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Style Profile: Alaina from So Alaina

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Sometimes you meet a person at just the perfect time in your life.

For me this person is Alaina, a freelance writer, who recently moved to Boston and contacted me for a fashion and lifestyle shoot for the launch of her new blog So Alaina.

The day before the shoot, we met for tea and hit it off! I couldn't believe we hadn't met before!

Since then, we've been to yoga together and jogged umbrella-less through Back Bay in search of smoothies.

Our stages in life, love for travel and support for the Bruins (a topic of many a conversation) are just a few of the similarities we both share, so without further ado, allow me to introduce you to the beautiful, warm and bubbly Alaina!

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i just moved here in december. but my dad has lived here for a decade, and i've been visiting for that long. i used to spend my summers poolside in his old house in melrose.

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i started my blog just over 2 years ago to share renovations we were doing on our house at the time.

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i push myself. as a writer, you have good days and bad. forcing myself to sit down at my laptop and write something, anything that is worth reading, at least five times a week makes me concentrate and work out those writing muscles. it feels good. even on days when i don't know what to say, i start writing a few words and before you know it, my brain is going faster than my fingers can handle.

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i'm actually a pretty good snowboarder. since i've been married, we don't go much since my husband is from LA. but i used to spend all my free time riding in the winter, and especially loved the terrain parks. area 51 at keystone is the best!

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italy. the food, the wine, the culture, the scenery, the people. and it has everything - mountains up north, beautiful beaches, bustling cities and quiet sleepy villages. i spent the best 10 days of my life there.

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[1] netflix. so addicted to watch now.

[2] italian food, especially spaghetti + meat balls.

[3] wine.

[4] the beach.

[5] airplanes to take me away.

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oh, sundays are my favorite day of the week. my favorite sundays are when we go out for brunch, then do something leisurely all day - sowa art walk, the beach, or just putting on our favorite movie. but the best sundays always end with a big family dinner on sunday nights - and, of course, mad men.

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always look like yourself. i try to never imitate someone else's look - i may be inspired by others, but i try to interpret that look i like in my own way and put my own spin on it.

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Be sure to check out Alaina's blog So Alaina and find her on Twitter and Instagram!

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Shot in the North End, Boston, June 2013

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