erica.

@ellamai!

mercury done retrograding; is it safe to come back out now? the past few weeks have been: shamefully screaming @/fighting cicadas in the street, booking intl flights, wondering how i’ma lose weight before mid-august + celebrating the boys completing 15 months of virtual learning.

@ParysDoesThings I JUST ORDERED THESE SUNDAY! 🔥🥲

#ReCreatexYara #YaraxAdidas May 13 📸: @Vintageasoul

@keimaboston PUSH THROUGH IT…but have snacks on deck doe.

@keimaboston !!! this is when, “okay, I *did* put in enough work for the day” wanna sneak in.

“Gifted” children simply are not a substitute for adults taking political responsibility for the things which adults must face. We have grown accustomed to children being braver than our heads of states, but this is not normal, nor fair to the children we are asking to save us.

Registration is open for The Miseducation of Brown Girls (Virtual) Summer Camp and slots are filling up FAST 👀 don’t miss the magic, save your seat, here: thedinnertabledoc.com/miseducation.h…

this. took me a minute to realize my sons’ “moodiness” was attributed to not eating enough/right or they needed to take a nap, but was powering through class/homework = the same things that cause a *big* attitude in me. they “act up” when the basics aren’t being fulfilled.

for those who left the last VERZUZ without the awareness of who laid this classic song down originally cuz there was no acknowledgement of the group that recorded it FIRST. Salute to The Jones Girls

“You move forward by playing with the constraints, not avoiding them.” Brian Massumi, Politics of Affect

wondering why I work/produce the best when there are deadlines breathing down my back and if anxiety + virgo placements have anything to do with it.

self-care on a mother’s day sunday looks like sitting in the car in silence for about 20 minutes just to close my eyes before going in the house as a gift to myself. bless.

Counting down the days until the most melanated food series in history hits the stream!!! 🌊🌊🌊 2-step prep: 1)buy and read a copy of Dr Js (@africooks) High on the Hog and 2) Plan the 5/26 menu. What we eating!?

glad my job knows never to look for me on my kids’ birthdays, three days before/after my birthday + mother’s day—all holidays you can never get me to work ‘round these parts.

Today our family lost a true friend and loyal companion. For more than a decade, Bo was a constant, gentle presence in our lives—happy to see us on our good days, our bad days, and everyday in between.

not Bo. 💔

@KShakur2U ridiculous + they better let you honor the coupons that come w/ spending X amount of $ *after* returning what you need to. idc idc idc! how are companies still missing the mark on the bodies of children?!

@EDotNichole Correct, I don’t really have this problem with old navy! I went ham at the children’s place and I’m having to send like half my order back.

My daughter is at the age where she needs a 10/12 for the height, but she’s very slim so that size swallows her up. I need figure out how to alter her clothes.