My Top 5 Favorite Albums Released On My Birth Year

I really enjoyed everyone’s music questions! Thank you to everyone who took the time to ask me music related questions. The reason I did this was so I can get some ideas on what music topics I should blog about next. I am starting blog posts about music on Mondays, but do not worry, I will still talk about fashion and beauty on here too! Mondays are dedicated to music though. One of the questions I received on my Instagram was; “What are your favorite albums from the 90’s?” and this is the question that inspired today’s blog post topic.

I don’t think I’ve ever said it on here before, correct me if I am wrong, but I do not recall ever mentioning my age on here. I am 22 years old and my birth year is 1996. I already answered what my favorite albums of the 90’s were, if you missed it, be sure to find me on Instagram because I answer Instagram’s asked questions exclusively on there only.

Today’s blog post will be about my top 5 favorite albums that came out in 1996!

5. Matchbox 20 – Yourself or Someone Like You (October 1, 1996)

The first song that I heard from this album was the first track, “Real World” and to this day I enjoy sitting in the backseat of a car with the windows rolled down on weekend evening. It’s one of those songs that personally give me a bit of a nostalgic feeling of simpler times. Other than “Real World” I really like track 6, “Back 2 Good” from this album. It is not really played on the radio like “Real World” and “3AM” are which is why I’m including the song on this blog post to give you all a new song to listen to.

4. The Wallflowers – Bringing Down The Horse (May 21, 1996)

I’m not going to lie, I was really young when I saw the music video, “One Headlight” by The Wallflowers . But man…seeing Jakob Dylan in that video made me realize from an early age that I had a type! I swear to you guys, any famous guy with a mysterious vibe, dark hair and colored eyes had my attention from that point on! I love “One Headlight” but another song I also enjoy is track 3, “Bleeders” which I have hyperlinked if you click here, but I also know that judging from how I said Jakob Dylan made me realize I had a type, you all probably want to know what he looks like.

3. Soundgarden – Down The Upside (May 21, 1996) Yes, the same day as The Wallflowers!

When the news released about Chris Cornell’s death, the first album I grabbed was Soundgarden’s, “Down The Upside” and I gave the song, “Blow Up The Outside World” a listen. I didn’t know how to feel in that moment. I was so thrown off guard that Cornell would take his own life. I still have a hard time thinking about it, but I try to think about his music with bands Temple of the Dog, Soundgarden, Audioslave and the music he created as a solo artist. He possessed one of the greatest voices in rock and I recommend listening to his music if you are interested in giving rock music a chance. One of his songs as a solo artist named, “Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart” had its video taken off of YouTube after his death was reported because the video features Chris Cornell’s character as a prisoner who is getting close to his death by being hanged. His suicide was due to hanging himself which he was discovered in his hotel room. Although tragic, I also want to add another one of his songs when he fronted the band Audioslave and it’s “Be Yourself”

The music video below is from one of the songs in the album I mentioned.

2. Rage Against The Machine – Evil Empire (April 16, 1996)

Rage Against The Machine gets very political, but these guys are rap rock at its finest. They are aggressive. They are upfront. They are distinguishable. I saw this album in my brother’s room when we had just moved into our new house. He told me that our dad wanted him to give it a listen. We listened to it together and while he found it very catchy, it wasn’t his cup of tea. On the other hand I wanted to hear more of Rage. Songs from this album that are played a lot are “People of the Sun,” “Down Rodeo,” and my personal favorite, “Bulls On Parade.”

1. Tool – Aenima (September 17, 1996)

Okay, where do I even start with this one? Maynard James Keenan is among my top 5 favorite frontmen. He just kicks ass. He can sing, he can scream, he can scare you, he can hypnotize you and there’s just no one else like him. He is the reason I started to love rock and metal. His other band, A Perfect Circle, has their song, “Judith” which started it all for me. I mentioned this fact in my last post in case you are a little confused reading this. This album got a lot of recognition for the songs, “Stinkfist,” Forty-Six and Two,” “H,” “Eulogy” and of course, “Aenima.”

