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“i can’t believe you still use film. you can use a “i can’t believe you still use film. you can use an app or filter if you want that look.” it’s not the same! and it’s not really about the result, even though here is a side by side comparison of some photos i took on both iphone and film. 

no editing on my end for all the photos.
quitting professional ballet was somehow the harde quitting professional ballet was somehow the hardest and easiest thing i ever did. :”)
step aside summer, we’re getting into my favorite step aside summer, we’re getting into my favorite season 🧡🍂🍁🧺🦌🥧📔🧥✨
what your bi-coastal book club founders are doing what your bi-coastal book club founders are doing on their weekend 😌📚✨
i’m always nosy as to how the sausage gets made, s i’m always nosy as to how the sausage gets made, so i won’t judge if you want to know how i create my videos 😌⭐️

pre-production on @notionhq 
filming on @sony @sonyalpha a7c with @sigmaphoto lens
editing on @davinciresolvestudios & @instagram edits
wearing @sezane
the older i get, the less i know… 🤓💌 full thoughts the older i get, the less i know… 🤓💌 full thoughts on substack.
i quit ballet, which was my entire life. or was i i quit ballet, which was my entire life.

or was it…

NOODLES!

or what else should i eat today?

i spend so much time worrying about

awkward interactions and embarrassing things i said

or what i should do today, tomorrow, my entire life and if it will go according to plan

but these wise words from kung fu panda…

*inhale*

*exhale*

let this sink in.

and remind yourself

what a gift it is to enjoy the now. 🎁
how i’m battling brain rot this season… my full au how i’m battling brain rot this season… my full autumn personal curriculum is on youtube 🙂‍↕️📼❤️
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  • July 12, 2015

welcome to new york // part ii

so i’ve already been in the city for three plus weeks and i’ve only recapped week one HAH. i’ve been trying to cram everything so please forgive me for not being very up to date and having this from actually...

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  • July 1, 2015

welcome to new york // part i

if you follow me on instagram and twitter, you’d know that i traveled to new york last week! (you’ll also know i haven’t been very active… SORRY.) i’m here for a five-week summer program with american ballet theatre, so the...

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  • June 8, 2015

xvii // happy birthday to me!

i kinda forgot to mention this in my ‘farewell & foresight’ post, but my birthday is this month! specifically, it’s in two days. *releases balloons and streamers* i’m going to be turning 17, which is SUPER OLD. i know a...

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  • June 4, 2015

bunheadventures: showstopper anaheim ii competition

this post is looong overdue. but i wanted to do a recap and share what it’s like going to competition so who cares if it happened, like two weeks ago? showstopper is always fun because everyone wins. literally, everyone who...

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  • May 31, 2015

farewell & foresight: may/june ’15

farewell, may! may was a month focused on blogging and ballet! i didn’t have much time to do school, but that’s alright; i’m nearly finished with all my classes, anyway. in the beginning of the month, i moved to self-hosted...

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  • May 15, 2015

FINALLY FRIDAY: 05.15.15

this is a feature on twirling pages in which xandra praises the day because it’s finally friday!! i suppose it’s a weekly recap, but i’m not entirely sure what this’ll end up being. confession: i’m actually not all that excited...

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  • May 8, 2015

FINALLY FRIDAY: 05.08.15

this is a feature on twirling pages in which xandra praises the day because it’s finally friday!! i suppose it’s a weekly recap, but i’m not entirely sure what this’ll end up being. this week was filled with late hours...

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  • May 7, 2015

moving to self-hosted wordpress

i’ve had this goal since i began blogging and i finally did it: i’ve moved to a wordpress self-hosted website! before i began blogging, many people had said wp self-hosted was too complex for new bloggers, and they wouldn’t recommend...

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