Support Bartolomeo's Journey to Stability

Good day to all those who have made it this far. My name is Bartolomeo Rejowski. On August 3rd of 2018 I moved to California on a quest to change my life forever for the better. I have put in a lot of work bettering myself and doing the next best thing for me and those around me. Today it's the mantra that I live by and try to inspire others to live by daily.

I was once a very sad and depressed individual, who had taken advantage of his closest friends and family, time and time again. I was suicidal and felt people would understand my poor behavior and decision making towards them, because I wasn't planning to live very long. I was constantly on a path of self destruction.

Today I'll never forget how wrong I was for my behavior towards my loved ones and those around me in general. You truly never really know what you got till it's gone. You never know what bridges you needed till you completely burn them down. Especially those that lead to family and friends. For those who have continued to love me and be apart of my life. Through all my mistakes. I am truly grateful for you. My words can't describe it. My actions for the last few years, and years to come, are the only way I can properly express how I feel and who I am towards others today.

A few weeks ago. I was given a 60 day notice to move out of my apartment. The corporation that purchased the complex a few months back in 2024 decided to kick people (everyone) out to do renovations on every unit and in the process double our current rent.

In that process I am losing the home that made me the caring plant, animal, and people loving individual I am today. The timing of the notice couldn't be worse. I have lived with a roommate for the last few years. I have helped him as much as he has helped me.

During COVID years ago I was forced to move 3 times in the same year. My current roommate was kind enough to rent the room he had listed on Craigslist to me and it changed my life forever. In the process I became more considerate of others needs on a regular basis. I was happy to do it and I'm just as willing today to continue doing it. My roommate has expenses that I do not have. For example a car and insurance on top of our rent and other utility bills. Whenever my roommate needed help I did what I could. In California all of those things are extremely financially draining. If you know you know.

This is hard for me and I am embarrassed to ask people for money. I have an even harder time asking for help. Today I have no choice. That is why I'm opening up like this. I have everything that means so much to me to lose. All the progress I've made with family and friends alike. As well as a roommate who means so much to me and helped me become who I am today. My roommate and I both need help to make our move to a new apartment possible. We have found an apartment. The problem is that, because of our incomes not being very high. We are both struggling to scrape together total moving costs in the time we are being provided. The deposit is significantly higher for us because of our incomes. We were certainly not prepared for that news today with time running out. The entire move will be more than we anticipated and significantly more than we were prepared for at the present time.

In the end we will need around 4436 dollars for rent and deposit alone to make this move possible. Not to mention additional moving costs. At this point though, absolutely anything helps. I am prepared to spend nearly every cent I make the next few weeks at work towards this move. But I'm afraid I will not be able to come up with the amount needed to help my roommate with his portion of the costs in time. This is putting us both at risk of being homeless. To anyone who is able to help us reach our goal I will be forever grateful to you.

What I would like to do in return for every individual who is willing to donate 100 dollars or more is, give them a drawing for every 100 donated ( I posted an old drawing of mine as the cover of this post). I would need time to fulfill that promise because I haven't drawn anything in a very long time. I have given up on drawing for the last few years. Through this post and your help maybe people can help me reignite the passion that I once had for it as well as help me find a new home for my roommate, his dog and myself. I also make unique electronic music that I will gladly dedicate to anyone willing to help. If you read this whole post I truly appreciate your time whether you can help us or not.

Thank you all so much in advance. Words can't describe how grateful I am to even have this opportunity to share my story. I wish everyone a safe and successful 2025. I hope we can all help each other create a brighter future for the whole world. I know it's possible. In my opinion it starts with hearing each other out. Thanks again.

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