I cannot choose which one of these is my favorite. I love all Tool songs. I love A Perfect Circle, and I love Puscifer too. I am going to link the song this album was named after right here: Warning, he says the F word a lot during a certain part of the song. If things like that bother you, do not feel obligated to listen to the song.

I will link an A Perfect Circle song that I think is very beautiful too even though it didwas not released in 1996. I’m putting their song, “3 Libras” on here so you all can hear how beautiful Keenan can sing too.

Listen to these and tell me what you think! Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, so do not be shy! We are talking music here and I want my blog to be a comfortable place for everyone.

I hope you enjoyed reading and listening to some of my favorite music that came out the year I was born! If anything, I hope you learned something new today and no matter what, just be you and do not give up on what you want out of life. I love you all!

Thanks for reading and stay stylish!

Music

I want to start blogging about music. What better day than on Mondays where I can do a music Monday theme? Okay, more like a metal Monday theme.

I want to point out that my taste in music does not match the way that I look or dress. I listen to all types of rock and metal, but do not look the part in the world of social media. I hope that over time I can balance out being super girly and still very edgy. Combining these two worlds will be challenging, but I know that I can make it work. I also think that the purpose of a blog is to allow others into your own little world. As much as I love fashion, music is my first love. I want to be able to talk about music with my followers every once in a while because music is a big part of who I am. To start things off, this blog post is going to be dedicated to how I got into rock and metal in the first place.

I was about 5 years old with a fascination for Disney movies. What kid wasn’t? Oddly, the one thing I would always keep an ear out for was the scene where the villain would sing their song. For some reason, villain songs made me happy. My favorite one is always going to be “Be Prepared” by Scar from The Lion King. I can listen to that song now as an adult and still get the chills from listening to it. Villains also had a certain look to them. They were wicked, tricky, unimpressed with the average things and just made the movies so much better. Their songs were about the way that they felt and obviously it was never positive feelings. There was always an issue. As much as the feel good songs were catchy, I always paid more attention to the songs about plans, feelings and desires. Villain songs told more of a story than anything.

I had just watched The Lion King on VHS for the millionth time before my family went grocery shopping. We walked out the grocery store and I was humming “Be Prepared” as I skipped to the backseat of our car. I remember how I immediately listened in on this song playing on the radio station after my dad had fired up the engine. At the time I didn’t know bands. I didn’t know genres. I didn’t pay attention to the music that occurred outside of Disney films, but there was something about this song that made me focus all of my attention. Just like a villain song, it sounded like the singer was upset. It sounded like he was angry at someone or something. It wasn’t a song a little girl would normally be into, but my dad could see my shark smile as he glanced at his rear view mirror at a red light.

That song was “Judith” by the band A Perfect Circle. I digged it so much that I always kept an ear out for it any time my family was in the car. While keeping an ear out for it, I began listening to other songs. We mainly listened to 99.5 KISS on the radio which plays rock music. It wasn’t long before that I realized that not every good song has to be about anger or issues. I began to like songs about love, experiences or nothing at all, but it had to be rock. I tried getting into pop, but it just didn’t pump me up like rock did. As I got older I started to explore more music and it eventually led me to more metal bands.

Ultimately, my fascination for music began in Disney films. I always wanted to stay in the theater and listen to the music at the end because music is my favorite part of film!

Now that I told you how I got into this genre of music, I will show you my favorite songs as a kid. You do not have to listen to these songs if rock is not your thing, but I still want to share what I was listening to while other girls were probably listening to Britney Spears or Mariah Carey.

A Perfect Circle- Judith

Hole- Asking For It

 

Metallica- Battery

Nirvana- Aneurysm

Smashing Pumpkins- Disarm

Silverchair- Israel’s Son

 

Whether or not you listen to the music, thank you so much for reading and stay stylish!

Interning For A Magazine!?

Even if I have not been uploading videos on my YouTube channel, it does not mean that I haven’t kept myself busy this year. I wanted to make a blog post about something that ties into my personal life because it starts an exciting chapter for me and I want you all to come along with me!

So, if you’ve been reading my blogs for a while, you know that I am a college student with a fascination for style and beauty and that I have been going to school to study communications. Although communications is a very broad field, I love everything about it no matter which direction I explore. I’m happy to finally let you guys know that the real reason I haven’t touched YouTube in a while is because of the demands of school (which is coming to an end this fall!) as well as the demands of my part-time job and personal life, but also my internship with a magazine!

