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Two Ways to Style a Long Sleeve Jacket for The Holidays

November 20, 2021

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Two ways to wear a long sleeve jacket for the holiday

The holiday season is in full swing and I’m seizing every opportunity to dress up this holiday; either for a brunch, family dinner or a holiday party. I’ve missed a lot of holidays as a nurse and never get to dress up or get cute when everyone else is celebrating.
There has been quite a few changes in my career, permitting me to spend more times with my friends and family and get to dress up a little more.

I picked up this mustard jacket with gold button at Ross just a couple days before Thanksgiving,and it goes perfectly with red, blue, emerald, yellow or brown. You can creatively pair and wear it for brunch, dinner or meeting.

Option 1: Brunch Idea

For my ‘Werk Pray Slay’ brunch ,I used this navy blue with red stripe pants from Ross, pair it with a white tank top and put on this great pair of red heels from Goodwill. Yes girl, you heard that right! Dress for less and still be looking good. If you wear jewelry, you can add these little extras like I did.

Option 2: Thanksgiving or Christmas Dinner

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite dinner to go to, at least for the food. And a short dress or rumper is one of my go-to pieces for creating a festive but casual look without breaking the bank.

During Friendsgiving with my friends, I can always remove my jacket, sit on the floor playing UNO, and get comfy. Now, this cute romper with the same mustard jacket is just right for Atlanta weather.

The weather can be in high 30s and low 60s for the most part; therefore, a nice pair of boots will do the work. Black and gold have always been my favorites fancy combinations until I started wearing mustard. Surprisingly, prints fabrics are not usually my favorite; however, I am so obsessed with this romper.

This little romper is not really over the top. It’s very casual, festive and fancy and will work for any holiday… Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, Hanukkah, and more!

I found most of my items at Ross; but the fact that they don’t have an online store, I can’t attach any links to this post. The good news is, I was able to come up with a list on where to get similar items at a discounted price.

Get the Look…
Outfit #1
Tripped pants:Ross (get similar pants here)
Mustard winters jacket: Ross ( get similar here Or here)
Tank top: Walmart

Red heels: My closet ( get similar shoes here)

Outfit #2
Prints Romper: Shein.com
Boosts. Justfab
Mustard jacket: Ross (get a similar jacket here Or here yellow)
Hand bag: Walmart. Get a similar bag here

Tell us in the comments how you are going to pull up for your holiday brunch or dinner. 💃💃💃

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6 Ways to Use Your Day Planner to Become a Better You

February 14, 2021

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Let’s be honest, In a world where technology is part of our everyday thing, a paper planner can be such a breath of fresh air and also give our eyes a break from the computer screen. I have been wearing prescription glasses for the past fifteen years, and as a Registered Nurse myself, I regularly sit in front of the computer for 12-13 hours which doesn’t help; so believe me when I tell you that writing things down in my planner is such a happy moment. Now that you know one good reason to use a daily planner, how can you use it effectively to better yourself? In this post , I will explain 6 effective ways to use your Day Planner.

First thing first: Write down everything.

We may need to brain dump because you tend to forget a lot of things, important things . For me, taking the time to write down all of my appointments, and goals is worth every minute. The act of writing is like zen for your busy mind, and research has shown that people are more likely to remember the things you write out. So, the next time you scrambling to remember what needs to be done, you simply pull out your planner.

Many people take a day out of the week to plan, such as Sunday which is great; but I also recommend that you take a few minutes each night before bed to see your plan for the next day. Why is it important? As much as we plan, your to-do list sometimes needs to be flexible. Check to see if there’s thing that need to be moved around and also aware of what the day will be like.

Does your planner has a To-do list. I suggest you pick a planner that has one.

It is crucial to have a to-do list and plenty of note in your planner. I am a very detailed oriented and last year when I launched my planner, I quickly noticed a lot of things needed to be updated. And one of them was the to-do list pages. So, I hired someone to deliver something more effective so that my customers can better breakdown their days. Guess what? There’s even a mood tracker.

Create monthly goals.

We usually have New Year Resolutions by the beginning of the year, then we stop thinking about them within the first two months. Whyyy? I tell you why. Even though our new year resolutions are valid, you have to break them down into small pieces which makes them more realistic. You can’t even plan your daily activities without having a monthly goal in mind. The stuff you plan weekly/daily is a reflection of what you want to accomplish by the end of the month. Let just say, you want to pay 10,000 credit card loan for the month. You will calculate that and see how much you need to set aside weekly, then by the end of the month you can always go back and reflect on what you did to accomplish that goal.

