move to a bigger city

I live in Topeka Kansas. It is so boring here and I am having a hard time getting a good job. My girlfriend and I are ready to move. We have two Siberian Huskies. I love cold and rainy weather. We are thinking Seattle. Any advice?

Two years later, I’m leaving the Oshkosh Northwestern on September 11.

The (760) number rang in my office. I picked it up and dashed downstairs and out of the office.

It was Rick Green, now executive editor of The Desert Sun. And he wanted to make a deal that I could not, and would not, refuse.

The Indio Sun, a bureau of the Desert Sun is hiring a community news reporter to help cover the small city of Indio, Calif. It would be a weekly reporter position, just like the position that I originally interviewed for with The Palm Springs Sun, but this would be a smaller city where I could get my feet wet in a regional beat. And he wanted to hire me on the spot.

My start date at The Desert Sun is September 23. My end date at the Oshkosh Northwestern is September 11. Ironically, it was two years ago that I started my career there too.

I also filed my two weeks notice with my landlord. My leaving date for Oshkosh will be September 12.

And now, my mind is just racing. There is so much to do. I have to find an apartment. I have to pack. I have to eat lunch. I have to take a shower. I have to go to work in two hours. I have so much to do…and so little time.

But if I take things in baby steps, like I have lately, I will be able to start the next chapter of my life in three weeks.

Choices….

Chicago
Pro: I REALLY LOVED IT!!!!!! It had things to do. Aquariums, zoos, subways, buses, and just so much more than Savannah (my home town).
Con:
The ex lives there…I really don’t need him in my life.
It is REALLY cold.
It’s 13+ hours away from home.
My job won’t be able to transfer me there. I’d be on the job search.

Atlanta
Pro: It’s a bigger city. I have friends and family there. It’s only 5 hours away. My job can transfer me.

Con: I have family there. It’s not really a fresh new start.

Washington, DC / Baltimore
Pro: I would only know 3 people. I could transfer my job. It’s a fresh start.

Con: It’s really cold. It’s a little far away.

Runner-ups.
Jacksonville, FL (although I thought it was dull)
Orlando, FL
Charlotte, NC (although I thought it was dull)

I left San Francisco and my childhood to grow up and become an adult. I have so far while working and living here in Wisconsin. I’ve finally started to come to my own and I’m proud of it.

But I can’t see myself living in Wisconsin forever. I do respect those who do choose to live in Wisconsin, but I’m also seeing that they stay here because it is so close to their family and friends.

I definitely understand that and the more that I live here, the more that I realize that I do miss being close to my family and my friends in California. I’m going to continue to build job experience here, but there will be a moment when I will make a big move out of Oshkosh, Wisc. It will be at a time when I’m finally comfortable with living here, but y’know how it goes.

My eventual goal is to move to a city and work for a company that I would like to stay permanently with and grow…and eventually buy a house. That would be my ultimate sign of settlement.

Right now, I’m content with my life but I am hoping that 2008 will bring some big positive changes as long as I keep working hard.

trying to figure out where the hell I’m going to live when I leave orlando. ny seems out of my range but perhaps a tiny studio? is it worth it to be in the thick of things? why has that city been driving me crazy for years and year? maybe I should just give up on it and move somewhere else. why why why why? living there my whole life has spoiled me for living anywhere else. how can anything compare? it’s because I”m an artist I think. and I did so much when I was there. all I do is remember stuff I did that is not available here. and it makes me really sad. like living with loss every day. it’s really hard.

I live in a tiny eensy weensy **hole where there’s absolutely nothing to do and it was alright the first 10 years but now the novelty has worn off and I just want to get out…

Hmmm I’m thinking London…

which city do I go to? My first choice is new york because it’s my hometown and I have beloved friends there. and there are tons of design jobs there. but I also think about atlanta (my brother is there), chicago, and san francisco. it’s impossible to buy real estate in new york unless you’re rich.

This past June, I finally completed one of the many steps I have to climb in my life: I moved to Atlanta, a city much greater in size than where I grew up. I love it here. So many festivals, restaurants, museums, parks, and cemeteries (my favorite).

I finaly moved to st. pete! and we are just 10 miles from tampa. there is so much more to do here, more to see and plenty more opportunity. so worth it.

well, i have been living in this city for 8 years now and i finally finished uni too, so i feel like its time to move on. I want to move to a bigger city where i can socialise more and get better job opportunities.