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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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  • August 18, 2023

happy ninth birthday, twirling pages!

alexandra gets emotional on her child's birthday and shares nine things she wish she knew before creating said child aka @twirlingpages

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  • March 19, 2020

20 things i want to do in my 20th year

**it’s april 6 and i just realized that this is actually my 21st year…. lol!** it’s march 19, 2020, and i’m officially…going home and being quarantined for the next two weeks! oh, and i’m 20. (side note: please stay safe...

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  • June 10, 2019

21 things that sum up my childhood // a 21st birthday celebration

it’s almost midnight. i’ve pretty much officially reached the end of my adolescence. my 20th chapter has come to a close. (in case it wasn’t obvious, my birthday has arrived.) WILD. i’ve been procrastinating on this post for many days...

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  • June 10, 2018

a letter to my teenage self – a 20th birthday celebration

dear alexandra, i’ve always wanted to write letters to you, my teenage self, but was never able to because i was still a teeeen. in honor of finally growing out of that era today, here are some words of wisdom....

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  • March 25, 2018

year in review: happy 17th birthday to me!

in the spirit of xan & madeline’s posts, happy birthday to me! and anyone else who was born on one of the best days of the year, march 26!!  nooow i’m sure some of you can relate — that feeling of dread...

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  • March 21, 2018

letter to my future self: 18th birthday + reflection

hey everyone! i turned 18 on monday (march 19 – aka the day i was planning on posting this), which is honestly such a crazy thing to think about. i’ve been wanting to write a letter to my future self,...

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  • June 10, 2016

18 candles & lessons learned (+ GIVEAWAY!)

the end of my teen years are approaching and i feel… excited? anxious? confused? sad? all of the above? the past year truly sped by too quickly and all of a sudden I’M AN ADULT. i’m not much different today...

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