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The Departure


One of the best days of 2018 – the day I finally got rid of my crazy ass tenant/roommate.  The chick was/is absolutely nuts! It’s one thing when you rent your place to a nut, but it’s a whole other thing sharing the space with her.  I can’t blame it all on her though – I didn’t do my homework.  See I’d met her while on vacation in the Caribbean, she had told me about her plans to move to Canada so we’d kept in touch.  When she later migrated to Canada and happened to be moving to my city, she reached out to me and I hastily agreed.  

Given that I traveled a lot for work at the time and was hardly ever home, I decided to let her rent a room from me.  Sure I’d have the slight inconvenience of having to share my space, but I’d make some extra cash on the side, plus I was hardly ever home so how bad could it be?  Oh, but it was bad, really bad, so bad that I ended up getting a camera in my room then had to call the cops when I saw her on camera in my room.  Why didn’t I get a lock on my door? Because, well how bad could it really be?  I clearly did not see this coming. Not only did I have to involve the cops, but when they got involved, I found out that she’d already been in trouble with the law – yes in her short time in Canada, she’d already had dealings with law enforcement – just the type of person you want sharing your space right?  

This experience taught me soooooo many lessons.  Never again will I be so naïve and trusting, and neglect to do my homework – lesson learned.  When the chick finally left, she left with a bang, telling me exactly how she felt about me – and let’s just say she was about as fond of me as I was of her.   While her words didn’t hurt me, I could tell they hurt my mom, who was the unfortunate witness to the big bang exit.  An aspiring businesswoman, this crazy experience taught me several important lessons – never make a business decision from an emotional place; always, ALWAYS do your homework; trust your instincts; be careful who you let into your personal space - your home should and always be a safe space; and most importantly, you can’t put a price on PEACE OF MIND!!

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