10 years ago I started my journey as a single mom.

I remember the day I put on a brave front and left the home that I started with my ex-husband, moving into a roach infested apartment off Candler Rd. Let me say, we didn’t know the roaches were bad, I think they were on vacation the first few weeks we were there. Kelsey and I lived in that apartment for a year. At 10 months after my separation I did 2 things, filed for a divorce and started looking for a permanent resident. I looked at so many houses but with a car payment and a 4 year old, my funds were limited. Then I came across the street that this house is on. An older quiet neighborhood, I looked at the house, it needed some work but I told my realtor I wanted it.

The next day, I came to view the house with Kelsey and the guy I was dating. We walked in the house and there was a snake rolled up in the den. Dude went flying towards the front door. smh… should’ve known then his a** wasn’t a trooper.  I grabbed a stick and claimed my territory, killing the snake. The same day, I got word that the offer was accepted.  I never did see anymore snakes.

Its been a slow process but this house has come a long way since I first moved in. The thing I look forward to the most is getting my yard complete and sitting in the middle of my garden like Juanita; and I better not discover weed in the middle of my setup #BabyBoy