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#LocTag: Officially 1 Year Loc’d
March 13, 2021—It’s really been a year since I got my interlocks installed!
![ISO: Somewhere for my Dreams to Bloom](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e55d1f83dfd4f4e553101f6/1614059164813-QG485IHTW49X8GLINRDD/16-dreamsbloom.jpg)
ISO: Somewhere for my Dreams to Bloom
And I’ve got to say, I feel so free. I feel a resolve about my decision that I’ve never experienced while staring down uncertainty.
![How Blackness + Black Excellence Saved Me From Myself During Quarantine](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e55d1f83dfd4f4e553101f6/1608233980541-60QI2X54JAH9Z453PXAG/15-blackquarantine.jpg)
How Blackness + Black Excellence Saved Me From Myself During Quarantine
We’ve seen some next level creativity, giving of flowers and flat out black excellence in the last year.
![Job Update: You Are Who You Say You Are](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e55d1f83dfd4f4e553101f6/1604892929340-Q4M4XREKJ1HHL09SFEOD/jp-gnaedit_motion1.gif)
Job Update: You Are Who You Say You Are
Promoted—I am who I said I was yesterday and today the rest of my orbit is simply catching up.
![FYI, I’m Team #TargetStyle](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e55d1f83dfd4f4e553101f6/1602570021204-UMFCI69Y1Y3G5P4FF7HE/13-teamtargetstyle-supporting.jpg)
FYI, I’m Team #TargetStyle
I’m not sure when it happened but Target is definitely one of my favorite places to shop for clothing.
![Conquering My COVID-19 Lay Off](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e55d1f83dfd4f4e553101f6/1596479195478-LJQGA22WFNWSD64QTLUR/12-conqueringlayoff.jpg)
Conquering My COVID-19 Lay Off
This morning I started a new role as Senior Designer for a small agency founded in DC. Here’s how I did it…
![Chapter 29: God Laughs at Our Plans](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e55d1f83dfd4f4e553101f6/1639379742996-NR0V39AUS9I0274T6WZ4/IMG_5981_Facetune_27-06-2020-13-05-14.jpeg)
Chapter 29: God Laughs at Our Plans
I mean, it was finally on a Friday again, so it HAD to be a movie, right? Right.
![13 Facts About My Interlocks](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e55d1f83dfd4f4e553101f6/1592085024823-N9ZWXOCHKN8VO7P2SZIU/IMG_5555.jpg)
13 Facts About My Interlocks
So let’s get to it, these are 13 facts about my locs since they got established 3 months ago…
![Practicing Radical Self Care All 2020](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e55d1f83dfd4f4e553101f6/1591782905819-GUY6NZ50D8R28W4XP843/9-radicalselfcare.jpg)
Practicing Radical Self Care All 2020
Here’s a list of all the ways I’ve been practicing radical self care in the middle of this global pandemic and a layoff.
![Quarantine Pickups: Enamel Pin Edition](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e55d1f83dfd4f4e553101f6/1590527595005-AW2UFPJ2N3TY2LX2TAO8/8-quarantinepickups-pins_01.jpg)
Quarantine Pickups: Enamel Pin Edition
While quarantined due to COVID-19, I’ve purchased a few dope additions to my enamel pin collection.