R Nadia Sabrina: December 2015

Ending 2015 on a High

2015 has been amazing career wise, after my official career leap and totally focusing on running my fashion label aere and blogging. I learned so much this year and I know there's so much more to learn and experience which gets me all geared up and excited for 2016. This year has been lovely with all the good surprises and overwhelming support and response for aere and my blog from you my readers, stockists, partners, media and the press as well as of course, my family and friends. Thank you so much for the bottom of my heart as I feel so blessed for 2015 as I reflect just before 2015 ends.

Nadia Badarudin (New Straits Times journalist / writer) informed me this morning via whatsapp that my interview with NST is out today so I went out and searched for 2 copies to give it a thorough read and quickly snapped these photos featuring aere's latest designs as props! I still feel awkward and weird seeing myself in the papers. It's overwhelming really. Alhamdulillah syukur for the good write up of the interview she did with me last month. Surprised to see it today just 2 days before new year :)

I talked and shared about my career leap or the switch of career from law to fashion and everything else related to it. Look for a copy to find out what the interview is all about. :)

Thank you for saying it as it is Nadia! Lovely writeup. Loved NST's last write up too which I blogged in my post In the News : Life and Times.

Truly humbled by all the overwhelming love, support and features this year. All praises to the One who blesses us with rezeki, gifts and guidance.

Reminsicing...

Last year in October 2014 I was featured in the Sun as blogged in my post The Sun is Shining on Me Today when I have really just started to crawl and started aere. It was actually a day before the launch of aere's first collection. And now just 2 days before 2016, this feature by NST.

I'm really ending 2015, on a high. :) Switching from law to fashion is one of the best lfe-changing decisions I've made, even though I love and am passionate about both industries. Thank you God for determining my path in this way and thank YOU who's reading this for the love and support. Alhamdulillah.

Recent features : Read aere in the Sunday News, The Sun on Pastel Dreams, In the Cosmos, Starred, Feature in Nona Magazine : August Issue, aere on air : Interview with BFM Radio, Dreams Do Change and In the News : Life and Times.

PEACE & LOVE!

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A Start to Better Financial Habits

With the rise in prices of pretty much everything and the increase of the US Dollar rate, everyone is feeling the effects. In these trying times, and the unstable world economy, every little bit helps right? For all of us, it would be prudent to promote proper financial habits, which ought to be done not just during the hard times, but during better times too.

Do you keep your own finances in order? Do you keep track of the things you spend on? Well I used to do it, using the good ol' fashioned way :- pen and paper. I know that might be funny, but that’s how I used to do it. I normally keep a small sized book with me that I carried with me everywhere I went that I use to record all of my expenditure. Hey, it worked for me. It really did.

When I started working, I made sure that my expenditure tabs were written down. It was easy because it quickly became a habit. I was able to see what I was spending too much on and things that I didn’t spend enough on. I can’t exactly remember why, but somehow somewhere along the line, I stopped writing my expenditure down.

That’s why when I was introduced to the TouchStyle app, I was instantly amazed. Touchstyle is a new app by Bank Rakyat. As far as financial management goes, it’s pretty much what I would need in terms of tracking earnings, monthly commitments. You can key in your spending and it encourages you to also set saving goals. I can now put away my pen and paper to record my monthly expenditure.

What’s more, it is Shariah compliant for the discerning. This app has plenty of features, for instance you can now monitor your daily spending with “Daily Spending”. This is the feature I like the most because that way I can track my daily expenditure, monthly commitments and see where I spend most of my money on. There is also the “Goals” feature, where it helps you to calculate the monthly savings that you need to keep in order for you to go on that dream vacation you’ve always wanted (I have a few in mind), or buy a car or bag that you really want. This app can help you make it come true.

Well, I’ve downloaded it and found it really easy to use. You can download this must have app yourself at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lightgearlab.touch&hl=en and try it out. The key to having proper financial habits starts with just one small step for everyone and for me this might be a good start to a better and more tech-savvy way to organize my finances without bringing anything more than my phone with me!

Do check it out guys and let me know how the app works out for you!

PEACE & LOVE!

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Essence of Monday Blues

I just couldn't sleep tonight, waiting a little anxiously and feeling nervous but also just very excited about the first release of aere's Essence of Grace collection as showcased at KLFW 2015 today. It's 4am now as I start to type this and I was refreshing aere's page to see if the designs are up. I felt relieved when I finally saw that the new aere pieces were up and when I clicked on aere's page to see the new banners that I've been working on with FV's marketing team I felt so happy and my heart fluttered a little. I teared of joy a little seeing all the photos one by one and watching the video again.

This Essence of Grace collection is aere's fifth collection but the feeling that I have every single time there is a release never fades. It feels just like the time when aere's first collection was released over a year ago, on that historical 28th October 2014 (for me that is). :) In a good way, of course.

This collection is a little special to me. I have lots of good memories of how I worked on the collection from coming up with the theme, deciding on the colours, the mood, concept, the mood board, the direction of the designs, brainstorming with aere's team and getting everything ready for the fashion show at KLFW 2015. From a vision to reality. It is really something that I'm truly happy and proud of after all the hard work and blessings from the One who has helped make it a smooth, beautiful and ultimately very satisfying journey.

As I mentioned in my post "Essence of Grace at KLFW 2015", everything about this is just so surreal and overwhelming. While the husband is asleep beside me, I just feel like waking him up to pinch me for a bit just to ensure me that I'm not actually dreaming. I think if I do wake him up, he will pinch me for real though. But, I am just excited and Alhamdulillah for the first release today.

Anyways, this all blue outfit is what I wore yesterday after a sleepover celebrating 9-months pregnant Nuzul, followed by brunch with my girlfriends Hasanah, Sarah and Ruzana and finished the day with a lovely dinner with my family celebrating my mother's born day.

I wanted a versatile top that can be worn many ways and I've always loved double breasted jackets. So I put a twist to aere's VITA Double Breasted Multi-Way Top where I can wear it as a jacket, outerwear or a top.

In this post I'm wearing the VITA as a top, paired with aere's CERUS Pants and Sugarscarf.

It's a new week today, and all praises to the Most Loving for helping me to go through the past week with ease. What normally needed two or three weeks to prepare was rushed in one week. It was crazy but somehow it didn't feel burdensome. Of course I have the awesome aere team and the FashionValet peeps to thank as well. They are just awesome people. I felt that it was super productive and satisfying for me as I managed to cramp in so many things to prepare for aere's release today. At the same time, I also managed to spend some quality time with my family and some of my closest friends so it had been a really hectic busy but fulfilling week. Alhamdulillah.

What Monday blues?

PEACE & LOVE!

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