I haven’t said anything about this because I usually keep quiet about my personal life, but I want to share with you guys a magazine that is all about the arts less traveled and that is 71 Magazine. I’m talking fashion, music, film, science and technology (yes, there is art in even the things you do not think there is!) and I would really appreciate it if you guys would take some time out of your day to visit our website and read up on any of our issues.

Today we released our music issue and singer-songwriter and musician, KT Tunstall is on the cover! I will not tell you guys the other artists featured in our issue because I want you guys to see for yourselves. It would mean so much to me if you all can go to our website during your spare time and look through our work. We are a bi-monthly, digital magazine, but if you would like, you can always order a hard copy!

Please let me know what you all think about the magazine if you get a chance to look at it and don’t forget to visit here and nominate 71 Magazine for Magazine of the Year. It is an honor just to be considered and it does not take long to register and it is FREE!!

I know I just poured a whole bunch of information at you, but I am so excited to finally let you all know a little bit more about where I’ve been and what I’ve been working on. I am not done with YouTube. I am just occupied with this new endeavor and that actually involves video editing for the magazine on top of my own personal endeavors. I will be back on YouTube as soon as I can, but until then…

I hope you all have a great weekend! Stay stylish!

My Experience With Swimwear

Fashion bloggers keep up with all the seasons and the trends that go with it. If you follow fashion bloggers on here or on any other social media platforms, you may see the topic of bathing suits creeping up on ya. Love it or hate it, people are going to be talking about it. I guess today is my turn.

I am going to get personal. I am not the tallest girl. In fact, my height is about 5 ft 2 in and I am a dress size 6. I know that there are women out there that would be completely confident walking out in a two piece swimsuit if they were my size, but the truth is, I am still that girl who refuses to take off her swim shorts whenever she goes to the beach or pool. While fashion bloggers are strutting their stuff at the beach, I will be walking right next to them in swim shorts! Proudly.

Here is the thing, I am happy with my body. No, it is not the fittest and I am not at my target goal, but I refuse to ditch my swim shorts. I went to the pool with some friends this past Sunday and I need to be honest, if my boyfriend was not with me, I wouldn’t have ever taken off my swim shorts. In the almost 3 years we’ve been together, I think this was our second time going swimming. The last time my family and I went swimming was in Port Aransas about a year before Harvey hit. I remember wearing my two-piece swimsuit underneath swim shorts and a Guitar Hero t-shirt that I did not take off the entire time we were there. I have had my bathing suit since I started high school. Yeah, and it still looks good as new since it has been protected from the sun all these years.

Swimwear is meant for swimming. It’s a plus if you look good in it, but it is also not the end of the world if you’re not completely comfortable in it. This is why I want to introduce you guys to some swim shorts that I am LOVING right now!

1. SwimOutlet.com has some really good swimshorts if you are tired of seeing nothing but black swim shorts and really want a brighter color, I recommend the Sporti Active Swim Short Bottom  because they have a tie around them for waves at the beach and they range from size XS-XL. Here is what the bright blue color looks like. They are on sale right now at $16.99-$19.95 from $26 and have a 4.5 star rating. It’s no wonder that they are a best seller.
2. Also from Swim Outlet is a good option if you really want black swim shorts that are a little longer in length is the Speedo Women’s Vaporplus Swim Short Keep in mind that longer length shorts may be pricier simply because the product requires more material. These are on sale for $34 from $69-$72 
3. I really like the way that the colorful bands on the hip area pop out in these shorts I found on JCPenny’s website. They are the Free Country Swim Shorts on sale for $23.52 from $49 right now. These are also available in plus size for $25.92 from $54! If you cannot find the size and color that you want, these shorts are also available at Kohls for $29.99. 
4. If you are yawning at the shorts that I’ve been showing here, I am looking at these two shorts from Roxy.com because I am moving my way from trunk-like shorts to shorter shorts. I am hoping that one day whether my boyfriend is there with me or not, that I will be completely okay in walking around in swim bottoms without shorts covering them! 
   