Your planner should be a source of inspiration.

We are not robots, we should not be. That’s why your planner should not be just a place to check things off and see what time you have an appointment.

Have you ever written down the stuff that creates happiness in your life? Pick a word, a phrase, a picture; something that will inspire you all month long. Affirmations are great, they keep you going and create positivity. Write down everything that makes you happy, things you want to say no or yes to each month; be it mentally, physically or financially . Then go back and reflect on how you can make it better the following month.

Set time to work on your business. Even if it’s 2 hours a week.

Having a 9-5 job for many of us can be hectic while managing our business on the side. Therefore, scheduling and prioritizing your to-do list is very important because it is very hard to work on your business while you on somebody else’s clock. It is necessary to sit down with no distraction for a period of time dedicated to your business in order to address what needs to be addressed; either you’re a full time or part time entrepreneur. Also, if you need help seek help. That is one area that I am still working on because I feel like I’m some kind of super human and can’t seek help. It shouldn’t be like that.

This ladies and gentlemen is my favorite part. Incorporate self-care into your planner.

I don’t care what you do but Self-care has to be a priority for you as an individual or business owner. You are the brain and the force behind your life and business; therefore, when you become exhausted with lack of mental clarity; all these plans and goals mean nothing. You will not be able to maintain anything if you’re suffering mentality and physically.
This is why I felt the need to incorporate a Resource Page in “My Dedication Planner” to help you with mental health and personal development. I have been there , done that!!! When the body takes rest from you instead of you doing it, it will be hard before you can get back on your feet.

That being said, to help you with self care, our monthly self care reflection is also dedicated to help you understand the things that no longer serve you, and focus on the things that make you thrive.
Simply take some time to answer the questions monthly and carve out time in your planner for rest, hobbies , family activities and exercise.

In 2021 we have to normalize being successful amd take control of our mental health at the same time. There’s no other way.

Don’t hold back. Write it all out and create your best life.
Love,

Presiii.

Happy Planning Darlings

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Buying A Planner? Is it worth it?

January 14, 2021

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Is it really worth it to buy planners let alone to be crazy about them?

Theres is vast majority of planners that can range anywhere between $15 to $80 . Yeah that much money for a planner but it all depends on the Brand, the fancy material or the contents of this planner. So, the question is:How much money you’re willing to spend on a planner? Is that $100 seems too much or will that $15 planner from Walmart do the work? At the end of the day you have to decide because you’re gonna use this planner for at least 3 months if it is a 90 days planner or whole year.

A yearly planner such as Erin Condren is $75 and one from Smythson can cost as much as $155 but it doesn’t mean they contains the same features, pages as a $15 planner or better.

As a planner freak myself and someone that loves planner so much to even create her own I’ve heard these questions. Honestly, it doesn’t hurt giving my opinion, not as a business owner but as a consumer.

My very closest friends and family will refer me as frugal or sometimes cheap which I know not. At least not the cheap part (LOL). The answer is, I budget consciously and if I am going to buy something I need to know if it’s going to impact my life in one way or another and that includes a planner too.
To answer the “is it worth it” question, you need to know how useful that planner will be. Is it something that you are excited to use every morning, something you write all the fun and important things and assignment in, do you love the layout, the color or is it even your style?

Your planner should be something that makes you feel less stressed while you are tackling your every day to-do list, track budgets, and help you remember important milestones of your family. Therefore, it has to be something that you’re willing to invest in that won’t feel like a waste of money.

Sometimes, you buy the planner and you don’t even use it. Not saying every day of your planner should be filled but even if you buy the most expensive planner at $155 that will be 41 cents per day. That is still not bad after all.

My advice to you is that when choosing a planner, make sure that you are buying a planner that reflects you as an individual, the features that matters to you, the cover, the colors, saving and debt tracker, does this planner only focus on your to-do list, the mental health aspect or both? Is it something you can carry on the go, book bag or do you prefer something more like a pocket book?

That being said. If a $20 planner is useful to you , by all means you buy it and if you want something that cost $100, however has more features to help tackle certain and specific things, then you get it. Having a planner is a good investment because it is a tool that help you beat procrastination, stay on top your to-do list and even help you practice self care.

