I'm Alex, which you probably already know based off the URL. I'm 22 years old and I graduated this past May from VCU with a BFA in graphic design (that's me at my graduation in the photo above with my two siblings). I'm currently in the job hunting/application process for a full-time designer position (if you know of any design jobs, let me know!) while managing my sole proprietorship, X•Height•Ment, and freelance work, as well as this blog. I'm also living with my parents while searching for an opportunity to move–check out my mom's blog here. I have two great golden retrievers, Summer and Brooklyn, so you'll probably see them mentioned too.
I love creating and trying new things, so you'll probably see a lot of experiments on this blog–not all successful, as you can see from this post. Other things I love include puppies, Instagram, the color pink, and glitter. All that being said, talking about myself and what I do is difficult for me, so I found this online survey and filled it out for y'all. It felt a bit like filling out a MySpace bulletin survey (I'm not the only one who remembers those, right???), but I thought it might help you get to know me a bit better.
- Name: Alexandra Adams
- Eye color: Blue
- Hair style/color: Long, blonde, and fairly wavy.
- Height: 5' 3 1/2" (and yes, that half inch matters!)
- Clothing style: Classic but a little trendy
- Best physical feature: My hair. I actually won best hair in high school and again for my sorority–does that mean I get to say I have "award-winning hair" now?
LAYER TWO: THE INSIDE
- Your fears: Not living up to expectations, disappointing people I love and respect.
- Your guilty pleasure: Bad television. I love it so much.
- Ambitions for the future: Having a successful design career, that X•Height•Ment will find success. I'm leaving my definition of success pretty open for now, but I'm sure a more defined view will come into play soon.
LAYER THREE: THOUGHTS
- Your first thoughts waking up: "Brooklyn, stop." She sleeps in my bed, and always wakes up first. Then I check the time and go back to sleep.
- What you think about most: Finding a job, my plans for the future
- What you think about before bed: My plans for the next day, whatever's going on on social media
LAYER FOUR: WHAT’S BETTER?
- Single or group dates: Single dates
- To be loved or respected: Love should include respect, so I'm leaning toward love, but in a professional or just everyday environment, I probably care about respect more.
- Beauty or brains: Brains. If I said anything else, my mother would kill me. That being said, I do love my beauty products!
- Dogs or cats: Dogs, of course.
LAYER FIVE: DO YOU.
- Lie: I do my best not to!
- Believe in yourself: Most of the time.
- Believe in love: Yes.
- Want someone: In general, yes. Anyone in particular, no.
LAYER SIX: EVER?
- Been on stage: Yes. I was all about choir and musicals in high school, so I've performed quite a bit.
- Done drugs: Nope.
- Changed who you were to fit in: Hasn't everyone? To be fair, I'm generally pretty true to myself. I know who I am, and I've gotten a lot better at choosing to surround myself with similar people, and not people who want to change me.
LAYER SEVEN: FAVORITES
- Favorite color: Pink!
- Favorite animal: Well I have golden retrievers, so obviously they make the list, but as far as wild animals go, I also really like elephants and giraffes.
- Favorite movie: I'm terrible; I never have a favorite movie. Disney princess movies have good memories attached to them, and there have been a few throughout the years that I've really enjoyed, but recently I saw Inside Out and genuinely loved it so much. It was so brilliantly done, very clever.
- Favorite show: Currently, How To Get Away With Murder. Definitely one of the few shows that has genuinely shocked me and made me gasp out loud.
- Favorite book: The Harry Potter series, hands down. I grew up with that series, going to midnight releases (of both the books and the movies) and dressing up, and I don't think any other book will ever have the same impact on my life that Harry Potter did. I even took some of my high school senior photos with the series!
LAYER EIGHT: AGE
- Day your next birthday will be: December 29 (coming up!)
- How old will you be: 23
- Does age matter: I had a brief bout of anxiousness when I turned 20, thinking I needed to have my life figured out, but I've since moved past that and I hope I won't be bothered by my age again. My mom is really good about celebrating birthdays and not caring about age, so I hope to emulate her in that regard.
in my natural habitat...
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