entry #2 - time flies when you are having fun
It’s crazy that I am writing my second NYC diaries blog post 4 months after I published my first one, but here we are. Time has been flying which just means I’m out here living. haha. I don’t even know where to begin or how to start this blog post or even sum up my experience thus far in one post. So I’m not even going to try. But I must say.. New York City is where my soul belongs. I know it I feel it and I strongly believe I’ll be in this city for the next 3+ years to come.
It’s definitely NOT easy and things in New York always are a little bit harder. (My 5th floor (steep) walk up to my apartment, tiny spaces, laundry at a laundromat, no hot water for a week to name a few…lol) but being in a city surrounded by other positive people that have similar interests as I do is everything I’ve ever needed and wanted.
I’ve always felt I have a good intuition when it comes to my own life. I’ve been wanting to make this move to New York City for a year now. And as much as I love Colorado it felt less and less like home every day. I was going through a breakup and had some drama in Denver that never seemed to end. I’d barely go out and had no desire to meet new people or really do anything social. So for a whole year, while I was living with Clare in our quirky Denver apartment across from a cemetery (Clare if you are reading this .. please move to NYC please I miss you daily), I started making a plan. A plan on how I was actually going to do this. I needed money in my bank account, a job, a place to live, etc...
Through all the planning, I had so many people cheering me on and supporting me about this move but.. there were definitely a few people out there telling me that I shouldn’t move to NYC. Their reasons all along the lines of “it’s too expensive, everyone wants to move there but no one actually does it, why would you ever want to leave Colorado....” the list goes on. Which was also super stressful because I already struggle with my own self-doubt, I didn’t need those around me doubting this move too. Don’t get me wrong I am grateful for people looking out for me and having my best interest in mind.. but now that I’m here I’ve learned that I really will continue to trust my own intuition and go with where I want to go in life. This is MY life no one else's and ultimately I will do what I want with it. Excuse my ramble but basically, all I’m saying is that if you’ve read this far and can take anything away from this post... it’s to trust your intuition and crazy ideas.
There’s a famous quote (and I can’t find it anywhere so if you know what I’m talking about please send it my way) that goes along the lines of “Everyone says you can’t live in New York City yet millions do it everyday”
These past 3 months have been some of the happiest. If I can make it here. I can make it anywhere. New York, I love you more and more every day.
p.s I plan to update this section on my blog more often (funny first date stories, journal entries, fave places to eat in NYC etc)...I forgot how good writing feels.
Live your dreams kids.
xx
maggie
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