Imani Keal

We have to go forward.

So it became a situation where they were like, okay, we'll give you a credit to fix the problem and then you can fix it yourself.

And I said, fine.

And they rebuilt the floors and rebuilt the wall.

And then I came in and purchased the cabinetry, painted it, purchased the fridge, put everything back on the wall and made it look how it looks today.

Over three years.

And a lot of this is stuff that I will take with me.

Maybe 30, 35.

Number one, I live here and I think that I deserve to have a beautiful space to live in.

I'm not going to sit in something that's ugly just because other people would be upset about how I spend my money.

Number two, I was able to turn this into a career.

So I have made significantly more money by doing all of these things than I have spent on the apartment.

And number three, it's like some people have hobbies where they will go out and tinker with a car.

Some people want to go to a run club.

Some people want to play pickleball.

I want to learn how to use a circular saw and build furniture in my apartment.

I want to run around the entirety of the East Coast and buy furniture off of Facebook Marketplace and reupholster the cushions and make it look pretty.

This is my hobby.

Water is scary.

Water sometimes does not act the way you think it's going to act or something doesn't work the way you think it's going to work.