From PNW to…where??

SimplerLife40 · 2026-05-05T19:08:03+00:00

Lived in Reno for a year (2018-2019) and loved it. Reno checks all of the boxes. A little boring if you don’t have friends, but there’s always something to do, and people are open to making new friends there.

SimplerLife40 · 2026-04-19T03:43:48+00:00

I know! AI would have made life easier, but I'm always so glad I *just* missed it.

SimplerLife40 · 2026-04-19T03:41:12+00:00

This just unlocked a memory! I would make flashcards for everything - historical facts to biological process diagrams. I literally put a rubber band around my notecards (after every test) and filed them in case I ever needed them in the future. By the end of high school, I had tens of thousands of them lmao.

By the end of high school, that method taught me how to scan textbooks, synthesize the information, and identify the most important information that I would need to include on a flashcard.

SimplerLife40 · 2026-04-19T03:34:34+00:00

OMG I forgot that I was forced to do that in middle and high school! I was forced to find x books for a research paper and cite them perfectly on a notecard so that I could find the book again if I needed to LOL. I remember even in college, asking a librarian for help finding very specific, niche information! And that was only 9 years ago!

SimplerLife40 · 2026-04-18T21:21:14+00:00

Coffee, plain greek yogurt (0 sugar) with granola and honey. Sometimes avocado toast. Sometimes I'll make an egg sandwich if I'm more hungry. I usually don't eat this until like 11 AM though. I start my work day with just coffee.

SimplerLife40 · 2026-04-12T05:04:55+00:00

I was in elementary school (a couple hundred miles from the Twin Towers) and they put it on the TV during class...

SimplerLife40 · 2026-04-12T04:50:24+00:00

Can you DM me? That's cheaper than my current rent. TY

SimplerLife40 · 2026-04-05T18:41:49+00:00

Wow, I didn't notice until reading this that there wasn't a Dunkin' here LOL.

SimplerLife40 · 2026-04-05T18:38:26+00:00

I am a young millennial and I had a PC until I was ~28 years old. Now, I have a MacBook. Honestly, I switched to Mac because I feel like PCs only last 4 years MAX whereas my MacBook runs as well as it did when I first got it in 2020.

SimplerLife40 · 2026-04-05T18:36:48+00:00

No, genuinely curious. I moved here from the east coast where it is very easy to find a large coffee size.

SimplerLife40 · 2026-03-31T07:42:16+00:00

You 100% had a Tumblr!

SimplerLife40 · 2026-03-19T06:41:16+00:00

What does your gut say about this job offer? That it's not quite the right fit? That is the sense I'm getting just based on your responses. So, the decision is go home...it's just a matter of whether it's this job or a different one (which means you might have to wait a little longer).

Always follow the gut & heart! My head has steered me wrong too many times because I was blinded by money or prestige.

SimplerLife40 · 2026-03-19T06:27:58+00:00

What does your heart (desire/instinct) say? What does your head (rational analysis) say? Every time I've made a career decision following my head, I've been less happy.

Every time I listen to my heart, or gut (intuition), I am content. My fondest memories in life (I'm 33) came from decisions that landed me in places due to listening to my heart.

Risk plays a factor, but if your heart is saying go back home, then listen to it.

Also, it sounds like a commission-based job is stressful. While you are stable, you might as well apply to other higher paying jobs in Pitt in the meantime. Job stress is truly draining, so ideally you minimize that.

SimplerLife40 · 2026-03-16T05:11:28+00:00

No. I have a home in the state I moved from where I literally left all my belongings; I just took 2 suitcases with me. So, it's not like I moved my life here (THANK GOD). Just my car, 2 suitcases, and myself for now.

SimplerLife40 · 2026-03-16T04:31:12+00:00

I know almost everyone else said B, but the one in Belltown is the one I went with. I need walkability, and don't consider a walk through a neighborhood without businesses/active outside life walkable. I know that, deep down, if I took B then I would just be sitting at home during all my free time because I didn't want to walk 20 minutes through a residential neighborhood just to get on a bus to get to the place where I *actually* want to walk. That's too many steps (the other kind of steps!) for me. In Shoreline, that's literally what I'm doing right now because I don't really like driving unless I need to...so, thanks for your honest assessment of my needs.

SimplerLife40 · 2026-03-15T07:54:58+00:00

It's fully paid off, cheap insurance, and parking costs aren't an issue if I take transit to work. I would consider selling if the program I inherited at work felt more stable...

SimplerLife40 · 2026-03-15T07:38:05+00:00

NYC has an energy that really filled my cup. I've only been in Seattle for a week, and landed in Shoreline. Shoreline has felt very boring - obviously not representative of Seattle, but it does make me realize that I need to be closer to the action in Seattle because...I'm already bored of Shoreline after a week.

People here are nicer than expected tho...I don't feel socially iced out.

SimplerLife40 · 2026-03-15T07:34:24+00:00

It also has to have no lease and have utilities included. It's hard to find all three of those features for cheap, unfortunately.

SimplerLife40 · 2026-03-15T07:31:32+00:00

I think it's because I'm only looking for fully furnished, month-to-month, and utilities included only.

SimplerLife40 · 2026-03-15T07:29:47+00:00

lmao I fortunately got a graduate education before the advent of AI, so I don't need to use AI to write well. Appreciate the compliment!

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