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12/20/2025

I used to set a daily timer at my birthday time—5:11 pm ⏰
It started as a gentle nudge from my therapist: find something to smile about. Daily. No excuses.

Somewhere along the way, I stopped. Thought I was ✨healed✨
Plot twist: there’s no finish line. Just healing. Ongoing. Spiral-shaped. Honest.

The new moon 🌑 tapped me on the shoulder and said, “Hey. Small rituals still save lives.”
So the timer is BYKE 🤳🏾
Five minutes. One smile. Proof I’m still here, still soft, still choosing myself.

Here’s to tiny acts of self-reflection being quiet, radical liberation 🖤

12/19/2025

Milwaukee is watching an institution crumble in real time… and folks are acting like it’s normal 🥴🔥 SDC didn’t just fail on paper… it failed the people it was built to serve. Leadership walked away. Funding was rerouted. Accountability disappeared. The impact is showing up everywhere 💔

If you live in Milwaukee County… do you feel this? What do you think actually happened here? And who do you think needs to answer for it?

12/19/2025

Art always finds the bruise you thought healed. I was already cried-out today and ’s piece cracked something open again. Growing up with “I love you” weaponized against you does something to your wiring. Seeing that belt on canvas felt like someone finally naming the thing we were never allowed to say out loud. Grateful for artists who turn our childhood ghosts into something we can face ❤️‍🩹🖤

12/19/2025

I forgot why I even started this funky ass journey



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12/18/2025

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12/17/2025

she got her girl!

12/09/2025

Wisconsin… baby… why do we have eight Democrats, a Green Party free spirit 🍃, and a whole chorus of “I might jump in too 👀” all circling the same governor’s seat? It’s giving chaos, not strategy 😭

I’m begging y’all — consolidate. Please. Before we hand this election to somebody we actively side-eye 💀

Francesca’s vision? Sharp as hell ✨
Mandela? Persuasive and seasoned 🗣️
Crowley? Practical and grounded 📊

And the rest of y’all… respectfully… it’s giving “auditioning for roles nobody announced.” Wisconsin is purple enough — we don’t need self-sabotage on the ballot too 😭🔥

Pick a lane. Pick a purpose. Pick each other.
Your voters would like to enjoy one election cycle without feeling embarrassed 🙏🏽❤️

12/08/2025

Why do some white South Africans feel bold enough to debate Black American identity? The math never maths 😭

10+ generations of culture, memory, survival and evolution can’t be “disagreed with” from across the diaspora. That’s not how lineage works, babes 😂🔥

Let’s keep Black American conversations within the community. It’s respectful. It’s common sense. And frankly, it keeps my blood pressure down 🙏🏾🖤

12/03/2025

11/28/2025

Black Friday already swept a few of yall up 😅 no shame. If you bought something, cool…now balance the scales. Shift the rest of your coins toward local shops, makers, cafés, growers, and storytellers. Your dollar hits different when it stays close to home ✨🛒💛

11/23/2025

I’m ready to buy when you are!