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Nicole DeCost

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enjoy yourself. it’s later than you think.

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life is nowhere near where I imagined it would be. grief became a friend who I never thought would make an appearance as much as it has. but to look back and see how much growth I’ve made in the last 7 years is something I’m proud of. continually choosing joy instead of letting those dark moments win takes effort and every day is work. work to see the good in what is here and present, my family, friends, especially my babies. making myself, little and big, proud every day is the goal. she is always the goal.

#grief #loss #growth #goals by @nicodecost

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6 days ago

sun and moon, always 🩵

#bestfriend #myperson #piscesandaries taken in Cape Cod by @nicodecost

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18 days ago

is it too late to say summer was good to me? ‘Cause it was. ✨

#endofsummer #fitspo #lagreefitness by @nicodecost

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25 days ago

and to think how many more times after that you’d experience loss is unimaginable, but, we keep going.

#grief #loss #daddydaughter by @nicodecost

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a month ago

seven years together with my girl.

seven years of growth, laughs, tears, hugs, hospital visits, scares, surgeries, new adventures, breakdowns, dance parties, late night talks, fears, big leaps, hard choices, heartbreak, brave things, quiet moments and everything in between.

one thing that we never lacked was love.

happy seventh birthday Mia. my muse in this life. 🤍 by @nicodecost

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2 months ago

girls’ day out 🥂 by @nicodecost

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2 months ago

cannot stress enough how much i value my self-care, mental health and physical wellness all 2026 (and beyond). for too long i’ve been in the back seat of the car of my own life. sike, bitch. not anymore.

in the legendary words of cookie “i gotta put me first lucious!” 🤏🏾 by @nicodecost

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2 months ago

“live, live, live!”
it was death. by @nicodecost

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3 months ago

this will be year 7 of another fathers day without my dad.

sucks to type. sucks to say. but this year I’ve learned that I refuse to keep hating it. I refuse to keep feeling like shit about it.

this year I am celebrating the years I got with him. I am grateful for the memories we got and will move forward with joy. I am taking care of myself. I am living unapologetically and that’s that. I have always been myself wholeheartedly and I let that fire go out when he died.

this year I will be lighting that fire again. What good is it to live half a life? For him to die and me to live part time? Sounds dumb right? Yeah. I know.

i love my dad. I love my life. I will live it abundantly - whatever I have left of it. So this year I’m more grateful than ever that I get to be Joe Abbott’s daughter. I damn sure will show the world that.

cheers dad, to more life. 🤍🥂 taken in Negril, Jamaica by @nicodecost

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4 months ago

healed my heart and sparked my soul by jumping on a plane.

realizing it was time to take care of myself and did it with the women who have been the leaders in my life.

we’ve had to witness so much pain these past few years with losing my dad, our nana, uncles and beautiful aunt - but to see my mother, aunts and cousins with smiles of joy on their faces healed a part of me I didn’t know I needed. I am indebted to the universe to be able to be surrounded by such powerful forces.

forever in awe of the beauty, courage and resilience of black women, mothers, and sisterhood.

loving, healing and glowing in all of our magic. ✨ taken in Negril, Jamaica by @nicodecost

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4 months ago

to be a mother, oh, that’s the greatest gift of all. 🌷 by @nicodecost

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5 months ago

all of it hallelujah by @nicodecost

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