   

I know there are many ways to be at the pool or beach sporting a much more covered up swimsuit, but I have no experience with swim dresses or swim covers so I’m not credible enough to mention them in this blog. However, I do know what it is to be the only girl wearing swim shorts at the pool party. To be ragged on by friends to “lose the trunks” or be welcomed by silly chants with fists in the air saying “take it off! take it off!” To not being able to free myself away from the fear of my swim bottoms being taken off by the ocean’s waves. To wear swim shorts simply because I didn’t like my thighs. To wear swim shorts because I couldn’t break away from being just one of the guys (I grew up with nothing but guys so transitioning from a tomboy to the girly lady I am now was rocky).

I also know that other women out there may have gone through this too and have their own reasons why they gravitate towards swim shorts. Security? Comfort? Cellulite? I hear you, because I have listened to my mom and tias (aunts) talk about that so, so much. Whatever your reason, swim wear is meant for swimming more than it is for fashion. There are many beautiful options for one piece and two piece bathing suits, but I also want to keep things practical here. I want to be able to actually get in the water and not worry about sequins falling out, or my boob slipping out, or the material getting bad. That’s just my opinion. If you want to rock your swim suit and lounge around looking great at the beach, go for it. No one is here to stop you. In fact, we admire you!

I hope this post wasn’t long and boring for you all, but I know that not a lot of bloggers are going to give much attention to swim shorts so I decided to do something about that!

Stay safe at the beach/pool this summer and stay stylish!

 

Read My Blog about Sunscreen here

 

5 Other Ways To Get Over A Bad Day/Setbacks

I left my house at 7:30 a.m. and came back home almost 12 hours later. I kept reflecting on my day and the more I thought of it, the more defeated I realized I felt. How could I wake up feeling so confident, yet feel so down within the same day? Many of you know that a lot can happen in a day. A LOT.

I am a whole lot better now because I realized that there is no use crying over spilled milk and that my setbacks will never ever, overpower my comebacks. Aside from the first 5 things I do to recover that you saw in my video, here are the other 5 ways to make your comeback stronger than any of your set backs. These are different than the first 5 because it now involves others rather than just yourself.

6. Take ownership of your mistake, but keep your dignity.

Oh man. That already sounds hard, but accidents happen! Sometimes our own setbacks happen because we mess up on our end. Maybe we missed a deadline or maybe we accidentally did or said something we shouldn’t have. Whatever happened, if you know you were in the wrong, take a deep breath and take ownership of your mistake. Address it, apologize, whatever it was…do not let pride prevent you from making things right. However, keep your dignity! Do not cry, beg or blame. Remain professional. You’re a sophisticated individual who is better than making a scene like a child. This is probably the hardest step out of the 5, but it is the first thing you need to do in order for the others to work out.

7. Clear Things Out

I mean this in various ways. First off, GET ORGANIZED. Clean out that desk at work, your room, your car, your purse and even your backpack if you’re a student. Sometimes mess in itself can cause us to be overwhelmed so get organized! Keep what you need, and toss what you don’t need. Secondly and more importantly, communication. Clear out what you have been holding inside. Just say it. If there was a big misunderstanding, make it known so that it is prevented again in the future.

8. Ask For Help

If you’re anything like me, you dread asking others for help. Maybe it’s because you feel like you’re interrupting them, or maybe you feel like they’ll think you’re dumb for asking a certain question, but you need to free yourself from those thoughts. In this life, we are all here to learn. Take it upon yourself to seek knowledge. Everyone benefits in the end.

9. Don’t Be Close Minded

I know that the public can sometimes have rocky relationships with the media, but I want you to think of a journalist for a moment. Journalist often have to report stories and try their best to capture both sides of the story. A good journalist is able to do this fine, but a great journalist is able to do this in a way that both sides have a clear voice in the story and neither one of those voices is the journalist! What I’m saying is, to be neutral. Do not judge and pick sides, especially in the work place! Hear others out and try to understand them. This also ties into seeking knowledge. Know when to be a team player and when it’s best to remain neutral.

