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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.





Time Waits for No One: Seeing Istanbul and More Through My Parents Eyes
My last post was all about my experience with chronic pain ( Humble Quest ). What I didn’t mention is how the unpredictability of my pain...
Themi Alexandra
Jun 2612 min read
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Humble Quest: My Experience With Chronic Pain And My Search For Answers
A doctor recently told me that he admired my grit as he walked out the door and left me to change. On the one hand an incredible...
Themi Alexandra
May 2012 min read
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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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