, I figured I had already learned all the chapters due to prior retail work. But what I did not know was the technical term for shoppers. I thought this was pretty interesting. The book is called Promotion in the Merchandising Environment, 2nd Edition. Everett, and Swanson.

1. The STEADFAST Consumer- A brand loyalty consumer who is not concerned with Sales Promotion.

2. The LOYALTY Minimizer- This shopper is willing to look around for the best price, but will eventually return to the opted retailer.

3. The CATEGORY CONTINGENT- This consumer is semi-based on loyalty. If the product is important enough for them to see a difference in brands, the preferred brand wins.

4. The IMAGE REJECTOR- This consumer unfortunately prefers cheap prices over quality. Their loyalty is 0%, considering the other shoppers

So the next time your shopping, refer back to this post, and share who you are, and your experiences while finding your find! Happy shopping!!!! :)

POP into color!

Summer is almost here, and I thought it would be fun to start playing around with my bright nail hues. In a act of boredom, I painted them in a light-dark pattern. They actually came out cuter than expected. But what I didn't know is that if you paint your nails white first, before loud colors. They'll POP more! And to my surprise they did! I receive a lot of compliments on this trend. I'm definitely trying this again. (Nail Party Problems).

Interviewing 101: 220Music

Introducing 220Music from University of Houston. A hip-hop group with cool flows and cool beats.

A: What is everyone’s name, and where is everyone from

          220Music:

          a.     Marc Haize (Detroit, Michigan)

          b.     EscalatorUp (Oakland, California)

          c.      Gene Green (Beaumont, TX)

          d.     DJ AudiTory (Houston, TX)

(Up, Gene, Haize, Dj AudiTory)

A: Coming from all over the country, how did you guys meet and how did one person’s weaknesses or strengths help mesh the group together?

220Music:

Marc, Up and Gene all met each other through a school organization where they found out about each other’s ability to rap. We then all met DJ AudiTory through a function he was DJing at on campus (University of Houston) and invited him to be a part of the group.  It is more-so our personalities and how we function as a musical ensemble that allows our sound to be exactly what it is today. To be a selfless group of guys really contributes to the creative nature of the music we make.

A: As far as being a full-time student, how do you juggle that along with extra-curricular activities, school events, and being in a hip-hop quad?

220Music:

 It all deals with scheduling, dedication and purpose!  If it has a purpose we involve ourselves in it. 220Music makes sure we utilize our time in such a way that our decisions are beneficial to education and music. Lesuire time is either dedicated to working on music, mixtapes for the DJ, or studying.

A: How are beats, and rhymes constructed for each song? Where does song inspiration come from?

220Music:

a.     Our beats are typically chosen through a number of producers we like to work with. We try to find a concept that we can all focus our verses towards. We then try to construct A universal message from personal perspectives that compliment each others.

b.     Song inspiration can come from a plethora of things. There’s no definite answer to define our inspiration. We can be inspired by faith, theories, music, jokes, family, experiences, or whatever just happens to come to mind. 

A: Since starting the group what has been the biggest challenge? And what is being done now to prevent that from happening again?

220Music:

The most difficult part about being in a group is communicating all the details necessary to have everybody on the same page! There are multiple events we participate in and people we have to meet. So when you have 4 guy’s, relaying all that information can easily become a task. We’re just getting better with it over time. We actually have a group chat specifically for communicating all details with each other.

A: As far as setting goals, have they been met? Dating back to the start of the group to now?

220Music:

We’ve accomplished a majority of the goals that we’ve set for ourselves. We pride ourselves in being able to do exactly what we set our minds to!  When joined, we told each other that we would take this as seriously as possible and ever since then we’ve seriously been making things happen. Big things! Lol.

A:    What’s the biggest accomplishment 220 has made? And as a member of 220, what does that milestone mean to you?

220Music:

We believe that remaining as a group for almost 2 years and still doing what we promised to each other, has to be the biggest accomplishment as a group! For 4 very opinionated and passionate men to be in a group and work to create one sound and brand tends to be difficult. Luckily we’re just as united to accomplish our dreams now, till dating back in May of 2010.

A: Are there any regrets thus far?

220Music:

The biggest lesson learned as a group was paying for shows early off in our career.  We were really just excited for opportunities to perform and didn’t know any better about the business. Sadly the group got hustled in the end. It was a huge lesson learned for us. Not so much a regret but that money could have been invested in other places that would have been more beneficial.

A: What’s up next? Any dates “The Following” should watch out for?

220Music:

May 24^th we have a show at House of Blues Houston. If people would like to keep up with us they can always visit www.weare220.com to keep up with us.

A:  Lastly, what’s everyone’s twitter names?

220Music:

a.     @220Music (220Music)

b.     @220Haize (Marc Haize)

c.      @220Gene (Gene Green)

d.     @Escalatorup (EscalatorUp)

e.      @DJAudiTory (DJ AudiTory)

Style-Child: Dallas Career Day

This 13th day of April marked Dallas Career Day! Even though it was a true adventure coming to Dallas, I reminded positive and focused on today's schedule. But to my surprise Dallas did not live up to my expectations. In my opinion, Houston Career Day was fabulous and very informative. I gained a lot of knowledge there as opposed to today. Luckily there was plenty of Style -Child's wondering the halls! I was dying all over the place.
Here's a few I melted over....

Ann-Hamilton (super cool government!)

Loves fashion, and loves her COFFEE!

Maria

Has a obession with funky stocking( as sported here) , and corky hats.

Jessie( immedately melted when I saw her fit)

Works as a Stylist with Free People.

"Music is my inspiration for everything that I do!"

Kayla

She enjoys "characterized" socks, and just recently traveled to Paris.

(How jelly was I when she said that.....EXTREMELY!)