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Set Up Your Planner and Watch Yourself Get Productive

January 14, 2021

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After you have purchased your planner or calendar, the first thing you need to do is set it up. But the way you set your planner can either make you productive or still procrastinate. Now, where do you start? What should you write in it? How will you organize it so that it can be useful and easy to yo use?

Listen, everybody has a New Year resolution if not resolutions! Which is great but It is easy to become so overwhelmed by all the tasks of everyday life, especially if you don’t have a system in place to organize it all. You now find yourself being late for a major meeting because you forgot where you wrote that note, or the important steps to an assignment. Stop being overwhelmed!!! Fortunately, there’s a way to organize all that clutter with an actual planner!

Planner that already has a calendar or daily focus such as Dedication Planner is somehow easier to set up. All you need is pen , marker and you can start using your planner to keep track of whatever you want.

TOOLS AND SUPPLIES: Gather them all

Aside from your planner or any printable pages you are adding to it, you will need something to write with. This is why I felt the need to add this fancy gold pen along side to your planner; but heyyy if you have already purchased another planner, this post can still be useful to you.

Some of the things you’ll need are:

Stickers (make your planner stand out!)
Highlighters (for color coding)
Schedules/appointments/routines (to update your planner accordingly)
Printables and Hole punch for printed pages (if setting up your own).

DECIDE WHAT IS IMPORTANT AND WHAT NOT .

Now that you gather all your bills, Doctor’s appointments, X , Y and Z you have to do for the year; next is for you to decide what is important to track in your planner. For instance you know you already have a set work schedule Monday to Friday, there’s no need to add it compared to someone who works random days of the week.
Here’s a list on how to classify them :

Home/Family: birthdays, anniversaries, kids projects , holiday planning, organizing & decluttering
Calendar/schedule: appointments, events, spouse’s schedule, school schedules, vacations
Financial Goals: income, budget, spending, bills, wish lists , debt & saving tracker, to do lists, actions, projects timeline
Health/Fitness: exercise tracker, meal planner, grocery lists, mood tracker, period/fertility Tracker, therapy tracker etc…
Personal: Mental self care reflection, morning/evening routines, habits, gratitude, affirmations, bucket lists, books read and family activities
Work/Business: brainstorming ideas/lists, business income/expense tracker, stats/analytics and passwords

Now, for you to always review these goals, you need to an overview in the front page, then proceed to add you breakdown your weekly or monthly goals.

Based on how your planner is set up, here’s how you can fill the pages by category.

Weekly – week on a page with task lists
- Focus (To Do List/Weekly Brain Dump)
Calendar (yearly and monthly calendars)
- Tracker – annual or monthly trackers for mood and productivity and income
- Habits – monthly habit tracker
Weekly – more like a track list
- Daily Focus with To Do List
Finances
- Bills – yearly bills, monthly bills lists
- Expenses – online orders, spending trackers, budgets
- Saving: saving tracker

Some people may choose to have multiple planners; however, I think it’s very good practice to have just one. It will be easier to manage and you don’t have to schedule yourself twice at same with different people.

MAKE A LIST OF ATTAINABLE GOAL AND TASKS

Think about what you’d like to accomplish within the next 3-6 months and write this list down in your planner. Please don’t try to add 15 tasks in your To-do list when you know you get home at 5pm and have to pick the kids up, then now you’re mad because you feel like a failure. You probably did well but if you have added 3-4 things to do, you would find more joy doing them and would be less harder on yourself.

Last but not least. Planners are great tools to help you manage your hectic days but always remember these two: Family and Self Care. As you are planning try your mental health and family time. We at Presiii saw the need and added a resource page to our Dedication Planner to help you with Mental Health and Personal Productivity.

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Finance, Lifestyle

In Atlanta? Here Are 30+ Black Owned Restaurants To Give a Try

October 13, 2020

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Are you in town and looking for the next bite? Look no further! These amazing Black Owned Restaurants have all the colorful and well seasoned dishes that every heart and soul desires. And guess what? Most of them deliver!!!

Soooo, below is a list of 30+ restaurants for you to try and don’t worry, I did all the work. All you gotta do is click on the links and you will be directed to their websites.

Well it’s been a year since I’ve moved to Atlanta, I haven’t been to all the restaurants listed below but I am working on it lol. I just can’t wait to try them all.

Anyways, because of the Coronavirus, some restaurants decided to keep their dining area closed for the safety of their staff and customers even though the State of Georgia is currently open for the most part. For that reason, please call them and ask about their regulations before you take the drive.

