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Trauma dumping on @apple so they know it’s real.

Documenting My Reality🫶🏿

Stay Curious.🖤

My Currents:
Salon Moves: Healthy Scalps
Book: Melanin: The Chemical Key to Black Greatness
Hobby: Landscaping 101
Supplement: Magnesium
Wardrobe: @uniqlousa + Free Shit
Kicks: @adidas
Scent: @lelabofragrances Another 13 + @saltandstone Basil + Neroli
Late night snacks: cherries and hard boiled eggs 👀

#austinhairstylist #shagnoirsalon #takeupspace #saveeastaustin 40something

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This weekend wasn’t just about a total or medals. It was about showing up for myself through one of the hardest seasons of my life.

This training cycle was honestly therapeutic. Every session gave me space to breathe, process, fight, and keep showing up for myself even on the really difficult days. I learned so much about who I am, that showing up looks different every day, that giving myself grace matters, and that pushing when I can has led to surprising the shit out of myself more times than I can count. I’m really proud of that because none of this has been easy. I’m so grateful for this sport and for the people in my corner.

I made some lifts over the weekend and came home with a couple medals, but the real win was being surrounded by people who continue to show up for me, my coach, my team, and the friends and family outside the gym who check in, support me, and remind me I’m not carrying everything alone.

I’m still walking through a heavy season, but having an outlet like weightlifting and people who show up for me again and again means more than they know. Thank you for being my strength on the days I feel like I have none. I love you guys. 🖤

#BuryMeWithMyBarbell #CatalystAthletics

📸 @jessie.b.johnson

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Our apologies, our text line was posted incorrectly. Help us get the word out! 🧡🫶🏾🧡

Text: GIVETHANKS to book 844-818-6382
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Happy Holidays! Thanks @jazminbautista for looking out!

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I’m just grateful. 🧡 Insanely.

I love you filthy animals.🫶🏾

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Y’all I was high-key about to wig OUT!🫨 I was contemplating putting down my scissors and asking him to leave because I was shaking. To be clear, he was non stop telling me what I NEED to do as if I had not already identified these errors in my journey of being a business owner. I realize that I’m triggered by people telling me what I NEED to do, but that’s my gorilla to wrestle, no one else’s.

I had to breathe, calm my nerves and then find the words.

I had never asked him for help with Shag Noir. I explained to him I just hired a mentor. Now, had I asked, I would have taken my licks.

If this may be for you:

Three ways you can practice creating boundaries that will make you feel like you’ve won an Olympic gold medal!🥇 Start with these and then see how it feels!

1. Say “No” Without Over-Explaining
• Practice giving a direct “No, I can’t do that right now” without piling up excuses or apologies.
• Boundaries stick when your words are clear and final, not padded with guilt.

2. Create a Response Buffer
• Instead of answering in the moment, try: “Let me think on that and get back to you.”
• This builds the muscle of pausing before you commit, so you don’t overextend yourself out of pressure or habit.

3. Enforce a Time Limit
• If your energy is low, say: “I can stay for 30 minutes, then I have to head out.”
• Boundaries don’t just live in what you say, but also how long you give. You’re training others—and yourself—that your time matters.

✨ These aren’t about being “nice.” They’re about being honest, consistent, and protective of your well-being.

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Traveled to Montgomery, AL with my family and lamented over the memorial of my great great and Ej’s great great great great Uncle Alfred Williams who was hung with friend, Plummer Bullock for returning to the grocery store after being sold rotten apples. All he wanted was fresh apples that he was subsequently denied. He was reported, pulled out of his home by towns people, hung, shot multiple times, and left to hang to send a message. All he wanted to do before his death, was to put his shoes on before his hanging.

I can’t express how visceral this museum and moment was at @eji_org. I needed my son to witness the evil of this country’s history and its impact on even our family.

My family is incredible.🏅 Celebrating 53 years of a legacy unbroken.

I walked where blood once dried,
where rope and bullet stitched silence into the sky.
But I am not silence—
I am the thunder they feared,
the seed they tried to bury,
the fruit they swore would never ripen.

My son’s eyes held their ghosts,
yet his breath is proof they did not win.
We are the marrow of Alfred’s cry,
the unbroken hymn of Plummer’s stand.
From rotten apples denied,
we rise as orchards uncontained.

Let this country choke on the lie of its innocence—
we stand, we name, we burn, we bloom.
We are the reckoning and the renewal.
We are still here.
We are still rising

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Just because🧡

To know him is to love him. My high school coach said “Girlie, you can’t call your dad for everything!”