10. Get Involved.

Listen here, we can all say those four words, “I don’t have time,” but it’s a fact that we can always make time for things that need to get done. Like work, school, homework and all that serious stuff, but don’t forget about the things that make you happy! The things that you naturally gravitate towards. For me, it’s fashion blogging. If I had the “I don’t have time,” mentality, I would not be writing this and I would not be making YouTube videos or have my fashion account on Instagram. I also would have never gotten over my camera shyness! Or gotten the chance to meet interesting people and I know that I probably wouldn’t be anywhere near as happy right now. By doing what you love, you will find yourself getting involved in a community of like-minded individuals who will give you advice, support you and even be friends with! In the process, you may even learn more things about yourself.

Alrighty everyone, I hope that my video and blog motivate you on your own recovery process of going through a bad day. Just remember that your mistakes do not define who you are. Just like my statement in the beginning of my video says, you know who you are. Life is full of setbacks. There are going to be days where the world acts like it’s against you and nothing is going according to plan, but that shouldn’t leave you defeated forever. Life is hard, but that fact shouldn’t stop you from living it!

Keep going and stay stylish.

Cleaning and Poshmark

My birthday is right around the corner. In fact, my birthday is on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. It is a few days from now and I look forward to a weekend of fun with the people I love the most. My family took me out to dinner and told me that they did not want to let my actual birthday day to go by without doing anything so my dad is going to make me my favorite cake! I am writing to you guys today because I have a new YouTube video out now! I decided to film myself cleaning my awfully messy closet and the process that I personally go through when I clean my closet. I am going to try my best to maintain the cleanliness of my closet and break old habits of just tossing clothes here and there. If you would like to see how I cleaned my closet, please give my video a watch, thumbs up and subscribe to my channel!

One thing that I did not mention in my video, but I will mention here, is that I now have a Poshmark account! For those of you who aren’t familiar with this app, it is an app where you can buy and sell all your fashion items to and from others. I was hesitant to make a Poshmark account since I dislike the fact that everything needs to be an app you must download on your phone, but I went ahead and got myself Poshmark after re-seller stores did not take my items for their worth.

You guys, I have some never before worn dresses from Gianni Bini and Hell Bunny and some other cool things you may like! Cleaning out my closet made me really ask myself whether or not certain items still needed a space in my closet and because of this, anyone who finds me on Poshmark can look at some of my items and purchase it! I promise you guys that I do not charge that much for these designer items!

This is the link to my Closet on Poshmark: https://poshmark.com/closet/alamocitysara

Thank you all for reading my blog and stay stylish!

 

Imperfect Things About Me That Make Me Perfectly Happy!

No one is perfect. We hear this all the time, but we often need to be reminded constantly about this fact! I see all these models on Instagram for example and there are times where I find myself comparing my body to their body. Or I see a fashion blogger with a big closet full of clothes and it makes me look at my own closet wishing it was just like theirs. Whether you think someone is perfect because of how they look, who they are, or what their lifestyle appears to be like, do not feel like you and your life is not good enough. In today’s blog I am going to point out imperfect things about myself that make me feel happy at the end of the day.

1. My Random Dimple- When I smirk or have a smug face rather than actually smiling, a random dimple on my right cheek will appear! I think dimples are adorable. Especially when it’s a dimple from smiling, but what makes my dimple so imperfect is that it will only appear when I am making a weird smirk or face.
2. My Square Shaped Butt- I have heard people describe butts in various ways and for a while, it seemed like everyone was just all about the bass! Social media has also made it seem that the only good looking butts were either the really round ones or the heart shaped ones, but my butt is more of a square shaped butt. Despite my butt not fitting into the mold of the most desirable shape there is, I still think it’s round enough!
3. My height- I am 5ft 2 in. tall and I always wished I was taller! But the way I see it is that I can always wear heels to be taller on those days were I really cannot stand my own height.
4. My Knee Scars- You cannot tell that much in this photo, but I have scars on both my knees. My favorite things to wear are dresses and skirts and I absolutely cannot stand pants! The scar on my left knee looks like the Nike logo and the scar on the right knee is from skidding on the street after tripping in the middle of my afternoon run. My mom was so upset and freaked out after seeing all that blood. The reason I love my scars is because there are some crazy stories behind them.
5. My Sorta Flat Tummy- Us women always freak out about our bodies! STOP! One thing that stands out when I am wearing high waisted skirts especially, is that there is always this center crease across my stomach that shows that my stomach is folding a little when I am sitting down or when I am not purposely sucking my stomach in. So my stomach is only sorta flat, who cares? This makes me happy because it reminds me that I am well fed! You can also see this tummy thing in that last picture.

