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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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  • 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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