Moving to NYC!

I was trying to think of a post that wouldn’t be too personal, but I just can’t help it… I’m so excited to tell you all that I’m finally moving to New York! It’s been a dream of mine for a while now, but the time is finally right. Although I have spent a lot of time in the City in the past, my visit there last week only confirmed that that’s where I needed to be living. So, I’m going for it, and by this time next week I will be frantically stuffing a few more belongings into my two suitcases before my 5 am train leaves the next morning.

I feel a little cliché (in a good way) – moving up with no job, no apartment, with only a dream to keep me going. I plan on eating lots of peanut butter and jelly, spaghetti, and ramen noodles. One thing I do not plan on having however, are pity parties. I could not be more thrilled about this opportunity and I don’t think I have been this excited about anything in a long time!

Some of my friends think I’m crazy, some are very encouraging; one even said that all I was missing was a guitar strapped to my back…

It can take a lot of sacrifices to make a dream come true. I know this first hand – I will be sacrificing job security (at my previous job) including benefits; the perks of living near family, and for now, any sort of income. But all of these things are worth it in order to pursue something that you are truly passionate about, (and a little motivation never hurt)!

So yes, if you were wondering, I will be job searching (as I have no trust fund to fall back on) every day, even in this crazy economy to try to find something that I love. At first, of course I will do anything (OK not anything) to make ends meet and to be able to stay in New York once I arrive. But then, I hope to find a job that I fall madly in love with – that will help me find a creative outlet for all of my random thoughts and tangents, and that I can get excited about being a part of. I guess my biggest dream then would be to find a job that is so revitalizing, so imaginative, and so stimulating, that I wake up every morning thrilled that I get to go to work.

In the past, the publishing world has been that source of excitement for me, and I would love to continue working in that field. The collaborative process that took place to put Charleston Weddings and Charleston magazines together, was incredible to be a part of, and seeing the finished product on the newsstands thinking “I helped with that!” is an irreplaceable feeling.

But, as a recent college grad, I’m still learning the ropes – I’m open to anything as long as I get a chance to be a part of a creative process.

This is an exciting time in my life, and I hope to update you soon on all of the wonderful adventures I’ve had in my new hometown! In the meantime, I’ll leave you with this quote I snatched from Lauren over at Undeclared Panache – or really, I guess it was actually from Mark Twain…

“Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you did not do than by the things you did do. So, throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."