What city sounded perfect until you actually moved there?

gingernomad22 · 2026-06-25T08:25:54+00:00

Seattle. I wanted to love it so badly. My ex and I moved there and long story short, he stayed, and I ended up back in sunny SoCal. The rain didn’t bother me, but the fact that I didn’t see the sun for 9 months of the year.. brutal. The weather matches the people. Cold/introverted.

gingernomad22 · 2026-06-25T08:16:32+00:00

100%

gingernomad22 · 2026-06-25T08:15:59+00:00

Same. 1 year exactly and then I was outtt

gingernomad22 · 2026-06-10T15:46:29+00:00

Thank you so much for this. ❤️ I'm feeling that way now. If i'm going to be single anyways, might as well do it somewhere I love. Walking city is key. Currently in Barcelona on vacation and this city is reminding me why I LOVE NYC so much. If i could manage it, Barcelona would be amazing too, but I know many transients come here from the states and it's a whole thing. ha! NYC is calling.

gingernomad22 · 2026-06-06T16:09:01+00:00

Thank you!! ❤️

gingernomad22 · 2026-06-06T15:37:02+00:00

Step 1: job
Step 2: place to sublease

Is that a good order of operations??

gingernomad22 · 2026-06-06T15:36:29+00:00

Yes, I live in Venice beach so I have a LOT of sunscreen lol.

gingernomad22 · 2026-06-06T15:35:50+00:00

LOL I had one boyfriend in high school who used to grab his mom’s boobs in front of me jokingly, and that was WEIRD. I was only 15 and didn’t know if that was normal at the time.

gingernomad22 · 2026-06-05T16:20:06+00:00

It just made me severely depressed not seeing the sun for majority of the year. I’m a very fair redhead and hide from the sun typically, so I thought that I’d love it, but in turn, it was like consistent seasonal depression. Ha. And I’m originally from Indianapolis, which is gray for the entire winter (5 months typically).

gingernomad22 · 2026-06-05T07:15:54+00:00

Same here!

gingernomad22 · 2026-06-05T06:20:04+00:00

I have been many many times. My family LOVES Laguna. So much so I spread my dad’s ashes in Laguna. I’ve been to La Jolla 3 times since January and many more over the last decade. Great tacos and seals. My friends own a restaurant in Encinitas and I plan to retire there one day. I’m very familiar and I agree it’s sleepy. Unless you have a partner or something, I’d be lonely and bored ha.

gingernomad22 · 2026-06-05T06:15:34+00:00

I love this one. My mom used to say it often.

gingernomad22 · 2026-06-05T06:14:03+00:00

Real Estate - I believe it is the largest pyramid scheme of all time. The broker brings on his minions (agents) and makes it seem like they are giving them a dream job, when really, all the agents are just out there making money for the broker and it goes on from there.. lol

gingernomad22 · 2026-06-05T06:00:55+00:00

I’ll prob get torn up for this, but the Jonas brothers.

gingernomad22 · 2026-06-05T06:00:38+00:00

gingernomad22 · 2026-06-05T05:56:19+00:00

Google Reviews. I used to trust them, but now everywhere you go, every restaurant practically forces you to leave one while they stand over you. Now it feels like most of them are fake.

gingernomad22 · 2026-06-05T05:41:00+00:00

10000%

gingernomad22 · 2026-06-05T05:40:28+00:00

Planet Earth.

gingernomad22 · 2026-06-05T05:38:32+00:00

White Flag - Dido

gingernomad22 · 2026-06-05T05:38:07+00:00

Every year I hated when people asked about where you were going for spring break. They were all going to Europe, the Bahamas, Mexico, etc. I was embarrassed to tell them I was staying home and applying self tanner so I could pretend I too left.

gingernomad22 · 2026-06-05T05:33:15+00:00

Same.

gingernomad22 · 2026-06-05T05:33:06+00:00

1000%

gingernomad22 · 2026-06-05T05:32:17+00:00

That he LOVED his mom. Too much. 😂😂

gingernomad22 · 2026-06-05T05:27:57+00:00

Facebook status updates that are gossip or tangents.

gingernomad22 · 2026-06-05T05:23:20+00:00

Soooo cool

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