quejimenez.bsky.social
Musings of a nerdy/artistic Black woman, former SAHM, Homeschooling, gardening wife/mama/artist turned PhD, FT Professor & Womanist scholar. Sharing my efforts to embrace a slower pace amongst the chaos & hurry of academia.
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What a cute pup and quilt! 💓
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That part! Folks don’t recognize how expensive it is out here in these California streets. I’m in the IE and can’t go back/afford home. My mama’s 1 B/1ba is just $1k off my mortgage.
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I need to get my self into the gym. It’s going to be torture the first week back. 🥹
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Beautiful and Brave!!
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My life for theirs.
#momlife #motherhood #blackmotherhood
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A use for the 16 years I put my dreams, goals, & ambitions on hold to #homeschool him & his sister.
A use for my love of trap, rap, sonnets, & literature.
A use for all the times I felt invisible as a housing-insecure 20-year old refusing to throw away my poetry books.
A use for South Central.
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A use for all the countless nights I spent writing through the night only to have to get up & teach all day.
A use for my #menopause body up with #insomnia
A use for my #grief of Nikki Giovanni’s transition.
A use for my body, creating & nourishing his—all those nights nursing him alone.
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Our 26 minute phone call ended with him saying, “thank you, again” and “I love you.” Moms of newly minted 20-year-old boys know how rare those words are.
I love his mind even when it challenges me with his will to grow up so fast and be his own man, when I miss my sweet little boy.
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Feeling gutted. Her poetry was the universe to me as a 20-year old.
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Oh my word! What is the name? I love Hellebores—waiting for mine to bloom. 💗
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Did you know Amoeba has a deal if you see the play you get a discount on the vinyl? So cool! We’re vinyl heads.
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My daughter wants to go back—both of them loved it. We’ll go early this week. She’s so excited to see the play. Her birthday is in Jan. and they have a showing on her birthday—so we’ll go. Her birthday tradition is Pantages for a play!
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Great job!! That’s impressive! The ESC is on my to-knit list and I also need to get back into the swing of spinning—might put this on the long-term project list. Yours is inspiring me! 😍
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Oh, this is beautiful! I love my tools as much as I love crafting. My heartbeat is my Aura wheel—she is just gorgeous!
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Thank you! 🙏🏾 I’ll head to HD this week to get some. I’m thinking of getting some indoor fruiting plants and this might be good for them. Also have a pothos that probably need some food—though I’m reluctant to feed as we move towards winter. Thanks so much!!
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So pretty!! 😍
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I might have to look for some. 🧐 I’ve never seen this—where did you get it?
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She is pretty! 😍 Might have to look for one!
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Okay, so I need to go see it in the early day. I am Notorious *in my Biggie voice* for falling asleep in movies. 😩 My daughter wants to see the play for her birthday next month—so seeing the movie will be a great build up! She wore bi-colored pink/green tights to the show last night. 🥰😍💚🩷
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I’m so jealous! My kiddos just left to see it! I might see it next week. Enjoy!
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It’s pretty!! 😍😍
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Are you serious!?! That’s why we click! February Aquarius too! 💗 We special!
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Knitting risks are always worth it. I’m the crazy woman who sleeps with metal needles in the bed—just reckless. Asking to poke an eye out. Might as well come for my nose too. 🙃
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Sis, I would cycle through them every 12-18 months. Don’t let us move—I’d order another 12! 🤭🫣🫢
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Love these colors!!! 😍😍😍 You’re making me want to work on something with hand dye yarns. I have two projects on needles. 🧐 Might need to pick them up & play. Funny—they are both shawls. One is a brioche & the other is slip stitches (I think 🤔). The brioche is stressful! It’s my first 1st brioche.
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Their mutual admiration for each other gives us hope. 🥹🥰🤞🏾
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🤔 Might be a good use for my nose ring. 🧐 But since I’m always using circs would I just knit myself in?
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So talented. Stay in rotation. I was hoping Kendrick and her would have did a joint on his new album. Would be soooo dope—I think that’s coming. 🥹
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I love this so much! Ruminating on this for the next week or three! 💓🙌🏾
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Same. 🥹💗
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🤌🏾🤌🏾 Why are people sleeping her!! 🐊
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So true! I have a Black male, Gen X, Hip Hop & R&B loving therapist. (🙌🏾) He is such an amazing advocate for Black women, high-achieving Black women and getting rid of the factors that create all of this. Sis, we are *werking* deep on things. Soooo grateful for him.