Remember that time I was naive and decided to live my life in Richmond because of fear and a boy and then I was unemployed for a year and got then pregnant?
Yeah, that time.
Well recently, two old and great friends of mine reminded me of what I'm
not missing by not being in New York. Talkin' bout how hard it is to live in up there. Traveling, taxes, laundry, getting groceries - hell even walking was hard up there and trust: living there for 2 months was long enough for me to know what was up.
(Quick refreshment: I only lived there for 2 months for an internship in 2010.)
Apparently, sometimes you forget the little things you miss by not living in the city... well my friends. I'm going to remind you of some little things I'M missing by not living NYC.
1. Meeting Random People: In New York, the people are infinite. And not just in a dot dot dot kind of way, but New York is literally a melting pot of people just waiting to be discovered. You never know who you're going to run into the next day.
2. Adventures: What better place to have one than in New York City?! I bet there are things y'all STILL haven't done.
3. Shopping and Beauty: The possibilities are endless here! I'm sure there's enough retail to cover the entire United States and I'm stuck going to Regency Mall every time I want to shop. And that mall IS Forever 21, where all of the 16 year olds shop. And beauty?! I still pay over $30 to get my nails and toes done. I think y'all can probably do some calculations to show that's WORTH the high taxes.
4. Clubs and Bars: 4am. Say no more.
5. The Network: Dude. We were in MAIP for crying out loud. I'm sure none of you could go more 2 weeks being unemployed. I'm scrapping around in Richmond on my knees begging the Martin Agency to hire me and looking for a pieces unpaid freelance jobs when ya'll are sitting on a gold mine of agencies and people with the key to life and opportunities that are endless.
6. Bragging Rights: All of your lame friends at home are sitting on their mama's couches watching things on TV that you see every day. Congratulations girls, whether it's 100% great or not, you can still SAY it's the best thing in the world and I'm sure people would have no reason to doubt ya.
If you ask me, I'd be proud to drag my milk, eggs, and dirty draws down the street just to say 'I live here, I own this block, and I made it!'
Forget about the little things and remember that ya'll are doing the
biggest things every day and making a difference for our generation.
I'm proud of y'all; represent out there. :)
(Read about Alexis living my life in Brooklyn
here.)