Personally, I have only been to a restaurant twice since the pandemic . I do mostly “curbside pickup” or “no contact delivery”.

Bottom line is, either you’re new to Atlanta,have been here more than two decades ago, still in quarantine or couldn’t wait to get out; you gotta give them a try.

Atlanta Breakfast Club
ATL Fusion BBQ
Roc South Cuisine
Ole Restaurant Lounge
The Spice House
Helen's Hot Chicken
Kristi's Cobbler
Ms Icey's Kitchen & Bar
My Coffee Shop
Portrait Coffee
Busy Bee Cafe
Geaux Gumbo
Triple Jay's Pizza
Harold's Chicken
Debbie's Delight
Grip's Good Eats & Sweets
Fin & Feathers
Plant Based Pizzeria
The Food Shoppe
Sublime Doughnuts 


Twisted Soul Cookhouse
Nana's Chicken & Waffles
Entree's Hot Chicken
Blendz Cafe
Cafe Bourdon St.
Tassili's Raw Reality Cafe
Slutty Vegan
Slim & Husky's
Paschal's
Sweet Auburn Seafood
The Original Hotdog Factory
Mr. Everything
My Potato Factory
K&K Soul Food
TasteBuddz ATL
Fireside Restaurant

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Finance

How I Saved Over 7K With This One App

October 6, 2020

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Who doesn’t like saving?

Shortly after I pass my nursing exam, with almost no money, no family, but a job; I had got a one way ticket from Miami to Philadelphia.

I started working within a week, since I had a temporary placement for the first two months, I had enough time to look for a much permanent apartment. And, you all know an apartment comes with down payment, first and last month of rent, furniture, electricity set up etc…Thank God, I had my little side hustle to cover a few bills but it wasn’t much.

Now that my saving almost gone, I had to find a way to save faster and smarter. One day, I remember seeing a post on Facebook about Digit, just what I needed and I gave it a try. I set up my Digit account, connect it to my bank, created different money goals for different categories and the money was taken from my bank account every per pay period or after every purchase.

Yesss, I have a saving account with my bank, but the fact that it’s readily available, it was easy for me to make a few transfers and I wasn’t really saving much doing that. Therefore, having an online saving without a physical card or easy transfer was very beneficial.

WHAT IS DIGIT AND HOW DOES IT WORK?

Digit is a saving tool that does the thinking and acting of saving money for you without noticing. You simply connect your Digit to your bank account; then the app takes a look at your current funds and puts aside some money in an FDIC-insured Digit account.

When you sign up for Digit, you can create monthly and yearly goals. For instance: Birthdays, Emergency Saving, Rainy Days, Business Expenses and Self Care. Digit will determine if you can’t spare any money and won’t withdraw anything from your bank account. It will even send you a text message saying:” Due to low balance, it will not take any money”. The app is free for only 100 days, then becomes $2.99 a month. In addition, It gives you the ability to earn one percent savings bonus that is paid every three months. Let’s say you have an emergency; Digit can automatically transfer back to your checking account whenever it gets below a certain amount or you can text “withdraw” and the amount you choose to withdraw will go back to your bank account.

The good thing is, if you feel like your monthly income for the month is less than usual or may have unexpected emergencies, you can pause and restart the saving app whenever necessary. You also get money for referring your friends.

Last year, I literally saved all the money to launch my “Dedication Planner” which is a life planner to help healthcare professionals and female entrepreneurs prioritize life goals with proper planning. I also was unemployed for more than two months after leaving my job in Philly to move to Atlanta. With my regular saving account and the one on Digit, I was able to cover two months worth of rent, movers and getting a new place in a whole new state.

Are you considering getting DIGIT? I strongly recommend it because it fits every budget and will make saving so much easier. I suggest you to give a try. Get access here: Digit

Are you in need of a planner with a saving tracker that helps you manage your different saving account? Stay in touch and get all the details about the upcoming 2021 Dedication Planner. here

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Two Ways to Style a Long Sleeve Jacket for The Holidays

6 Ways to Use Your Day Planner to Become a Better You

First thing first: Write down everything.

Does your planner has a To-do list. I suggest you pick a planner that has one.

Create monthly goals.

Your planner should be a source of inspiration.

Set time to work on your business. Even if it’s 2 hours a week.

This ladies and gentlemen is my favorite part. Incorporate self-care into your planner.

Buying A Planner? Is it worth it?