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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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  • March 13, 2020

how to stay sane amidst fear & today’s news cycles

my parents, among many others, have been anxious about the coronavirus since the day its existence came on the news. at the time, people said they were overreacting but as news of it worsens, the general population’s worries grow. in...

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  • April 28, 2016

how to cope with a book hangover


 you know the feeling: you read the last sentence of the book, slam it shut, and promptly explode with a plethora of FEELINGS and EMOTIONS. how are you expected to continue living after reading that? how does one carry...

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  • April 23, 2016

BOOK AESTHETICS 101

recently, i became obsessed with making aesthetic posts for my favorite books. i’d only seen a few before creating my own, but those were usually entire accounts dedicated to the concept. when i saw a fellow blogger (@thebookvoyagers) make some...

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  • April 20, 2016

how to create a bookstagram account

if you don’t know, a bookstagram is simply a bookish instagram account. you share pictures of books and… books, and sometimes coffee with books or socks with books, but basically BOOKS. people often ask me, “how do i start a...

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  • March 16, 2016

HOW TO START A BLOG

i’ve gotten asked this question (how do i start a blog?) numerous times and in many different ways (emails, tumblr asks, etc), so i thought it’d be best if create a blog post to direct people to. (i’ve been meaning...

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  • February 14, 2016

♡ a guide on showing love to yourself ♡

HELLO PALS. it’s valentine’s day and who needs a lover/significant other when you have YOURSELF. (and books. one mustn’t forget books.) instead of allowing my cold, black soul to grow darker, i’ve decided to show some love this year –...

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  • December 4, 2015

how to create a bullet journal

the title of this post is very misleading because 1/ there are many ways to create a bullet journal so there’s no “right” way, 2/ this is MY way to making a bullet journal and i’m sharing that, 3/ so...

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  • October 19, 2015

how to read when you’re a busy bee

autumn means cooler weather, pumpkin spice lattes, and leaves changing color. but it also means A TON of new releases. it’s like all the books you were anticipating decided to come out in the same week so your sorry soul...

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