Summer Recap: Falling season

Greetings Queens (and Kings)! Today I want to recap this summer. On the first day of summer, I arrived to Los Angeles California to start my new life. What I did not know was that this would be a summer I will NEVER forget. Where do I start? I came with barely nothing although I wasn’t left with much after my apartment fire. Before I arrived, I sold as many of my salon items that I could and serviced as many clients I could. I even extended my stay in Atlanta just so I could do one of my clients hair for her birthday. When it was time for me to leave, I never had a more pleasurable experience at the Atlanta Airport. As some of you may know, it can get pretty ghetto at Jackson Hartsfield. However, this time was different. All the employees and staff made my transition out very smooth. It was almost as if they were giving me the green light to leave without any hostility. That’s when I knew that things were about to get better. When I arrived I waited for my bags. I fit all of my barbering tools and tools I use for my waist beads in a bag. I took only a few pieces of clothing and shoes. When I arrived to LAX, again it was another smooth transition. There was an unused cart as soon as I got my bags and stepped outside so I didn’t have to carry them around. I had a lot of bags but that was all I could fit. When I arrived to my school, I said “this is it.” Now I do believe I spent more time processing what I had done instead of preparing for what was about to come. It wasn’t until the end of July on my last day of school. That’s when it hit me. I kept asking myself “What are you gonna do now? School is ending. You can’t go back.” I went into panic mode but only for a few days. At the end of July, I started my first job. I figured this would be a great way to stabilize myself. Then August came, and school was really about to be over for me. I decided to get a new job. I thought “This seems more long term.” When I got hired I was excited but I had nowhere to go or no place to call home. I told the manager when he hired me “I can work every day! I have nothing else to do out here!” He laughed at my request and responded by saying “Well, I’m not gonna make you work every day because that’s illegal. I can give you Fridays off!” Instantly I knew I was going to like this job much better. For the rest of August, I couldn’t figure out my next plan. Between working and trying to find somewhere to live, I was becoming uneasy. Not to mention the places I was forced to stay did not help me feel at ease. The great thing about being here is I got accepted into Los Angles Film School for their bachelors program. It has always been a goal of mine to go back to school and get a degree. Although I got accepted, I knew I need stability to focus on that type of education and training. When September arrived, I told myself “You have to rely on yourself. No one is going to help you get in a better situation. You have the power to help yourself.” That’s when I started my 50% off Summer Special. Between work and waist beads, I figured I could maintain. Now here we are at the end of the summer and today is the last day of Summer. I’m happy to say that I’m still maintaining on my own by the Grace of God. I was accepted into another college for education and training. Also my job has been great! So that’s always good. At the end of the day, I took a leap of faith. Now I’m falling. Falling in love with my new life, my new environment, my new job, my new school and my new family and friends that I’m building in a place that I always loved. When I would visit Los Angeles before I moved here, there was always a restraining force when I would try to leave. I think even back then this was always supposed to be the place for me but I was okay with being comfortable in Atlanta. I was content with my business and doing hair. My life seemed pretty decent but God said no. This isn’t the life for you and that’s how I knew. When my apartment burned down, things got VERY uncomfortable. Everything that I worked so hard to build was now destroyed. Things that I gave so much value were no longer here. Everything was gone. God forced me to be uncomfortable and not only that START COMPLETELY OVER. There was no way I was going to rebuild in the same place that everything got destroyed. Things may get challenging but my faith is way too strong to ever think that I cannot overcome. I came this far and overcame so much. There is nothing left for me to do besides start over from the ground up except this time, I’m building something better than before.

As I step into this FALL season, it is so important for me to stay focused on my goals. I found somewhere to stabilize myself starting in October. I start school in 2023 and I decided to start dating again if It feels right.

Life as I once knew it is over. Everything is finally starting to fall into place and I couldn’t be more happier!

Thank you for letting me share! Also special thank you for everyone who ordered this Summer Season! I greatly appreciate it! Next Summer’s waist bead season is going to be a lot better! I promise you :)

Love Always,

Malon Mahotiere