Warm welcome and intro

Hello everyone!
My name is Alexis and I am a 20 year old college student in California. I'm studying economics and finance and aspire to be CEO of my own another company someday. I'm not sure in what industry exactly, but I just now that's the end goal. Oh and starting my own non-profit organization that helps low-income families and students with budgeting, investing, and other important financial planning tools so they may have brighter futures.

But asides from that... I love to cook, bake, sew, craft, diy, explore, travel, read, entertain and hang out with friends and family. Not to mention, play with my adorable 5 year old niece, Arianna and 4 year old nephew, Devon. They're pretty adorable, huh? They're the apples of my eye.

left to right: Devon, Alexis, and Arianna...Xmas 2010

Oh and in addition to my adorable niece and nephew, I have a pretty amazing family: mom, dad, grandmas, you know the whole lot!And of course I can't forget to mention my wonderful and patient (practically saint-like) boyfriend of six years, Nicholas. A bit too tall for my taste...but with high heels, all is forgotten! Haha jk! He's perfect just the way he is * ahem most days*, again jk.

L to R: Nicholas, Mom, Dad, Alexis..my birthday 2011

Seems kind of confusing huh? An aspiring business woman studying econ and finance by day and reading cooking/sewing/diy blogs by night? But then again, we're not one dimensional people are we? I like to think people are like stained glass windows: there's so much more to what meets the eye. From afar we may see one "color" or "design" but up close or when the light shines through, we may see some other beautiful feature or detail.

And the feminist part you may say? Well, I don't believe women are better than men or men better than women, but I'm all about girl power. My definition of a feminist is: someone who fully understands and appreciates the capabilities and talents of women and proud to show the world who they are.

I hope that the recipes, instructions, articles, pictures, experiences, etc shared on this blog will not only give you an idea of who I am, but hopefully help you in some way too ;)
Thanks for reading!