Let me introduce myself....

I just got off the phone with my mother, and we had an "argument" about money. My money to be exact, and what I should do with it when it comes to saving and paying of debts. After about 20 minutes, I became so annoyed that I used my favorite line "I have to go" and sure enough she hung up.....works every time.

Even after the conversation I wanted to reflect on my life and how I got here in the first place. By the way "here" is the US Army, and my first duty station SOUTH KOREA. That's right I'm in Korea, that last place on earth I thought I would end up. But life always has a way of changing things up when you least expect it, at least my life does.

But I'm not your typical soldier, no sir and no ma'am. I am a dancer, fashion designer, writer, entrepreneur, magazine publisher, music marketing executive, doctor, lawyer, and many more trapped in a soldier's body. But to sum it all up I'm an Elite Urbanista, who sees that I was put on this Earth for very good reason. If only I knew what it was. Funny huh? Those and many more occupations, titles, whatever you want to call them, were my goals, dreams, and aspirations. College. That one word, would either make me or break me, and at the time I refused to let it break me. I did not pick a major because I did not want to work, just for the sake of working. I did not want to do something I knew my heart really was not into. So I left.

I even had a mid-life crisis, at 19 years old! I went through the rebellious stage of moving out of my parents house after coming back home. I went through the emotional and physical abuse of moving in with a boyfriend who I thought, at the time, was all I needed in this world. I even moved to a new city (ATL shawty, lol) not knowing a soul, with no job, no car, and $150 to my name. (This was after I realized moving in with my ex wasn't the smartest idea, 2 1/2 months later).

So to be random, just as my life is....I enlisted in the United States Army. Again, funny how life works. I grew up in an upper middle-class family, with 2 parents, and 2 younger sisters. I swore up and down I would NEVER join the military...I was just too FLY (really just too stuck on myself) for all that. I was taught to do good in school, and go to college. Well I did that, and then I was in the "now what?" phase of my life. And here I am today.

I wanted to create this blog to explain my life, to those who know me personally, and who will get to know me. To talk about things important to me, things I want to do, things I'm doing, my feelings and emotions, just about any and everything. I reached rock bottom a few years ago, and am slowly pulling my self out of all the rubble. So please read with an open mind. This is not a diary, or a journal. Just random thoughts and actions, of my random life......and so it begins, my journey of saving money, partying, traveling, and staying chic doing it. This is the Elite Urbanista