New Video & 2018 So Far

Hello everyone,

I am writing to you all today in a freezing office and with another cough drop in my mouth. Yesterday morning I woke up with the back of my head throbbing and found that to be very peculiar. I remember rising up from my bed to take a drink of water and realizing that my throat felt odd. I pretty much spent all day yesterday in bed and was probably asleep most of the time. The only productive thing that I did was edit my latest YouTube video which is now up on my channel. Originally I was going to do a voice over in this video, but with my voice sounding super ridiculous right now, I refrained from that idea and decided to put some music in the background instead.

I was originally going to continue my closet series with my skirts, but it’s been so cold  everywhere that I decided to do a scarf video instead! I wear all of my scarfs differently which you will see in this video. I feature all my scarfs and the different ways that I like to tie and wear them!

2018 has started off on a sick note, but I am trying not to let this prevent me from working on what I want to accomplish! I also want to thank anyone who has subscribed to my YouTube channel. I have 24 followers now! I can’t wait to see that family grow. I also want to thank all 72 of you that have subscribed to my blog and have allowed me to vent about things and gush about others! To anyone feeling sick since we are in flu season, I pray for you to get healthy soon. Keep washing your hands, cover your mouth when you cough and sneeze, stay hydrated, and call into work if you must! Get your rest and watch my latest YouTube video and be sure to check out my other videos as well and subscribe to my channel!

Stay Stylish!

Rebecca Minkoff: Guitar Pick Hinged Cuff Review

Rebecca Minkoff is a fashion designer with her own global brand where she sells apparel, jewelry, handbags and even footwear for women just to name a few things. The CEO, co founder, and brother to Rebecca, is Uri Minkoff who has his own line of men’s accessories. I had never heard about Rebecca Minkoff until my father gave me one of my Christmas gifts which was Rebecca Minkoff’s Guitar Pick Hinged Cuff bracelet in gold.

My father and I both love music. We both get really passionate about new music and classic tunes and introducing people to new music. So when my father saw a bracelet with a guitar pick that said Love on it, he purchased it for me.  I can go on and on about spending the majority of my childhood in the CD room listening to my dad’s CD collection and any albums that had interesting artwork or an interesting band name, but I want to dedicate this blog to reviewing this product.

First off, this isn’t something that I asked my father to get me for Christmas. He told me that he was shopping for my mom, when he saw this bracelet and thought of me (my heart is melting right now) and he himself had never heard of Rebecca Minkoff. He found the bracelet inside a department store, but it can also be found on her website at https://www.rebeccaminkoff.com

I LOVE the bracelet. My initial reaction when I saw it was to put it on! I removed the tag and clipped on the bracelet on my left wrist. I grew curious about this new brand that I went straight to her website to look at more things. If you sign up with your email, you can get 15% off your first purchase!

As my day had progressed on Christmas, I was super happy to show off my bracelet when I noticed a problem…

The $58 bracelet’s clip was not getting the grip it needed to stay on very long.

If I could give this bracelet five stars, I would have. But for a $58 bracelet, you would think that the clip used to secure it around your wrist was a better quality. I would put on my jacket, it would snap off. I would raise my hand, it would snap off. I would shake someone’s hand, it would snap off. Unbelievable and definitely unacceptable.

When I told my father, he had told me that someone had left a review of this same bracelet with the exact same complaint. I am going to review it on Rebecca Minkoff’s website and say the truth. The truth meaning that the bracelet is beautiful, but really needs a better way to secure itself around your wrist. The part of the bracelet that I’m referring to is the one circled below.

My father was able to take care of this issue by securing the clip together, and tapping it gently with a hammer to flatten the little ball point so that the clip wouldn’t break away from it so easily. Although the solution was a simple one, customers should not have to do this at all. Especially for $58 worth.

