Breaking up with a crush of many months made me stop and ask what else I've been romanticizing and where I've began to settle. Suddenly I want to pack my bags. My feet have been planted into Charleston and roots have grown. I love my life here. I love my friends. I cook and go to the beach, I make connections and grow my business. I walk around town and take pictures of palm trees and sunsets. I came here and did exactly what I wanted to do. There is a magnetic energy across

10 months ago I moved to Charleston, SC with no job and no savings. I jumped off the swing and started rolling on the ground. I slept on the floor for the first month and ate chickpeas from the food bank for dinner. I taught myself Marketing 101. I made flyers and handed them out at farmers markets introducing myself to strangers, and posted around Facebook. It worked. People hired me to chef for their friends and family. My business picked me up when I was down. My business