Motivational Mondays: Regaining Focus!

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Sometimes we lose focus on the bigger picture. Just 2 months ago I was excited to start my post-collegiate life. I had dreams of becoming the next 30 under 30. I was longing to move to a big city. Los Angeles was my 1st choice but that doesn't mean I wouldn't settle for San Francisco or Orange County. I just never expected to live in a suburb for as long as I've been living here.

Sunday Funday: Sorry is in order...

“It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.”

- George Washington

Fashion Friday: Happy Birthday to me

It's my birthday and all I want to do is go shopping. So since I would love to go shopping and I can't because being an adult is hard I made a list of some of my favorite items I've seen recently. It's sort of like a birthday list but not really like a birthday list. Maybe this will give you a little Fashion Inspiration for the weekend.

Going through training...

I was recently hired as a part time Assistant Manager for a clothing store called Maurices. The clothes are amazing. The people are funny (a little extreme sometimes) but nevertheless are perfect to work with. However, since working there I have had a lot of mishaps that I have been writing about on my Facebook page as opposed to my blog. Stories that honestly could be written here. So I'm going to write a bit about whats been going on here "job" wise with fun pictures and etc.

Fashion Friday: Fall Favorites!

I don't know about you but I love everything about fall not just the scent of pumpkin spice used in everything. I love sweater weather and with fall quickly approaching (September 23rd to be exact) it is time everyone gets a wardrobe update. Time to redye your hair darker, put away the bright colors and bring out the scarves/booties! Here are two outfits styled completely with Maurices and Forever21 clothing (except the brown booties).

To be lonely & popular...

“Only on the Internet can a person be lonely and popular at the same time.”
-Allison Burnett, Undiscovered Gyrl

If you've looked at any of my previous posts you know that I'm disgustingly honest. I slut out words and phrases that might not really mean anything to you but mean the world to me. I treat my blog like an online diary. Expressing the in's and outs of my life. If I'm happy you can tell by the post and when I'm frustrated it is even more obvious. Not everyone is like this. Some people would rather remain anonymous because of fear or act out of character in order to develop a false sense of respect from others.

Sunday Funday: Positive Thoughts Bring Positive Outcomes

(Basically I completely forgot about this picture and will now use both of them)

Happy Sunday it is the end of the weekend and the start of the week. Everyone is either doing homework, preparing for the work week, bonding with their families and etc. As for me I am preparing for a night of exploration through my neighborhood. I've only been here for a month now so I love exploring the neighborhood and finding new things to fall in love with. So basically I go on 2 hour walks often with my brother and his friends. Sometimes I go without him though and when I do I like to recap about the all the positive events and etc. that are going on in my life right now.

Fashion Friday: 80s/90s Nostalgia

Saved by the bell, Married with children, Duck Tales my childhood definitely came back to haunt me the past few weeks. I don't necessarily hate it but with all the discussions of rebooted shows and etc. I couldn't help but to reminiscence on the 90s.

So I'm providing you with a little weekend fashion inspiration with some of my favorite 90s themed photos!

Fashion Friday: Kim Kardashian Hollywood Edition

Fashion and Kim Kardashian basically go hand in hand which is probably why Kim Kardashian: Hollywood has become so successful. Or more so a prevalent part in my life. I have finally made it to an A list celebrity in Kim Kardashian: Hollywood. Of course my fictional Kim K. boyfriend broke up with me due to our lack of communication (I do have to model and stuff)...but that's alright he was a D list celebrity so I couldn't very well continue to be seen with him am I right?

Woman Crush Wednesday:The Most Popular Girls in School

It's 12pm and my friend randomly posts a video to her Facebook wall with the caption "You're welcome". With nothing else to do I click the video. For rest of the day I become completely consumed. The video and my downward spiral of a fleeting social existence become a reality. I become hooked on a Youtube show but not just any show..."The Most Popular Girls in School".

Falling in love with love

‘Do you fall in love often? Yes often. with a view, with a book, with a dog, a cat, with numbers, with, strangers, with nothing at all." -Jhene Aiko

Sunday Funday: The World of Employment!

Hi I'm Ashley Clayton and I applied for a Sales Associate position at Maurices. However, they believe that my skills would be better suited for an Assistant Manager position so I was hired as that instead! Yay me! Basically that is why I haven't blogged since Wednesday.

Woman Crush Wednesday: An Ode to the bride

“All I’m saying is that I don’t want to sort of fall in love with fifty different people. I’d rather find one person and fall completely, deeply in over my head.”
-Anna White "The Light and Fallen"

Motivational Mondays: The Walk of Shame

“Melting Phones” by Stefano Corso is licensed under CC BY 2.0

The walk of shame: an instance of walking back home on the day after an unplanned casual sexual encounter, typically dressed in the same clothes as the previous evening. (Google definition)

As a society we place social restrictions on what we feel a woman or man is allowed to do. Sexual, political, athletic, artistic just to name a few. This stems from a patriarchal mindset that has been instilled upon the western world for years. The question is...when does it end?