So, we are moving around a lot. We are moving around, A LOT! I left the high-rise in Hell’s Kitchen and moved to Brooklyn. I wrote about it here. The first place I stayed left a lot to be desired. I didn’t bother leaving an AIRBNB review because some places are simply not worth the trouble.
Every modern business these days run on reviews my own included. I don’t want to give a negative review because I fear the retaliatory measures taken against my business, so I will stay mum on the subject. Not all search engines have robust ways of filtering out dishonest reviews so the easiest way to deal is this: if you don’t start none, there won’t be none. However, it must be noted for the record that my former Airbnb host has since been suspiciously taken offline, which has sent the CONSPIRACY THEORIST within me REELING!
After my first place I moved to a FABULOUS AirBNB in… Well, I couldn’t tell you where because it is highly controversial. Upon first entering the space I asked the owner if I was indeed Crown-Heights because, um, it felt very Crown-Heights outside. The landlord assured me that it was definitely still Bed-Stuy because apparently Crown-Heights started south of Atlantic Avenue. All allegedly of course. This was our first interaction of a month long stay so I def didn’t wanna argue with a person who is responsible for the place I am sleeping for the next month or so.
I miss this place though. The ceilings were taller than 12 feet and that to me is very glamorous. Every morning I woke up feeling like I was in Madonna’s “Take A Bow” music video.
While it was rough outside (I got yelled at by a crackhead suprisingly only once) the streets were stunningly gorgeous. The restaurants were fantastic. I’d never had oxtail as delicious as I did it at The Jamaican Pattie Hut on Nostrand Avenue, which incidentally would roast jerk chicken on the pavement outside every day. This made me feek like I was back in Tonga!
I think it was them? Who knows. There were plenty of west Indian food places on the block so whoever they were, they had excellent taste in music. They be blasting that stuff loud and proud while roasting jerk chicken on the streets. If you’ve been tuning into my IG stories, you’ll know what I’m talking about!
My current place of residence is definitely 100% Crown-Heights. I love this new spot and what is even greater is that I have my own bathroom. Score! This neighborhood makes me giggle. It was where my bestie Morgan and Melissa moved when they first came to the city after crashing on me and Shanta’s couch for a couple weeks while living in Cobble Hill.
Speaking of Cobble Hill, I am moving back there next month! I am returning to the place where it all began with some semblance of permanence, thank goodness! I hate moving around places month-to-month although it has certainly kept life interesting. I got very good at packing my entire life into one suitcase.
It’ll feel great to be in the same place for 3 months! And guess what? I’ll have my own bathroom again! Double score.
I am looking to get a place of my own but I have been lazy and procrastinating. I make enough money to be able to afford it but I’ve been moving slowly because… Well, I don’t have any excuses. My business is doing very well and I’m kept very busy. I haven’t begun a big marketing push yet because I honestly haven’t needed to. Word of mouth marketing is the best type of marketing and I’ve been able to sustain myself through this.
I keep saying I want more money saved before I find something permanent in terms of housing but that’s really just an excuse. I have plenty of money haha. I keep saying I want to focus on building my business but that’s taken care of. I don’t really have any reason! I have been taking my time. Mercury is in retrograde so perhaps this is a project that is best left for me to achieve in the fall! For now my life is very Sagittarius without much structure and regime and I kinda like it.