Category: Life & Advice

  • “How do I know if its a scam?” Part 1 #ModelTipTuesday

    “How do I know if its a scam?” Part 1 #ModelTipTuesday

    Day 4 – Still kickin it on Alex Beadon’s Blog Challenge and today’s challenge is to answer a frequently asked question in a blog post. I think that this is something that I;ll add to my blog on a weekly basis. #ModelTipTuesday will be dedicated to your questions about modeling. If there are any questions…

  • How I got started as a model…

    How I got started as a model…

    The header pic, is a pic from about 10 years ago, maybe more an 10 years, of my first swimsuit shoot in Atlantic City. I thought I was DOOOOOOING IT! lol Thank goodness that was the beginning and there was a lot of improvement to be had!   Day 2 of the 7 day blogging…

  • Allow me to reintroduce myself…

    Allow me to reintroduce myself…

    My name is Hov, (Oh) H-to-the-O-V.…….. But not really tho! Lol If you haven’t figured it out by the domain name of the site, my name is Alean Elston (AL-leen ELS-ten) and welcome to my digital space! I’ve been modeling for 12 years now (and still getting stronger) and as I’ve gone about in my career…

  • Success: Its All About Your Perspective and the Progression of Time

    Success: Its All About Your Perspective and the Progression of Time

    “If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden.” ― Frances Hodgson Burnett, The Secret Garden Recently I was afforded the opportunity to work with a new client for their company’s promotion for Alexis Bittar at Neiman Marcus and it was pretty interesting. It was for a company…

  • So I decided to start #Vlogging…

    So I decided to start #Vlogging…

    So I’ve come to a point in my life where I’m like, #justdoit, lol. There are so many things that I want to accomplish and try and see, that If I wait for things to be perfect, it will never happen. I’ve always wanted to video blog and I’m stepping out and just doing it…

  • I need a new Place to Work…

    As some of you may know, if you follow me on Twitter or Facebook,  My favorite place to get work done is at Starbucks. I love the “caffinated” atmosphere, everyone sipping and getting work done. I think the smell of coffee also gets me motivated to do work too… but, I NEED A NEW PLACE…

  • I just missed you…Return to sender #life

    I just got this in the mail today… “Return to sender… Unable to forward.” There is a reason for that… See, I sent this get well card to a co-worker of mine that was sick in the hospital. The day after I sent it, she had passed. She never got my well wishes and thoughts…

  • Purchase PINK! – 4 Great Breast Cancer Awareness Items that Benefit the Cause

    So for about a week now, I have been searching for products that are on sale in order to benefit Breast Cancer Awareness. I have searched all over the web and I have compiled this short listing, I hope you will enjoy and Purchase PINK! for a great cause.   Breast Cancer Ribbon Soap –…

  • AleanElston.com Goes PINK for October

    October is host to a lot of different things: National Dental Hygiene Month, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, National Book Month, and a whole HEAP of other things. (this link lists them all – http://www.brownielocks.com/october.html) But there are 2 MAIN reasons why AleanElston.com went pink this month and they are: My Birthday is in October and PINK is…

  • Twitter Motivation from @SuzeOrmanShow

    Yesterday I was able to do something that I don’t get the chance to do too much… and that was lounge around and watch a little bit of tv. Thats when I came across Suze Orman and the Money Class. I am definitely a fan of her show and I watch it everytime I can,…