35 mm.

As mentioned in my previous post, I am trying to live my life through a creative lens. I decided that I am going to pick up a camera and try to document my life as much as I can. When I went home for thanksgiving break, I found a little film camera at home and decided to carry it around with me. Each month I am going to go through an entire roll of film. 24 photos a month. Though it may sound super easy, I am not much of a photo person. 

Back in high school I was in love with film and having physical prints of photos. You know when your parents show you photo album after photo album of photos of you when you were a child? They always seemed to have a camera in their hands. They documented your entire life growing up and now they have those memories forever.

The internet isn't forever. At least, not as far as I know. It is rapidily growing everyday and it continues to improve. But maybe 20 years from now these websites won't exist and I won't have any photos. Maybe every moment I posted on Instagram will be erased. I want to make sure I have phsyical copies of my life duirng my 20's. So far I have 1 roll of film for the month of December and still have to finish up January's. (I also have to make sure I go develop these photos-so far I haven't devloped December). I want to fill up photo albums that I can show to my kids when I'm old about how crazy the 2000's were. 

-Alexia

2017.

Two months have gone by since I've posted anything here. No, I did not forget about. Sadly my hard drive broke and I couldn't afford a new laptop. (going to school with no laptop really sucks) Fortunately for me, my dad gifted me a brand new Macbook Air for christmas. (I cried) And now I can return to this, my easy shop, and hopefully many more creative things.

We all know how much 2016 sucked as a nation. Many great people passed away and we are soon welcoming in satan as our president. As much as it sucked as a nation, 2016 treated me pretty well. It was the year I grew up. You're probably thinking, "you're 23, you should have grown up a long time ago." Yes, you're right. But I didn't.

I learned a lot about myself this year. I learned how to live on my own. I learned that I can't afford to buy coffee everyday. I learned how to cook. (kind of) I learned how to live without a car. and I learned that I NEED to be a creative person.

Creativity helps soothe the soul. I usually am thinking so much about tests, works, grades, rent, being organized that I forget I need to let it out. So 2017 is going to be the year of creativity. (and realizing things) I have a few ideas about what I want to do, but my main focus is this blog and my etsy shop.

some things to remember this year:
-read a lot/everything
-write more
-treat your body right (eat well + run more)
-your skin is beautiful, take care of it
-create what you like, despite what others think
-CONFIDENCE
-be nice
-save your money

I hope you take advantage of the new year. 

Love,

alexia