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Ciao (goodbye), summer ☀️ ⁣ Ciao (hello), fa

Ciao (goodbye), summer ☀️ ⁣
Ciao (hello), fall 🍁🍂⁣
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Swipe to see 2010 me welcoming fall lol ☺️

It’s Coastal Clean Up Month and National Clean U

It’s Coastal Clean Up Month and National Clean Up Day!⁣
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Even in the midst of everything going on, if it is safe to go outside where you are located, you can host or participate in socially distanced beach clean ups. It’s an immediate, endorphin-boosting way to take part in changing our world for the better. I am nowhere near a beach, but I can go plogging (instead of just being the grumpy lady side eyeing everyone as I pick up litter 😂)! ⁣
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While clean ups are great, there is always more work to be done to make lasting change. There are levels to this, and there are many ways that we can seek better environmental protections for the world: ⁣
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- Clean up the messes we’ve made (there is no shortage of pollution and litter around us, unfortunately) ⁣
- Encourage and share better options to prevent further pollution and damage (ex: boxed water over plastic water bottles, and reusable bottles over boxed water)⁣
- Hold brands and government accountable and continue to ask and demand that they do the right thing for the health of the planet, animals, and people (vote, call, write, or whatever way you choose to be an activist)⁣
- Repeat steps 1-3⁣
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Shout out to the brands collaborating to donate to @OceanBlueProject:
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@boxedwater
@toms
@toadandcoclothing
@necessaire ⁣
@chicobag
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Head to Boxed Water’s website now to take the clean-up month pledge!⁣ 💙🌊🌍💚

PLANT TREES - BIRTHDAY FUNDRAISER CONTINUES! 🌳⁣
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Bringing these Earth Goddess 🌳👸🏾🌳 vibes to remind y’all about my Little Boo’s birthday fundraiser. WE ARE CLOSE TO OUR GOAL! I’m beyond excited about it. Y’all have helped us raise $258/$400. That money is going towards helping families in the Forest Garden Program through @treesforthefuture to plant trees and food while healing the land, feeding their families, and spreading hope in the process. The fundraiser is still open until October 1. If you are able, please make a donation. Also, please consider using your birthday, or any occasion, as a way to help others and help the Earth, too! You can easily create and share your own fundraiser to plant trees. Links to all of this in my bio. ⁣
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THANK Y’ALL! 🌳🌳🌳

Trying to break generational curses while parentin

Trying to break generational curses while parenting...⁣
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While the world is on fire. {hello eco-anxiety 🙋🏾‍♀️}⁣
While Black lives are not cared for and still so easily taken as if they mean nothing. {hello racism 🙋🏾‍♀️}⁣
While a freaking pandemic is wreaking havoc on important developmental processes that 3-4 year olds go through that require being part of a community. {hello pandemic and incompetent elected officials 🙋🏾‍♀️}⁣
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And that doesn’t even begin to delve into day to day personal battles we all face. ⁣
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This shit is not for the faint of heart, and a lot of days I feel like the faint of heart 🤦🏾‍♀️ But I’m still here and still trying. Imperfect and tired as hell, but trying. ⁣
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Resilience is such a double edged sword. It’s applauded, but it can require going through traumatic experiences. You have to be broken down before you come out on the other side stronger. Tears will water and heartache will fertilize the flower of resilience. The “strong Black woman” trope may be one of resilience, but it can also be burdensome...⁣
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I always feel like I have to end these with some sort of takeaway that will help somebody. But this is just my mood, my thoughts. Dassit.

ps - my husband takes all of my pictures or I take them myself. “Photoshoots” are often a family affair. Moments like this one captured here are going to be the best ones to look back on when Little Boo gets older lol. Finding the joy in it all 💚

This week’s mood board brought to you via our re

This week’s mood board brought to you via our recent stay at a Getaway House 🏡

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I’m just taking up space in the spaces I love an

I’m just taking up space in the spaces I love and reminding everyone that my Black life matters. I love vintage and second hand things, but I want all new when it comes to equity. The status quo has never been great or shown true equality to Black people. ⁣⁣
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As much as I romanticize my favorite vintage finds, I also sit with the truth of the matter - Black people were (and still are) made to suffer the effects of racism. When I wonder about the history of the items I find, which I do often, I’m always reminded of the reality of the history of Black people worldwide. While we triumph and persevere in spite of the hate, the hate was (and is) still there. And it has real, damaging impacts. A vintage sweetheart neck swing dress that belonged to Black woman will tell a very different story from that of the fabled American story that often omits both the simple and complex truths of this nation’s racist realities. But even in living through those horrors, Black people still looked so damn good and lived full, robust lives!⁣ The lives that continue to define American culture. ⁣
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While I am donning these vintage finds, I hope that I'm making my ancestors proud, and I hope to be living the life of a good ancestor that will create positive change for future generations.⁣⁣
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I hope y’all are continuing to learn and grow in your anti-racism journey this "Second Hand September,” and every other month, no matter the theme, and no matter how far away it gets from being as popular to be anti-racist as it was a few months ago 🖤

SWIPE ⬅️ to watch him grow!⁣ ⁣ Little Boo

SWIPE ⬅️ to watch him grow!⁣
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Little Boo has worn this romper for 2 years ♻️⁣
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I typically thrift to replace/supplement his clothes every 3-4 months (to find in-season clothes + because children grow so fast), but this one has lasted so much longer than that, and it’s an all-season fashion statement. We’ve been @BeyaMade fanatics for a while and ambassadors for a shorter time, but I know I’ll love them and recommend them forever. I have a few outfits that I’ve deemed “heirloom” pieces, and this is definitely one of them. ⁣
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I just ordered probably what will be the last of Little Boo’s “grow with me” clothes from Beya Made, and I can’t wait to document them over the next few years as he continues to grow 🥰⁣
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Laurel (the creator) is so innovative and intentional with each design - even with her newest reusable mask that is crafted so that you can’t lose it. She does nothing without intention - and sustainable intention, at that. I’m always in awe of her work 😍💚

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