The items in her site are overpriced, but she does have an under $100 section and an under $50 section. Jewelry and accessories are the most affordable options on there. Never be afraid to give an honest opinion or experience about something new. I love that Rebecca Minkoff is a young fashion designer who made her dream happen, so the least I can do is be honest with her about my first impression of one of her products so that her company knows what they need to pay more attention to.

I love my bracelet, just not the hassle. Always remain grateful and do not be afraid to give new things a try!

Stay Stylish!

 

Last Day of School Outfit + Future Plans

“I AM SO DONE!”

I know many of you hear these words when someone has had enough of whatever is going on and are really frustrated. HOWEVER…I am actually saying this in total happiness and joy because I have officially completed the Fall semester of 2017! I can finally focus more on my personal endeavors for the next two weeks, which means I will hopefully have some more YouTube videos posted on my channel for you all to see as well as more blog posts on here. I still post daily on my Instagram account which you can find at: alamocitysara

I miss writing on here and I know that I haven’t been as active as I have in the past, but with the workload of being a full-time student out of the way, I know this will change. I have only received one final grade which was a 97 in Business Communication. I am still waiting for my other grades, but as soon as I get them, I will let you all know. With that said, I want to take a moment to congratulate anyone who may be graduating this year! I personally do not know anyone who is, but for those all around the world who are…

Although I am done with school for now until Spring, I wanted to show you guys what I wore for the last day of school. I wanted to end this tough semester on a good note, so I wore my power color: Red!

MY OUTFIT

My mom thinks that I am obsessed with plaid and you know what? She’s absolutely right! Especially red plaid! Black and red just go so well together and I just love wearing these colors. More than half my closet consists of these two colors together and I wouldn’t want my wardrobe to be any other way. A lot of those who have red hair refrain from wearing red clothing because they think it will be a bit of an overkill, but in my book I strongly disagree.

To quote Sheryl Crow’s lyrics, “If it makes you happy, it can’t be that bad!”

Everything in this outfit are pieces that I’ve had for at least two years. The plaid top is from Macy’s and the brand is Material Girl. You cannot see it in this picture, but on the back of this blouse where my shoulders are, there are black sequins! Sequins are a must in your outfit if you plan on going out on New Years Eve!

My leather skirt was on clearance at Express. Still a shopper on a budget here! The tights are from Target and the flats are from Shoedazzle. I’m due for a new pair of black flats now that I think about it. I also want to bring up the fact that when I woke up yesterday morning, I had no idea what to wear. When in doubt, go for one of your go-to outfits or keep your outfit neutral with a pop of color. This will give you an effortlessly cool look for the day.

MY PLANS

1. Loved Ones

Other than my fashion endeavors, I plan on spending some time with loved ones. I get so busy with work and school that it is always a struggle for me to make time for everyone I care about that does not live under the same roof as I do. I struggle with the fact that I spread myself too thin because I try to make time for everyone. So even though I am looking forward to spending time with friends, I am also going to challenge myself to continue to put myself first.

2. Fitness

I am also going to try to focus on my fitness during these next two weeks. I am a runner, but I hate treadmills. I only want to run if it’s in the great outdoors, but if it’s cold outside, I am not going to want to leave my warm house! I also rely on the gym on campus and at work to help me stay active and fit, but if the facility is closed, so is the fitness center! Let’s not forget the fact that my hardcore Mexican family is going to be making a ton of tamales and all these other goodies and I cannot say no to food!

3. Reading, Writing, Drawing

When I am not drowning in homework or focusing on fashion and I get some time to myself, I am usually doing one of these things. I am going to be reading a few books, starting with The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern and Save Me From Myself by Brian Welch, (Korn’s former guitarist). I’ve read Welch’s book before, but I want to read it again! The Night Circus is a book that I started reading, but never got to finish. I already have these two books on hold at my local library.

 

I hope that anyone who is a student enjoys their free time as well as all hard-working employees who are getting some free time during the holiday season. I hope everyone gets to have a great time and enjoy themselves. While not on here, you all will now know what I will be up to!

Thanks for reading and stay stylish!