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used to think my childhood dream was to only be a used to think my childhood dream was to only be a ballerina, but i remember my real dream was to travel the world, document my life, laugh with friends, read books, experience cool things, AND dance 🥹📹🫂💗✨

in which case, i’m very grateful i got to dance my heart out when i was younger, and even more grateful to move on and live the rest of my fig tree life now. 💌
happy september 💗 what do you want to do this mont happy september 💗 what do you want to do this month?
12 years ago, i created this instagram account and 12 years ago, i created this instagram account and little did i know that so much would change in my life because of this space on the internet 𝜗𝜚⋆₊˚

ib @marikocreates 

honestly, i’m still trying to unlearn this but it’s a worthy journey :”)

if you followed me from the #bookstagram days, you’re a real og!

i didn’t think i’d ever have a healthy relationship with food/my body, but here we are 🥹💞

trying to find non-ballet photos from my 2014 camera was impossible 🙇🏻‍♀️🩰

sikeeeee biggest plot twist of my life 🎓

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i knew everything at 16 and nothing at 28, and i wouldn’t have it any other way ⭐️💞
happy book lovers day & women in translation month happy book lovers day & women in translation month 💞🌷✨ what’s your mbti?
#ad on this week through the lens of the color tea #ad on this week through the lens of the color teal, i realized that this color – through different shades of blue and green – is all around me. i’m so glad @sharpie released the S-Gel pen in Teal Crush because it truly is the color of the season. Available at Walmart. 🩵 #Sharpie_Partner
every summer, i try to learn a new skill and this every summer, i try to learn a new skill and this year, i finally LEARNED HOW TO SWIM! you will not catch me panicking or drowning in a body of water anymore 🙂‍↕️🏊🏻‍♀️🌊🐬🩵
happy august 💗⭐️✨ happy august 💗⭐️✨
love letter from me & my film cameras 💌 love letter from me & my film cameras 💌
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  • January 24, 2018

REVIEW: The Secret History, by Donna Tartt

how do i even begin describing my feelings for The Secret History? it’s a book i never thought i’d read, or enjoy. however, after a lot of praise, i decided to pick it up on a whim. and i loved...

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  • October 9, 2017

REVIEW: Without Merit, by Colleen Hoover (Blog Tour + Giveaway)

hey everyone! i’m so honored and excited to be part of the blog tour for without merit by colleen hoover! i’ve only ever read one colleen hoover book before, and that was hopeless, which i LOVED. i’ve been dying to...

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  • August 22, 2017

REVIEW: Once and For All, by Sarah Dessen

sarah dessen, queen of ya contemporary. i’ll always read anything with your name on it because i know i can count on you for a cute romance and happy ending. since sixth grade, i’ve spent summers reading your books for all...

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  • August 10, 2017

REVIEW + DISCUSSION: bloodlines by richelle mead

okay, so if you don’t know, i binge read vampire academy last year, and i honestly didn’t realize how badly i needed to be back in the vampire academy world until i started this book. i was in such a...

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  • June 24, 2016

REVIEW: how it feels to fly, by kathryn holmes

it’s frightening how much i related with the main character. HOW IT FEELS TO FLY is a book that is ME. the story follows a ballet dancer who struggles with anxiety, panic attacks, and body image issues. although i don’t...

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  • May 17, 2016

REVIEW: the raven king, by maggie stiefvater

the raven king is emotional, unexpected, and more than what i’d ever dreamed it’d be. series finales always worry me. i can’t wait to read them, but i also don’t want to read them for fear of disappointment and the...

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  • April 26, 2016

REVIEW: the unexpected everything, by morgan matson

THE UNEXPECTED EVERYTHING was, unexpectedly, everything i could ask for in a novel. i wasn’t entirely sure what the story was about when i first started; the summary was a little vague and it simply seemed like a fun, summer...

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  • March 27, 2016

REVIEW: thanks for the trouble, by tommy wallach

THANKS FOR THE TROUBLE is light-heartedly intellectual. i began THANKS FOR THE TROUBLE knowing little to nothing about the plot, nor did i read any other reviews. all i knew was that it had a nice cover, was fairly short,...

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