who - a very excited young lady that will soon return to her city of drEams…
what - go after your dreams no matter what the opposition.
when - May 15, 2008 12:06 pm
where - milan.3.boutique [englewood, nj]
where do i even start. i been MIA for a few, but i assure you it is because LIVING got so good to stop and write about it. this past week or so has been somewhat of a surreal dream. i was feeling suffocated so i had to roll out and change my environment. [y'all know how i do] i can’t allow stress to play in my daily life for too long. and i must say, it was getting a little hectic for me. in spite of all my feng shui splendor, my bedroom was beginning to look a mess. i didn’t feel like making my bed, didn’t feel like folding the clean clothes, didn’t want to even think about fluffing all my pretty pillows or lighting my delicious candles… i knew deep down that i wasn’t at peace. in talking to my beSty about my woEs, she graciously invited me to camp out with her for a few days. i SOOO ♥ her! she’s the beSSSt!
i relaxed in the quiet, worked on my magazine layout, enjoyed the stillness and got to unwind on the solo tip.
then i began to think about the various outlets that were readily available to me in my city… [i.e. nyc]. why was i not there right now? why has it taken me SO long to realize that [once again] i have outgrown chocolate city. or has it outgrown me? whatever it may be- we sure ain’t compatible. don’t get me wrong all you dc lovers, i know the charm it possesses, especially the museums and the historical monuments. BUT- i’m over it honey. SO over it.
back to ny.
i came here for ‘a few days’ and almost 2 weeks later, i’m still here.
my dearest cousin Martha [martiye] has a HOT boutique in englewood and needed help feng shui-ing her surroundings. 2 kids, a budding social life, and a strong desire for beautiful and organized work and home spaces. well, it was natural for me to dive right in and do what i do.
she said ‘elbie- HELP!’ so i got the credit card from her, jumped into the truck towards tar-jay. i started off on what would end up being a 3-day process.
we solved storage problems, put things where they belong, put away last stuff from last season, threw away stuff that was broken by the kids, revamped their room/closet, her room/closet… it went on and on. we stayed up till 3 am for 3 nights getting it done. then we had to open the store by 10 am, so i was in there getting the store to look like it was there and not in the ‘process’ of GETTING there…
3 days later- BAM! shit was practically flawless… and at the end of it all Martiye was SOOOOO pleased with the transformation, she messed around and got me 2 clients. by her gushing about me and what ‘i did for her’, they were like ‘have her come over to my house before the month is up, please!!!’
little does she know what she did for me.
*sigh* i love it here…. planets line up with my moon, and shit just falls into place
let me go- thank you for reading. i promise next time will be MUCH more interesting. *wink*
before i go- i wanted to thank Nolawi for doing a write-up on me on his blog , what’s more interesting is the comments that his readers made. read it and let me know what y’all think.
smooches…
