Get to Know Me.

I'm hoping to start blogging more consistently, so I thought that doing 21 Get to Know Me questions would be a great "rebirth" so to speak. So here goes nothing!

1. Are you named after anyone? 

Not that I know of.

2. When was the last time you cried? 

Probably yesterday, I cry pretty frequently about silly things.

3. Do you have kids? 

Nope, I'm not ready yet. :)

4. If you were another person, would you be a friend of yourself? 

I'd like to think so? 

5. Do you use sarcasm a lot? 

Constantly.

6. Will you ever bungee-jump? 

I'm not sure. When I was younger I hated water slides but loved rollercoasters. Now in my old age (I'm only 22 haha) I am starting to be more afraid of heights, but if I was given the opportunity, maybe?

7. What’s your favorite cereal? 

I can't remember what it is called, but it is a granola with cinnamon and raisins in it.

8. What’s the first thing you notice about people? 

Probably their smile, I've never really consciously paid attention though.

9. What is your eye color?

Blue/Green, they change with what I'm wearing.

10. Scary movie or happy endings?

Happy endings for the most part, but I do love a scary movie once in a while.

11. Favorite smells? 

Basil, coffee, fresh cut grass.

12. Summer or winter? 

I really love the beauty of winter, but I prefer driving and going outside in the summer. It really is a toss up.

13. Computer or television? 

Computer.

14. What’s the furthest you’ve ever been from home?

I went to Switzerland, Italy, and France the summer after I graduated from high school.

15. Do you have any special talents?

I'm not amazing, but I can play the violin and trombone.

16. Where were you born?

Michigan, the mitten state in the US. :)

17. What are your hobbies? 

Shopping, keeping up with politics, job hunting ;).

18. Do you have any pets? 

One demon cat named Millie.

19. Favorite movie? 

10 Things I Hate About You.

20. Do you have any siblings? 

Yes, I have brother who is 15 months older than me.

21. What do you want to be when you grow up? 

I want to work in international relations, but more likely to be a professor in the political science department at a university.


If there are any questions you have for me, or any suggestions/requests for future blogposts please leave a comment below! 

Shopping Addiction.

Like I said before, I'm addicted to shopping. As a poor college student with no steady income, this can be a bad thing. My problem is that I see something I like and I have to have it, there's no ifs, ands, or buts about it. Now, I don't always just press buy, or go up to the register to buy something, I have some restraint. If I don't or can't purchase something, I will lust after it until I get it, or until something else catches my eye. 

After all of this, it won't come as a surprise that I did a little shopping this weekend. I was on instagram, saw a bag I loved and just had to have it. I went to the website, and they had it in 3 colors; mint, beige, and brown. Now, the bag that caught my eye on instagram was the mint one, but I was hesitant to get it because it wouldn't necessarily go with a lot of things, so I figured I would get the brown one. However, the bag was only $20! So I was bad and got the mint and the brown ones... oops. ;)


Here's the mint one: 

Here's the brown one:

Cute, right?! 

Keep on keeping on,

Alex :)

The bags are from lookbookstore.com which is an ebay store, and they have a lot of other cute things on their site, so go take a look!

Growing Up.

Hello again!

You hear all the time that growing up is a part of life, and you know that you'll have to do it eventually, but you never imagine you will actually grow up. I'm turning 21 in about two months, that scares me. Also, I can't believe that I am finishing my Junior year (3rd year) of college/university! That means I will be graduating college in about a year, which is crazy because I don't feel like I'm anywhere near old enough to almost have a degree.

I've lined up an internship for the summer that will hopefully steer me in the right direction of what I want to do with the rest of my life. This internship is in the town where my university is, and not my hometown so that means this will be the first summer living away from home. I've lived away from home during the school year, but have always gone back during the summer. This will be a new and hopefully amazing experience for me. It's kind of hitting my that my house that I grew up in will soon not be my house, it will be my parents' house. AAAHHH.

Although I'm a little scared and nervous for what the future holds, I've done a lot of things lately that have shown me that I'm ready. I've applied to internships myself without the help of anyone. I've called people and talked on the phone to people so much lately, which is huge for me because I never used to like talking on the phone to ANYONE. I've made decisions for myself that I would have never have thought I'd have to make, let alone myself.

Remember, if you have any questions, comments, or any suggestions on what I should post about next, please post!

Keep on keeping on,

Alex :)

About me!

Hello everyone, or not anyone because who knows if anyone will ever read this! I've decided to start writing a blog; I'm not sure what type of blog it will be, but I figured it'd be a good way to vent or to just get my thoughts out in writing. This first blog post will be all about me, how boring, I know but I figured I should get that out of the way! :)

1. My name is Alexandra, but mostly everyone calls me Alex.

2. I'm about to finish my Junior year in college, majoring in Political Science and minoring in Spanish.

3. I'm from the USA.

4. I'm 20 years old, but I will be 21 in June.

5. I'm addicted to shopping. I will shop for anything whether it be clothes, shoes, bags, makeup, furniture, knick knacks, and even food.

6. I love candles. 

7. I have a guilty pleasure of listening to that one boy band *cough*onedirection*cough*. 

8. I drink my coffee black. I know, I'm a bada**. ;)

9. I've been known to do my best work under pressure, this may not be a good thing.

10. I'm very compassionate and love working with people. 

So, there you have it. 10 things about me. If you'd like to know anything else, or if you've got any suggestions for what types of posts I should do, feel free to let me know! 

Keep on keeping on,

Alex :)