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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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  • April 14, 2016

we’re haul in this together

this is probably the largest haul i’ve ever put together, and it hasn’t even been that long since my last haul. (WHYYYYY?? HOW?????) yeah, it’s kind of embarrassing and i feel a bit very guilty (especially since i was SUPPOSED...

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  • February 28, 2016

i love y'(haul)


this will probably be my last haul for a while because i recently spent the last bit of my savings on a new camera. GOOD BYE BOOKS. i’ve actually been a good cookie and HAVEN’T been ordering new books every...

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  • hauls & mail
  • January 30, 2016

xan has another haul + GIVEAWAY

i know what you’re thinking: “it’s been a week since the last haul WHAT ARE YOU DOING?” and to answer your question, i don’t have any self-control when it comes to new releases and book outlet. but in my defense,...

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  • January 15, 2016

happy (haul)idays

you know which posts are exhausting to write/put together? hauls. especially for me since i keep getting more stuff. i drag out these posts until the very last minute – until it’s not socially acceptable anymore. aka a christmas haul...

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  • October 14, 2015

the “xan needs help” book haul

since coming back from new york, i decided to try to go on a book-buying ban. HAH, WHAT A JOKE! since then, it’s been around eight weeks (well, actually longer now but when i drafted this it was eight weeks)...

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  • August 31, 2015

haul the books from the city

as you may or may not know, i went a little too enthusiastic with my book-buying while i was in new york. it wasn’t that much, but it was enough that i had to bring an extra carry on to...

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  • September 9, 2014

BOOK HAUL: august’s insanity

i know; i’m over a week late. i was actually considering deleting this and moving on to this month’s book haul, but i couldn’t resist since i bought way too many books last month. (actually only fourteen, but still) anyway, let’s get...

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