Introduction Post

I'm sitting here at home and procrastinating on doing my speech homework. I have to do a persuasive speech and I haven't picked my topic yet. Any suggestions? I'm pretty bad at persuading people to do anything... haha...
Anyway, I just came across The Dainty Squid's introduction post. I thought it'd be a good idea for me to do this since I've been getting new readers every day! (Yay!) Plus, I'm sure you guys are sick of only seeing 10 Things I Love Monday posts. =P

So, here we go!...

I'm Alexz! The Z is silent. I'm also sometimes called 'Alex with a Z' or 'Alexzzzz'. haha I run this blog and my shop, Bird Trouble, where I sell wallets, bags, pouches, cup sleeves, and some stuff to make your home cute. I also work part-time at a spa as a receptionist and I'm a full-time college student (eep, I know, I got a lot on my hands. Oh, life and growing up).

I live right outside the windy city: Chicago, IL. I've lived right outside San Francisco and right outside Philadelphia but I'm a Midwest kid at heart. I absolutely love it here. Chicago is an amazing city. It has so much to offer. I suggest you come here to visit if you haven't!

I'm a mother to a pit bull. His name tag says Mr. David Bowie... yes, after the Mr. David Bowie. He's one of the kindest and smartest dogs I've ever known. He is also a pretty big baby at times.

I have some of the best friend's a girl could ask for! You'll read a lot about my time with my friends because they're a huge part of my life. I recently got out of a 3 year relationship around New Years and my friends have been a huge support group. I love them.

One of my favorite things to do is to go to antique stores. There are 3 really awesome antique stores around me that I can be lost in for hours. I also really enjoy thrifting and try to go at least once a week.

Some random facts about me:

• I'm obsessed with bacon. I can seriously eat an entire package of bacon in one sitting if it's placed in front of me.
• I'm 100% Mexican but I can't speak Spanish!
  
• I'm the only child and all my cousins are either a lot younger or a lot older than me besides two, but they live in Las Vegas so I don't get to see them.
  
• My favorite animals are squirrels!!! It all started in high school when I rescued 3 squirrels that were abandoned by their mommy in my attic. They were the sweetest babies ever. I freak out every time I see one and I try to befriend all of them. They usually just look at me like I'm weird.
  
• In real life, I'm pretty outgoing and I say a lot of weird things. Sometimes I'm kind of creepy, hahah. I'm very likable and I love being friends with everyone. I'm also very easily amused. I'll laugh at everything.
  
• I went to school for Fashion Design right out of high school but dropped out after a year. The competition and being in school just wasn't right for me at the time. I'm glad I left, traveled for a few years, and came back because now I know what I really want to do.
  
• I'm into a lot of punk music. I've listened to the same stuff I listened to since I was in high school.
  
• I love cooking and I love to take pictures of food.
• I hate body hair (lol Emilie).
  
• My favorite movie is Bonnie and Clyde by Author Penn. I have a weird obsession with Bonnie and Clyde.
  
• I love to drive. When I drove to Chicago from Philadelphia by myself last year, I found it to be one of the funnest times I've ever had. Yes, I love being by myself too.
• I hate tasteless funny movies. I think Borat and Napoleon Dynamite are horrible. (I know I'm weird)
• I'm afraid of bridges. Walking on bridges, driving on bridges, thinking about bridges. They've always freaked me out. Yuck.
  

I think everyone should do a post like this! It's a lot of fun to learn random facts about others and I hope you enjoyed learning a little bit about me.