Newly-Single Jo De La Rosa Shows How She's "Starting Over" in a New Home

"A couch, a mattress, a desk and my clothes are all I have to my name," The Real Housewives of Orange County alum shared.

By Tamara Palmer Jan 18, 2019, 12:54 PM ET

In her first social media post in over two years, The Real Housewives of Orange County alum Jo De La Rosa announced that she'd ended her second engagement and moved back to Los Angeles. Her first engagement was to Slade Smiley, who is now engaged to and having a baby with Gretchen Rossi, also a RHOC alum.

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Jo then posted a picture of a "Home Sweet Home" doormat on Instagram, writing, "Welcome to my home. Welcome to my heart. It’s a hot mess but I’m learning to accept it’s a beautiful mess. In this home, I’m learning how to be on my own again. In this home, I’m building a business at night while I work days. In this home, I’m learning from my mistakes and as I start this new journey, I pray I find the girl I lost in my relationship and can be a light if you’re on your own journey."

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âWhen the plane goes down, you need to put the oxygen mask on first and save yourself before you can save anyone else,â my best friend said to me, as I realized for years Iâd been putting his needs before mine. â¨ Welcome to my home. Welcome to my heart. Itâs a hot mess but Iâm learning to accept itâs a beautiful mess. â¨ In this home, Iâm learning how to be on my own again. In this home, Iâm building a business at night while I work days. In this home, Iâm learning from my mistakes and as I start this new journey, I pray I find the girl I lost in my relationship and can be a light if youâre on your own journey. â¨ See Iâm on a mission creating the life of my dreams but Iâm realizing learning how to love myself has been an even bigger mission I didnât know I needed to go on. â¨ âYou should be married by nowâ â I didnât want to settle. âYou should have kids by nowâ â I havenât found the one. âYou should own a home by nowâ â every penny is funding this new project and Iâve never been more hopeful. â¨ Iâd be lying if I said there werenât nights of loneliness. Iâd be lying if I said there werenât nights of doubt but knowing Iâm creating a place for people to connect and come exactly as they are is the thing fueling me. â¨ Someone once told me on the other side of fear are your dreams so Iâm fearing through this next chapter because I have no idea whatâs about to happen. Fear doesnât own me now, itâs simply pushing me through to the other side when courage isnât always there. â¨ A couch, a mattress, a desk and my clothes are all I have to my name in this new apartment - this is what starting over looks like â and I couldnât be more ready to re-build and get out of my own way. Will you join me? â¨ Whatâs the hardest part about starting over for you? Comment below and double tap if youâll come with me on this journey! #oxygensaveslives #backtobasics
A post shared by Jo De La Rosa (@justjodelarosa) on Jan 17, 2019 at 6:00pm PST

It's the only picture she's shared so far, but to hear her tell it, she doesn't have a lot in her place yet.

"A couch, a mattress, a desk and my clothes are all I have to my name in this new apartment - this is what starting over looks like – and I couldn’t be more ready to re-build and get out of my own way," she wrote. "Will you join me?"

Good luck on your next chapter and creating the perfect nest, Jo!

Photo: Jo De La Rosa/Instagram