It's ironic that in a year that many believe has been one of the worst, I have had one of the best. The world may have gone to shit but amidst all of the insanity, I achieved several life goals.
2016 started slowly and didn't really pick up until May. That's when I graduated from Georgetown University's School of Continuing Studies with a Master's in Public Relations and Corporate Communications. First life goal achieved. Since a year after college, I had aspired to get my master's degree but never got the guts to actually apply and follow through. I had this irrational anxiety and fear that I would have no clue as to how to navigate grad school and would epically fail. But in 2014, after some therapy and getting my anxiety in check, I applied
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Third life goal achieved. Growing up, my family never owned our own home. We lived in apartments, mostly. For as long as I can remember, I've wanted to own and live in a home of my own. A couple of years prior to grad school, I decided it was time to stop paying rent and make the jump to buy my own place. I had been searching and putting offers on condos for over a year. But after constantly getting outbid and realizing I just couldn't afford anything decent at the time, I stopped trying. Then grad school came along and I figured owning a home would have to wait since I used up most of my savings for tuition. The place I was renting at the time was became consideration for redevelopment. I knew I'd have to eventually move and didn't want to waste my money on rent. My cousin and amazing real estate agent Dee Nofal suggested that I inquire with a lender she recommended to see what financing options would be available to me. Long story short, I qualified for a loan where I didn't have to put much money for a down payment and found a condo that was affordable and featured everything I was looking for and more. I'm lucky. It still hasn't completely sunk in yet that I'm a homeworner but dammit it does feel