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Black Lives Matter.

Black Lives Matter.

Last weekend Nav and I rewatched RBG. During her f

Last weekend Nav and I rewatched RBG. During her first oral arguments before the Supreme Court she quoted Sarah Moore Grimké, “I ask for no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks.”⁣
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She repeats this quote in a powerful moment in the documentary. It has played over and over in my head since the death of George Floyd. It was used as a metaphor, a statement about women’s suffrage. But last week (and as BIPOC know, for all of history) it was not a metaphor for George Floyd. In 1973 it was a metaphor for inequality. In 2020 it was murder.⁣
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I won’t dishonor BIPOC by saying I am surprised or shocked by what happened. I am not. If you are, then you have not been paying attention. I am angry. But this is not about my feelings and making it about my feelings is again pivoting the narrative to a white one.⁣
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I will also not perpetuate the trauma by watching the video of what happened. I don’t need to see a video to know what happened. Past atrocities prove that. The voices of the POC in my community prove that. My viewing of that video will tell the media that I’m okay with that content, the last breaths a man takes as he is murdered, being content to be consumed by the masses. To re-traumatize the BIPOC who may come across it on their news feeds. No. I will not.⁣
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What I will do, and have tried to do this weekend, is listen. Listen to the BIPOC in my real life and on the Internet. Listen and do as much as I can, without asking for a pat on the back. I will not ask the POC in my life, “What can I do? What should I be doing?” That is not their job. That is mine. The work is out there. The information is out there. I will find it. Continue to seek it out. LISTEN. And then LISTEN more. Accept feedback that’s hard to hear. I’ll vote like lives depend on it, because they do. I will make it part of the conversations in my home, with my family and friends, and with my children. And I will work toward being actively anti-racist every day.

A B C. We didn’t realize we did that until we’

A B C. We didn’t realize we did that until we’d already picked Colette’s name. 😆 Next up is probably (not soon) another dog. My current front runner is Dorothy. Anyone else name their dogs/kids years before they even exist? 🤣

She’s little but she’s also LOUD. No joke, the

She’s little but she’s also LOUD. No joke, the loudest baby I’ve ever heard. 🤞🏼she learns how to say something other than “ahhhhhhhhhh” sometime soon. I hope she uses her voice for good someday and I don’t want to crush her spirit but for now, it might be cool if she maybe took it down a notch while we’re on conference calls or even just trying to watch tv. She’s so loud we can’t even hear it if she gets going. 🙈😆 But omg we love this girl and can’t wait for all that she has to say, once she can. 💕⁣⁣
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Linking a few home items because I’ve gotten some questions about this rug. It’s the perfect amount of color for a neutral lover and it matches perfectly with some of the @studiomcgee for @target items. Plus I found it for almost $100 cheaper! (linked) Since we’re home literally all the time, I’ve been really enjoying making our space as functional, comfortable, and beautiful as possible (in that order ☺️). http://liketk.it/2OV65 #liketkit #StayHomeWithLTK #LTKhome @liketoknow.it

Let’s put our heads together and dream up someth

Let’s put our heads together and dream up something good 💕

Anyone else a little worried that post-covid our k

Anyone else a little worried that post-covid our kids will all be clingy weirdos with major strangers danger issues? No? Just me? Cool cool. 😬
EDIT: Definitely not just me. Our kids will all be weirdos together. They’re resilient. It’ll all be okay. This is what I try and tell myself. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.

Five months of Colette. We still never call her th

Five months of Colette. We still never call her that. Like, literally never. She’s Coco to us! Shes still teeny - just 12.5lbs but she’s strong and she has great neck control and loves to practice standing. She’s hit a bit of a sleep regression so my brain is mush so I’ll just say, she’s smiley and wonderful and I’m really happy and proud to be her Mom. Swipe for her past monthly photos. 👉🏼

I shared what I’ve done in our living room so fa

I shared what I’ve done in our living room so far on stories today. It’s been so fun making this blank slate feel like home. Being really comfortable in our space feels more important now than ever, since we’re spending ALL of our time here and home feels like the only safe space. I linked everything on @liketoknow.it if you’re interested in where I got something. http://liketk.it/2NBBU #liketkit #ltkhome

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