it dawned on me as i’m sitting on my bed while eating a bowl of “Twist My Parm” Goodles after selling all my furniture that i am in the eye of the storm right now.

two years ago i embarked on a journey that was one of the scariest things i could fathom doing at the time: starting from scratch by myself.

i moved thousands of miles away from home to Columbus, Ohio, a city where i knew no one, for my dream job of working on the finance / supply chain-side of fashion.

fast forward through twenty four months of working on Team YPB and surviving two Midwestern winters, and i can confidently say that moving here was one of the best decisions i’ve ever made.

little did i know that moving to Ohio of all places would bring friends, neighbors, and coworkers that would become my second family, the ability to support myself and travel to new places, and experiences that would help me grow into someone beyond my wildest dreams.

i can’t believe the life i built for myself in the Midwest has come to an end, but am so excited to see where the chips fall in the coming months and even years for how i’m now able to live my life after actively getting out of my comfort zone and being uncomfortable for such a long period of time.

although i currently have no clue what i’ll be doing in three months other than where i’ll be (and that’ll be in NYC!!!), i know with all my heart that it’ll be perfect. i had a TB with God a couple of months ago that i want for the rejection with finding a job to be so intense that it will literally be impossible for me to do anything than follow my dreams. and lets just say………He has been holding true to His word, which has made me even more excited for what’s to come.

because if there is anything i’ve learned these past two years,

if you leap the net will ALWAYS appear,

and if you keep an open mind on how things are going “supposed” to unfold,

you’ll be met with an outcome even better than you ever could’ve formulated yourself.

💘, HANNA