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Themi Alexandra
"The only baggage you can bring is all that you can't leave behind" U2
I love to write. I wanted somewhere to share my writing and some pictures too. Simple as.





Big Time Sensuality: Lost in my Senses at the Blue Lagoon
Some people set resolutions each year. For the last few years I have focused on a word of the year (self proclaimed word nerd over...
Themi Alexandra
May 5, 20247 min read
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In My Blood: A History of Saving and Scarcity
No one is more surprised than this money hoarder that spending would lead to my latest cycle of growth. My last post, Like a Virgin, was...
Themi Alexandra
Aug 6, 20217 min read
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Like a Virgin...a Property Virgin
I’m a hoarder. Let me rephrase and wipe away any visions of cramped spaces and overflowing boxes. When it comes to saving money I am of...
Themi Alexandra
Jul 29, 20217 min read
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Reservation Blues by Sherman Alexie
Reservation Blues still lingers in my mind like a waft of perfume from a passerby on the street. This is one of my favorite quarantine...
Themi Alexandra
Jun 16, 20212 min read
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Moments Like This by Anna Gomez and Kristoffer Polaha
It should come as a surprise to no one that I read romance. When I saw that Kristoffer Polaha, my favorite Hallmark actor, was writing a...
Themi Alexandra
May 4, 20212 min read
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Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
The pandemic with all its uncertainty has me seeking solace in the familiar. I often find myself revisiting things that previously...
Themi Alexandra
Apr 17, 20212 min read
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I Knew You Were Waiting for Me: Journey to the Center of Myself
My last post was about the journey of acceptance: accepting my disability, my age, my singleness, and my life as it is. This post just...
Themi Alexandra
Mar 19, 20216 min read
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Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
More often than not, I read for enjoyment. For the ability to transport myself, to get lost in the beauty of language. And sometimes I...
Themi Alexandra
Oct 2, 20202 min read
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Uncharted: How Turning 40 Helped Me to Re-write My Own Story
This is how 40 feels Approaching 40 has me all sorts of reflective. Now that I’m coming up on it I realize it doesn’t feel as old as it...
Themi Alexandra
Sep 18, 20206 min read
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