Livin The Life

What a LONG DRAWN OUT weekend.

My weekends are always super long and super relaxing. Hmm..Maybe I should clean up or something but I usually just lounge around and cuddle with my boys. But not this weekend because my boys were away- AGAIN- with their Daddy. So I cuddled with myself…

I got a call from my girl Kenya this weekend.

Yeah.. Remember her?

She was that chick from college that everyone knew because she was the only one on campus with a monstrous afro before it was fashionable.

So many years later she has traded those soft curls for dreads and she’s living in Brooklyn pursuing her fashion design career.

“What’s up Ms. Tee?!” she says into the phone.

“Kenya?”

“Yes girl, it’s me.”

I scream. “AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! What’s up girl!?”

“Girl, I called to tell you about my new job.”

I raise my eyebrow. Kenya has been putting in long hours at small companies, but always maintaining. Things have been slow but steady and I had been hoping for a breakthrough for her. You ever feel like that? You’re hoping and praying for one of your friends to make it BIG so that you can share in that excitement and somehow feel successful by association? I do that all the time. It’s as if the realization of their romantic, career and spiritual goals make my life goals more tangible. And to a degree, once you’ve seen your friend do something, you know it’s attainable for you.

“So I lost my job sometime in March, “she reminded me. “And I had been looking around working on projects and trying to keep my head above water, you know?”

I sigh. Hell yeah I know.

“I get a call from XYZ design company and I go in for an interview for an associate designer position. Girl, I didn’t know WHAT kind of salary to ask for so my friend tells me to ask for 75k. I looked at him like he was crazy. How could I have the audacity to walk into a company and ask for that much money?!”

I laugh.

“But girl, I didn’t even have to ask, they offered me a salary of ABC!”

“ABC what? A year?” I ask perplexed.

“A YEAR!”

“Damn! That’s damn near 6 figures Kenya!!!!!!!!!”

“I know. FINALLY I’ll be able to live life how it’s supposed to be lived. I’m not going to horde my money because what if I die tomorrow? I want to see places and do nice things for people so I’m excited.”

“Shit. I’m excited too.”

“And guess what? I met a great guy. I’m really feeling his conversation, his vibe and everything. But…He’s white.”

Hmm… Something new, huh?

Well what do you know. If she can do it. I know I can.

We WILL live our dreams!