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09/04/2026

Summer highlights ☀️💜

Let me brag on these kids for a minute because they are AMAZING. They’re powered by natural talent and all the parents, coaches, and support systems that have poured into them. I’m grateful I got to add to those foundations and help sharpen their technique this summer. The growth was real. 💛

Triple jump can be an incredible pathway to college scholarships, but many young athletes never get the opportunity to properly learn the event. Being able to teach that technique at this level, build their confidence, and help create more opportunities for them has been so rewarding.

My first high school season rolled right into my first full club season, and I grew right alongside them. Triple jump is my baby, and I’m excited to keep learning, keep developing the horizontal jumps throughout Chicagoland, and keep building some absolute BEASTS!

Thank you to Coach Zontavius Johnson and Legacy Runners Elite for trusting me… to these kids for making it so much fun. I love it here.

It was a GREAT first summer coaching. My goal is to become a better coach than I ever was an athlete, and I’m already well on my way.

This is only the beginning. 🖤💛🚀

08/05/2026

Happy 9th Birthday to my favorite person in the whole wide world! 🌎

True, you are everything. My loving kid. My cool kid. My empathetic kid. My kind kid. My Big kid. 🥹

You’re the kid who remembers everything and assigns sentimental value to all of the things. The one whose love languages are words of affirmation and thoughtful gifts. The one who loves blue and green, street art, TikTok, traveling the world, architecture, “doing something fun,” track & field, playing with friends, watching TV, and your morning routine.

The greatest gift of being your mom is getting to watch you become more you every year. I see you. I always will. And I can’t wait to see the person you continue to grow into.

Last year, I promised you that when you were ready to let go of your nursing chair, I’d give you a big boy room like a design I would create for others. A few weeks ago you reminded me, because of course you did. So while you were away for the week for your Dad’s turn, I got to work. Somehow we still FaceTimed every day and you never figured it out. How did I do it? He just saw his old room. Magic, son. 🤭✨

Truthfully… it wasn’t magic. It was a mama determined to keep her word and create something for the most deserving kid. I am so glad you love it!

Check the highlights for this room. More room videos coming soon. 🌍🎨🛹💚

06/04/2026

Storytimeeeeee! It is a long one 🤷🏿‍♀️

17 years later, I found my way back.

I’ll always be an athlete. There were so many people, moments, and lessons that shaped that journey. My track coach, Joe Sims 🕊️, rest so well. My big bro who has been my virtual coach this season, but from the beginning we were the bro/sis track stars. My friend Jasmine , my jump squad from UW… and so so many more.

These days I’m chasing something different. I want to be an even better coach than I ever was an athlete.

Track gave me so much. Now I get to pour back into the sport, the kids, and the community that helped shape me.

Full circle.
I love it here. 💛

05/17/2026

5/13/25 .. One year post full right Achilles tendon rupture. What a journey this has been!

As an athlete, this was always one of my biggest fears… and then it actually happened. The physical recovery was hard, but the mental recovery challenged me even more. This past year was full of highs and lows, tears, rebuilding confidence, forcing myself to pause, learning my body again, and trying to trust myself through it all.

What made it even heavier was the timing. I tore my Achilles the day before my final day at a job I needed to leave, while also transitioning out of a relationship. So much at once and transition has never been easy for me.

I’m so thankful for the people who supported me through this chapter. My village truly carried me in so many ways. My people took on being my legs, stepping in to transport True to school, checked in on my mental, came by to simply see me…

Huge thank you to Delaney .17 , my physical therapist who by luck of the draw I got the perfect person to help me through my biggest injury. My insurance sucks, and landing on her list i feel was no coincidence. Thank you for the countless hours of PT, encouragement, patience, and motivation throughout this process. And more than anything to opportunity to know an athlete and human like you.

Thomas , my personal trainer, literally on day one had me sprinting on a treadmill. I appreciate you pushing the limits my mind has the ability keeps me stuck. He is insane and for that he comes with high recommendation.

More than anything, this experience deepened my gratitude. There are abilities we often take for granted every single day, and this journey opened my eyes in a completely different way. My word this year is thrive.. and I’m proud that, even through all of this, I’ve continued to do exactly that.

Still healing. Still growing. Still thriving. 💛

01/13/2026

This room came together through community, creativity, and a whole lot of love. I giggle every time I see this door hanger I made. All throughout the time I was working on the room, 3 year old Ayah would come in and say “What you doing in here? This me and my baby brudder room!” And that it is ..😍

Huge thank you to Araic for these beautiful captures of this space through her Storytelling Captures service with Dear Brown You. These are live, organic moments that feel real, warm, and intentional. Video + photos that tell the story, not just show the outcome. I’m so excited to continue working with you! Support !!

So grateful for friends who see the vision and help hold it.

Final reveal for this Holiday Room Project is up next ✨💛

01/03/2026

Happy New Year!!!! 🎊 💛

This is the recap for my annual New Year Intention Gathering! This one felt special and i have gained so much from the community that surrounds me. Every year, there’s so much fruit here from encouraging words and our lived experiences and energy.

Thank you for all that came and shared a part of themselves. I appreciate it always !! 🫶🏿 My friends are so accepting of my last minute-ness and helping me pull together the pieces.

And the food was fye🔥.. support them !

Rasta Pasta 🍤🍗-
Hoagies -
Deviled Eggs 🥚- .beauty94

“Bloom in the Places You are Clapped for ..” Wishing you all a great year!!!

Let me know your word for the year in the comments ! ✨💫💛

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