Reebok Rally DC

I was lucky enough to snag a spot on the ReebokRallyDC team yesterday.  The event was originally supposed to be ReebokRunsDC but there was a little mix up between an intern at Reebok and the event organizer.  The shoes sent to the organizer were not really made for running, so he improvised and had us do a brisk walk down H Street, NE, then we did a few cardio moves to really get the heartbeat pumping.  Afterwards, we went to Po Boy Jim for a celebratory drink.  I really wanted a shrimp po boy but the way my diet is set up, I couldn't do it :(

Despite the mixup, this was an awesome event.  I went by myself and ended up meeting some pretty cool people.  In 2016 we do not exchange numbers anymore,we just start following each other on social media.  I look forward to doing something with them again.

Thanks to Anwaa of DCWKLY for organizing this event, the drink and for the FREE gear!  We received a pair of Reebok Classics and a workout outfit for free.  Who does not love free gear?!?

To see pictures check out my IG page @reddishbr and look up #ReebokRallyDC and #StepForward

DCWKLY has another event coming up next week Wednesday (March 30th) from 7pm - 10pm where there will be giveaways which include shoes.  Go to their site and RSVP if you are interested:

BCBGeneration Renegade Grommet Bootie

There are a few fashion bloggers I follow on IG then there is one that I STALK.  Her IG is KYRZAYDA_ and her website is Kyrzayda.

I gave you that information because she is the reason why I bought the above boots.  I saw them on her page twice and fell in love.  I just had to have them.  When I ordered them, they were on back order.  I totally forgot I ordered these boots until I saw them again on IG. I went to check the status of my order and saw they were still on back order.  I called BCBG to cancel the order only to be told they were shipped days ago.  It was meant for us to be together!

I finally wore my new babies on NYE with a white shirt dress and faux leather black pants, chic rocker look.  Since I am not a fashion blogger, I did not think to take a picture of the full outfit.  I must say I had these on all night and my feet did NOT hurt.  I think these may be my favorite shoes!  I am going to start building all my outfits around them lol

I got the black Renegade Grommet Bootie on sale (plus 5% cash back from Ebates) from BCBG.  They are currently sold out of black but they still have taupe and cognac both are currently 40% off (go through Ebates for 5% cash back).  If you really want black, Nordstrom has them for $138.95 (3% cash back if you go through Ebates first).

Warm Taupe

Cognac

Hello 2016

Boy 2015 flew by!  There isn't much I have to complain about for 2015.  My kids were healthy and doing good in school.  I had a scare but everything worked out well in the end so I can say that I really had a great year.

For this new year, I don't have any resolutions.  I mean how can you perfect perfection LOL Seriously, I do have things that I have been working on and will continue to improve throughout this new year.

Credit - this is a topic everyone hates.  I swear they should have taught us how to build and maintain good credit scores in high school.  We need it more than we need geometry.  I've been working to repair my credit.  I was laid off a few years ago and had a lot of medical bills, which caused my score to drop significantly.  I am happy to say my score has gone up so much but I still have a way to go.  I am still working on paying off debts so that I can eventually have that 800+ credit score.  Hopefully, by the end of this year I will be close.

Budget - you can't build your credit score without a proper budget!  I started a budget last year, it help a little but I wasn't really strict with it and was still spending on things I could have waited on.  Plus, I don't thing the budget worksheet I had was all that helpful.  My friend (s/o Kay) sent me a worksheet that really allows me to snapshot my income and my debts.  And Wells Fargo has a feature were you can see where you have spending your money.  Let's just say that feature really really opened my eyes.  For the first 6 months of this new year, I have placed myself on a strict budget.  I want to pay down more bills and also put more into my savings.  So if you invite me out and I can't make it, just know it is not in my budget for this month.  That doesn't mean to stop inviting me :)

Vacation - along with working on my credit and finally utilizing a budget (in the right way), I would love to take a vacation out of the country this year.  I hope I can make it happen!

Health - no new goals.  I have been working out and eating an 80/20 clean diet.  2015 was actually the first year I didn't stop working out in Nov & Dec.  Which means this is the first January were I am not pushing to lose holiday weight.  Not only did I NOT gain any holiday weight, I LOST weight during the season!!!!!

Other than the above things I have been working on before the new year, I just plan to enjoy 2016.

I hope your new year is going well so far :)