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It's so crazy of me to even consider this as I haven't worked a single paying job in a year. I had a breakdown of sorts which led to me quitting school and stopping work. My parents were super supportive but perhaps not anymore. I want to move out now and have my own space. I don't want to wait for my life to "get in line" for me to try stuff and do things. Like moving out! But everything is so expensive in Addis and I would need at least about 5 months worth of monthly salaries to even consider moving out.
Apr 23, 2025
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@BEE1000 Thank you! Addis is one of, if not the most expensive cities in Africa. I need that good luck!
Apr 23, 2025
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Okay, so I'm moving out! I'm so glad. I have no plan and I have no money but it's happening. π
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Any advice on how to move forward?
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this March i moved out from my parents' to my own appartment, at first it was scary bc i didn't think I would be able to afford living by myself and keep my two cats, sometimes we're tight on money but so far it's been the best year I can think of, I've learned a lot from living on my own and I was able to do lots of things that I couldn't if I had stayed with my parents, like focusing on my own and on my projects and travelling with friends I'm really looking forward to next year <33
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My last few moves in my city have been chaotic and unwanted, to say the least. After an incredibly stressful loss of my last apartment, I was so privileged to have been able to spend my last three years living alone for the first time in my life, healing myself and figuring out how to navigate life coming out of active survival mode.
I leave my little studio apartment in less than two weeks to move into a new place, choice I got to make for myself, and a living situation I get to plan for, rather than having been forced into.
I've always been able to make a home for myself anywhere I go, but this is the first time I get to do it because I made the choice to, not despite my circumstances.
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I've compiled a Letterboxd list of my 10 favourite vampire movies (that I've seen). Check the link :) and share yours!
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My friend, who is a painter, asked me how I would like to be painted. He's doing portraits of all his closest friends and out of curiosity he asked me if I ever imagined what my portrait would look like. I told him I didn't know, because I honestly didn't. But I started thinking about it immediately. I told him that I wouldn't want my face to be seen fully because I feel like I hide behind my face/appearance. And that I see a lot of red. He told me that his vision of me is completely different. He said that he sees a velvet green background (green is my favorite color btw) and a lotta wispy lines, kind of like smoke from incense. He said he sees my whole face. "No hiding," in his words. He kept on telling me things that completely clash with how I see myself. Through his eyes I am so beautiful and it breaks my heart how I can't fully relate to it. My friends teach me love everyday. The more love I feel, give and receive, I mourn all the time I spent in the dark.
Anywaaaaay, I feel like this song/performance really fits the vibe? I opened it immediately after that conversation and I started bawling even harder lol. Rachel Chinouriri truly holds my heart when I feel weak. She's probably the reason I feel weak in the first place cuz honestly she does something to me every time I listen to her.
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