As I look around my apartment I see small moments of all the wonderful women in my life I see the kitchen table given to me by my cousin who so generously gave to me with the candles and flowers that I bought to make my own The bedroom furniture so graciously sold to me by someone whom I admired so very much The couch I'm sitting on given to me by the professor who told me not to quit after a terrible heartache And this very apartment crafted to make this my safe space before I even lived here by my best friend And remembering the night I moved in with the help of my mother, aunt, and niece who saved the day with their willpower and kindness All together the women in my life have helped to create my amazing living space and helped to make it my own and without them I don't know where I'd be