Enjoying the Journey- No, Really.

I like my backpack I like that I set my own schedule I like that I choose what classes I want to take I like that I am studying with likeminded people around my age I like that I change classes each semester/quarter I Like sports events at my school I like reading I like it when I am learning something and it clicks I like talking to my friends I like looking at my grades online I like typing on my computer I like writing essays and the smell of the fresh ink on the warm paper and the feeling of relief that it's finished I like doing assignments ahead of time I like emailing my teachers I like getting ready in the morning I like laying out my clothes the night before I like brushing my teeth and putting on smell goods I like feeling prepared when I leave my house I like eating lunch with my friends I like going home and sleeping I like going to my friends' house after class I like relaxing on my couch and doing homework I like the smell of my eraser I li...

We are on Rodeo Drive shopping with my first commission check. We saw Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith, and Kourtney AND Khloe Kardashian all in the span of an afternoon. I always dreamed of being so excessive and bougie but used to feel sheepish about actually going out and living it. But now, I feel liberated, more and more liberated each day, and that's the best way I could possibly put it to you. We went to Universal, and to some water park out in the valley because it's hot and we have all of our kids with us. We slept half the day and night after our excursion tramping around all the tourist spots and enjoying the expensive food without a second thought. Oh, the novelty! And then, as dusk dust us with red orangy rays which make the iconic palm trees glow like cool grey cookie cut-outs in contrast, on the spur of the moment I decide we are going shopping on rodeo drive. Not far from the soul food restaurant we're eating at. And it's a perfect idea, we all agree....

I just got home to my apartment, and it feels like I floated home. I am all aflutter and I can't stop smiling and jumping all around like a cheerleader at the big game. I am warm even though it's still a bit cold outside, as springtime hasn't completely broken through the winter cold. My cheeks are all flushed and my hands slightly clammy, with escrow paperwork in hand. I think I messed around and sold my first house!!! I have been in real estate for a while, leasing apartments and assisting property managers for a few years before I decided to get into real estate for myself. I am excellent at leasing and after being a serial leasing agent, I told myself why not sell houses and actually get a piece of that pie ??? SOOOO... I studied diligently months over the material. And I gotta say it was a lot easier than people I know have made it seem. Maybe because I had been a student so long before that it was like second nature to me. I actually enjoyed and looked forward...