Based on my Facebook announcement of July 31, 2026, with later reflections added for context.

On July 31, I had some good news to share.

I’d like to let everyone know that I found temporary housing in Chico … I’m not supposed to say anything about where I am … But I’m in Club Med compared to where I was …

A chance to regroup

That’s how I described it at the time. Club Med. 😁

Not because I had suddenly landed in luxury … but because after my time at Torres, simply being somewhere that felt more manageable made a world of difference.

A little more breathing room. A chance to regroup. A place where I might get some rest and work out what came next.

Still not a home

There were still rules. As I explained in the original post:

Sorry no visitors but I am able to be out until 8p and 11p on work nights …

I wasn’t pretending that temporary accommodations were the same as having a home of my own. I still had to organize my days around someone else’s schedule, and I still had a long way to go.

But I had taken an important step.

I’d spent time feeling trapped in a system with very few ways forward. Now I had a little space to concentrate on the next part of the journey … working, finding more stable housing, and getting my life back onto terms that made sense for me.

The good news I wanted to share

Most importantly, I wanted everyone who’d supported me to know that this was good news.

I ended that Facebook update with a message I still mean:

Thank you everyone for their support … Do not feel bad for me … be happy 😁 I am …

I wasn’t asking people to pity me. I wanted to celebrate a little progress.

And I wanted to keep moving.

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Related: Being homeless is being in a constant state of panic and My homelessness is ending.

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My homelessness journey … chapter 7 of 17

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