Dressed to K.I.S.S.

Dear faithful fan base of one,

Sorry I've been gone so long. I know you've been sitting on the edge of your seat, dying for another post and at last, here it is. You're welcome!

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I don't know what I was thinking when I put this together! [insert burst of cheesy, cheesy laughter here] I'll blame it on the weather. It was a chilly ! [The Miami excuse for whipping out winter gear at random times of the year]. And Lord knows as soon as one wind blows too cold, we all whip out the Snow Boots and Trench Coats [insert a brisk "ha!" because I think I'm on a roll].

Smack Dab! In the middle of Spring ( We're right back at it)

To my two loyal followers, sorry that I've been kinda leaving you hanging. A lot of amazing things have been happening lately, keep away from the keyboard.

But I'll fill you in.

Last time I told you I was on my way to Atlanta for an audition but I didn't say exactly for what...
Well, it was for the Apollo! [Harlem, NY) and I made it!!!

My friend and I, Kiana of Young Wilde Free drove 10 hours from Miami to Atlanta... My first road trip in God knows how long. Anyways, the drive wasn't all that bad....

Blah, blah, blah.... I'm at the audition next morning, freezing! About 400+ people came out that day. Out of all of them, I was number 99. Took 3 more hours for the producers to finally see me.

They loved me! Told me they'd fly me up to New York and everything. Leaving in June for 2 months

Really exciting stuff.


I'll be posting more . So stay tuned

Trey

Jay's for Days

Truth be told,  I'm not a big sneaker Guy. At all, but, for 2013, Im challenging myself to expand my wardrobe by staying open to styles different than my own.

So I'm walking through Coco Walk, in Coral Gables.  Then I stumbled  across these babies. They had a version of these, Grey and University Blue, mark down to $99 [original price $160) . Did I smell a deal? Hell yeah! So I made no hesitation in asking for my size.

Manager says "we don't have your size in those but we might have them in those [points to the Grey Black and Maroon) .
"Sure....but hold up,  these are full price"
"Well....I can adjust the price"
"$99?"
"Yeah, when you get to the register, tell'm Jessie said adjust it"

Oh shit! I pulled my card out my wallet so fast,  I nearly cut myself. [Chuckles at my dry joke)

I've been wearing them for two days in a row. I'm in Love. Thanks Jesse,  best deal of the year so Far

Tools for a Thrifty Shopper

Let me say, first: there's nothing wrong with being a thrifty shopper. I am an advocate for Ross, Marshalls, TJ, and all those other discount retail stores. Just being honest, some of my Favorite pieces come from those places.  BUT!....  but there's a trick for Dressing For Less, you guys.
Not everything you buy must cost a million dollars but you also can't spend your life shopping on the clearance rack either. So,  my advice would be to create a list of things you want. Then from that list, split them into 2 categories : The Money List and Bargain List.
The Money List - the name says it all. You know, without a shadow of a doubt, that these things you're gonna spend major dough on. Full Price. No exception.
The Bargain List - things you wouldn't mind saving a Buck on. [I.e. you wanted a Micheal Kors Big Face watch, but you'll settle for a No Name Big Face instead).
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I actually have one of these list. I keep it in my room. And on mine, I decided the only thing that goes on the Bargain List are basically basics : simple tanks, tees, classic converse, etc,  etc.
My money list holds all my signature pieces: patent leather doc martins, Levis waxed denim jackets, and the list goes on.
Essentially, what I'm saying is be cognizant of the items you buy, how much they cost, and the places you purchase them.

Houston, we've made a landing!

What scares me most about starting something new is the feeling of starting something new. Your first kiss, first night sleeping in your own apartment, first time meeting your friend's friends, first day of school or work- all start with a familiar feeling. I'd like to call that feeling the Oh Shit.

Oh Shit, I've never done this before, I've never been here before. Oh, shit this is new to me.

And this First Post is no exception. I've probably written and re-written and revamped this One Post 40 times already. Because its the first time I've done anything like this and it's new to me, Oh Shit.

I couldn't find the perfect words. it seemed as though nothing was clever enough, catchy enough, authentic enough, etcetera, etcetera. And I had to stop myself. Because this is a beginning just like all the others. Your first time is supposed to be a little rough, a little awkward, a little uncomfortable- but the reward is sweet because the Next Time you do it, you'll know the ropes a little better, you'd have walked this road before.

So forgive me if this post isn't up to par. It's my first time.