That’s where you’re wrong. The man is forever on call🧡 Daddy, you’re the best.

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ay, yall do it for likes and engagement… #guns #blackshootersmatter #blackgunsmatter #melanin #edc #kalashnikov #gun #pewpew #akm #blacklivesmatter #walther #rifle #gunsofinstagram #pdp #9mm #waltherpdp #pistol #cap #shooting #contentcreators #content #gunsdaily #austin #pewpewlife #weapons #gunporn #texas yep

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Let me tell y’all….. This life journey. Whew Chile🔆😍🥹🔆

My son lives on the west coast still. He’s 15, turning 16 this year, and he’s becoming the kind of young man that makes us say “Damn, we really did that.”🗽

Years ago, I made the hardest and wisest decision I could as a mama: I let him go live with his father. Not because I couldn’t love him here—but because I do love him enough to do what’s best, not just what’s comfortable.

Loved him. Raised him. Protected him. And when the time came, I passed the baton to the next phase of his becoming. Him with his father. He was not mine to keep. And with Google meets I still raise him. Love him. Protect him. Listen to him, and his father.

The family dynamic? Unconventional as hell. But it works like a well oiled machine for now. Adjustments will most certainly have to be made throughout this journey, but this learning while loving is good stuff.
Mom. Dad. Stepmom. Son.

We built a new kind of family—a functional one cause we still crazy. One where we actually talk. We atone. We fess up. Where we listen. Where it’s not about who’s right, but what’s right for him.

Yes, I miss my son. Of course I do. But more than that, I’m proud of who he’s becoming, and proud of who we’ve become as a family.

Because sometimes love looks like holding on.
And sometimes?
It looks like letting go, with grace, power, and a whole lot of trust.😉

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ay, my credit score ain’t where I want it to be, but I ain’t in debt. My favorite hobbies outside of lifting weights is on some other stuff but I ain’t going broke to do it #rifletraining #firearmstraining #rifle #tacticalshooting #firearms #shooting #tactical #pistoltraining #ar #drone #secondamendment #waltherpdp #training #america #gunsdaily #staydangerous #walther #pistol #triggertime #weaponsdaily #blackgunsmatter #blacklivesmatter #guns #blm #ar10 #austin #creditscore #texas #credit yep

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Lounge-y Coil Cutting OOTD and…..🙌🏾 it

Y’all know I love luxurious, clean products for the kinks, and Reverie by Garrett Markenson is exactly that. I’m holding HYMN and MILK, two absolute staples in my kit.

✨ HYMN is a lightweight gel that defines, shapes, and holds without the crunch. It gives that perfect touchable structure, whether I’m setting curls, refining waves, or adding soft control to a sleek look. It’s effortless, buildable, and never sticky—just pure, flexible styling.

✨ MILK = CREAMY CRACK…say it with me! Milk is life….it is that deep drink of moisture your hair craves. A leave-in treatment that hydrates, strengthens, and smooths with botanical extracts that actually do the work. It melts into the hair, softens texture, and brings that natural shine without weight. ZERO RESIDUE!!!!!

Together, they create the perfect balance of hold and hydration—clean, effective, and luxurious. No harsh chemicals, no residue, just pure performance with a conscience. Y’all already know, quality over everything🔥

20% off Milk and @gmreverie hair care with link in my bio for first timers! You’ve been told!😜

How many Milk lovers on the web this morning????

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“Listen… I say this from my heart….you do NOT have to be booked sunup to sundown, doing every service under the sun, just to make six figures behind the chair. You just have to be intentional.” 🤞🏾 I’ve done it it all…. Shampoo Tech, Apprenticeship, Commission Employee, Chair Rental, Suite Owner, now Salon Owner🫶🏾

🔑 Stay in communication—check in with your clients, don’t wait for them to reach out. If something’s wrong? Address it. If their hair is thriving? Celebrate it! Let them know you care.

🔑 Be proactive—don’t just wait for your books to fill. Reach out, follow up, and keep the relationships strong.

🔑 Stay in the game—keep learning, keep evolving, keep showing up. Passion + persistence = profit. Know your numbers!! This is where the discipline activates hard!

I work three to four days a week and make over $150K a year because I focus on what matters—quality over quantity, connection over chaos, and excellence over exhaustion.

If you’re tired of the hustle and ready for real, sustainable success, it’s time to level up. Stay consistent, stay educated, and trust the process.

💬 Drop a 🔥 in the comments if you’re ready to work smarter, not harder!”

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