Of course life happened year after year and things got in the way  that caused me to postpone the move but I knew that whatever happened next for me it wouldn't be happening in Chicago. My lease ended at the end of  April 2017. I moved in with my mom for a month and then with one of my sister-friends from July to September. I had been trying to find a job in Houston from Chicago since March and hadn't had any luck. Its hard to plan for interviews in other states while not tipping off your current employer and I only had so many PTO hours. I realized that  I had to be all in. I couldn't continue to take the safe route because it wasn't getting me anywhere. I couldn't abandon strategy altogether but I had to trust that I was making the right decision, take a leap and just know that things would work in my favor. I knew I wasn't making enough money to pay my bills and save to move so I applied and was hired on to a higher paying position at my job in Chicago. I basically got a pay raise within the same company. Unbeknownst to them , I wouldn't be in my new position long. Before I accepted the position I already wasn't feeling the company  and their unprofessionalism during my transition period from the old position to the new one made it so much easier to not give a fuck about  using the permanent job offer as a temporary position. Sometimes, you gotta do what you gotta do. I figured out that I just needed to get about 5 checks from them to have enough money to move. So I worked the job, worked ride sharing apps, continued to apply for jobs and just prepared myself for my move. I even changed my number to a Houston area code, I had to believe that I was already in Houston. Once August came around I knew it was time. I found an apartment in Houston, applied and was approved. Once I got the approval I put my two weeks in at the gig and I was on my way. Well, of course when we plan, God/The Universe laughs. Hurricane  Harvey came and it set me back about 3 weeks but that shit wasn't stopping me. I ended up leaving at the end of September and on September 25th I moved in to my new home. 

I am thriving!

So if you're rocking with me, I appreciate your patience and understanding.

Stay tuned because I'm working on some great things,

I promise, I'll write,

Tailah