I started my “moving” nine years ago when I left NC for the first time and then to KC where I realized that wasn’t the place I really wanted to be, and so I launched here to the DMV and I scraped by and then fell in love. This year, I had cooked up a whole moving scheme even though I was only moving because of the possibility of another J6 March. However, I’ve decided to resist by staying in place and making this 1 bedroom with my partner in a place that I would have dreamed of living in as a 22 year old college student in Raleigh, the best place, even if it’s for a short time.
I loved reading this. Thank you for sharing and bringing us on this trip down memory lane. Our stories are so different, but your words remind me of all the places I've lived in, the bags I've lived out of, the people and versions of me I've left behind as I've moved around, too. We sure are mosaics of our lives, hey?! Though I'm glad your mosaic table is finding a new lease of life with someone else who chose it, and your kitchen feels transformed and more like you chose it too! 💜
love this and the reflections on design and what it means to choose. thank you!
I'm living in my first place by myself currently and have been decorating it since last October and I had no clue how healing it would be for my inner child and also how it would give me confidence in choosing what feels right and aligned for me in the moment
Also--love the vision board. it's gonna be so vibey!
Welcome home Jamila. I've followed your journey for a few years now on IG. I first listened to you on a wellness app, several years ago. I'm happy to see your inner light shining.
“I am a person of choice”, a recent quote that found me and that I am nurturing and figuratively tattooing on my forehead as reminder to myself and a warning to those I encounter. I choose. Thank you for sharing and writing and being you 🤎
While our situations for moving are not the same, I have also moved practically every year since I started college (20 years ago). The longest I've been in a place is 2.5 years and that was because of quarantine and then moving to get a bigger place to eventually bring my niece to stay with me. I movedthis year unexpectedly for once and was pissed about it. One day, I will have the home I desire and the furniture exactly how I want it. For now, its a mix of other's and mine.
What a gift it is to see yourself through someone else’s words and story. Thank you for sharing this - I’m recently in a place of realizing I don’t have to move again soon unless I want to, thinking about what home means for me. I love choosing one off dishes that bring me joy. Wishing you all the best on your journey 💕
This was so beautiful to read… and so resonant, as someone who has moved almost every year for the last ten, since my adolescence! You learn a kind of adaptability and resilience and you must have learned so much of that from what I can glimpse of this rich life story. Thank you for sharing ♥️
Something you said about choosing and being intentional really spoke to me. I recently saw The Minimalists on their book tour and began re-embracing that lifestyle however it's so hard for me to do it! But I like the words "intentional" and "choosing" especially on purpose...I don't want to live in a hand me down ...freebie world unless I repurpose and reimagine the pieces with my artistic flair and love 💕. This is a process of course and I am glad to be on the journey with so many like minded souls. 🪷🌈🙂↕️
I started my “moving” nine years ago when I left NC for the first time and then to KC where I realized that wasn’t the place I really wanted to be, and so I launched here to the DMV and I scraped by and then fell in love. This year, I had cooked up a whole moving scheme even though I was only moving because of the possibility of another J6 March. However, I’ve decided to resist by staying in place and making this 1 bedroom with my partner in a place that I would have dreamed of living in as a 22 year old college student in Raleigh, the best place, even if it’s for a short time.
I loved reading this. Thank you for sharing and bringing us on this trip down memory lane. Our stories are so different, but your words remind me of all the places I've lived in, the bags I've lived out of, the people and versions of me I've left behind as I've moved around, too. We sure are mosaics of our lives, hey?! Though I'm glad your mosaic table is finding a new lease of life with someone else who chose it, and your kitchen feels transformed and more like you chose it too! 💜
love this and the reflections on design and what it means to choose. thank you!
I'm living in my first place by myself currently and have been decorating it since last October and I had no clue how healing it would be for my inner child and also how it would give me confidence in choosing what feels right and aligned for me in the moment
Also--love the vision board. it's gonna be so vibey!
Welcome home Jamila. I've followed your journey for a few years now on IG. I first listened to you on a wellness app, several years ago. I'm happy to see your inner light shining.
“I am a person of choice”, a recent quote that found me and that I am nurturing and figuratively tattooing on my forehead as reminder to myself and a warning to those I encounter. I choose. Thank you for sharing and writing and being you 🤎
Needed this reminder. Thank you for it <3
While our situations for moving are not the same, I have also moved practically every year since I started college (20 years ago). The longest I've been in a place is 2.5 years and that was because of quarantine and then moving to get a bigger place to eventually bring my niece to stay with me. I movedthis year unexpectedly for once and was pissed about it. One day, I will have the home I desire and the furniture exactly how I want it. For now, its a mix of other's and mine.
and so it is!
What a gift it is to see yourself through someone else’s words and story. Thank you for sharing this - I’m recently in a place of realizing I don’t have to move again soon unless I want to, thinking about what home means for me. I love choosing one off dishes that bring me joy. Wishing you all the best on your journey 💕
This was so beautiful to read… and so resonant, as someone who has moved almost every year for the last ten, since my adolescence! You learn a kind of adaptability and resilience and you must have learned so much of that from what I can glimpse of this rich life story. Thank you for sharing ♥️
Something you said about choosing and being intentional really spoke to me. I recently saw The Minimalists on their book tour and began re-embracing that lifestyle however it's so hard for me to do it! But I like the words "intentional" and "choosing" especially on purpose...I don't want to live in a hand me down ...freebie world unless I repurpose and reimagine the pieces with my artistic flair and love 💕. This is a process of course and I am glad to be on the journey with so many like minded souls. 🪷🌈🙂↕️