posting melodrama on main again 🫶 on a lighter note i forgot to mention that this new apartment will (very importantly) give me a second shot at being a naked window neighbor... i am rejoicing
as someone who has moved multiple times in search of a life that feels elusive, this video is comforting. you're so well spoken about your thoughts and intentions, which is really cool. best of luck in your new place!
I feel like I need a second shot at friendships. There are so many friends I haven't seen since before COVID, and the rest I feel like I rarely see. I need a friendship refresh!
As a gal who’s four years into her Seattle tenure, I can say I really did not feel truly settled or like I had found my space in this community until maybe three to three and a half years in. Now, a lot of that was likely pandemic-related as I moved here summer of 2019. BUT, I think it’s great you’re giving it time and another go-around. Finding the right neighborhood and the right community of friends has made a place I thought of leaving feel like home and a place I want to stay for quite a while.
Moving apts has always felt like uprooting a tree to me, even when doing it in the same zip code. But what I've found is that having some things reamin the same, your furniture, your stuff, etc, can help provide some sense of grounding and orientation. But I agree that moving to an area which reduces the friction of seeing other people will be helpful. The easier and more convenient something is, the more likely you will be to do it.
This is so relatable! I moved to a new city 2 years ago as well and even after volunteering, working, and attending all the farmers markets I possibly can in my city, I still feel such a lack of community/connection. I love where I live, but I also live a 20 min drive away from any of my friends. I'll be watching to see how your experiment plays out and maybe consider it for myself too :)
as someone who felt compelled not only to move to a new city but a whole new country, i resonate with a lot of what you're saying! i really like how you voice the concrete ways you're arranging your life to fit the values you've felt drive you, because i feel quite similarly about my own motivations. really appreciate your journey :)
Kath!! I so resonate with your thoughts around motivation for moving and giving your city a second chance. I felt so isolated and unsettled in my first apartment in Vancouver last year, which soured my experience of finally having the opportunity to live in the city I’ve wanted to for years and worsened my mental health exponentially at the time. This recent move to a new neighbourhood and into a vintage, homier apartment has reframed my experience of living in this city so much in such a short time. It feels so supportive and comforting to be so close to friends and to be able to have spontaneous meet ups! My neighbours/friends regularly share food we’ve cooked with each other and sit outside together. I can’t wait to hear about your experiences in this new space! ❤❤❤
You said it so well, my house always felt very intimate to me too and I've never let that many people in, that's interesting. I just moved to Seattle from Europe, something I've been wanting to do for soooo many years and I couldn't be happier! I'm glad to see you're giving this city a second chance ❤
absolutely loved this video especially because i'm going through a similar timeline right now. i just hit one year living in LA a month ago, and i moved down the street a few week ago for a few reasons but i'm most grateful that i can give this city another shot. really related to a lot of things you hit on and it made me feel less alone : )
moving in just a few weeks to an apartment about half the size of where i am now in order to try and save money for hopefully the first time in my life. feeling very raw about the goodbye, but you've helped me put a fresh perspective on the opportunity that this change presents
I've been subscribed to your channel since you lived in SF and worked at Adobe. I find your videos super inspiring and your lived experiences super relatable. Thank you for sharing parts of your life!
Totally get the motivation to clean when having guests over, after so many online orders my house was filled with cardboard boxes for weeks and having family stay over at the end of September is kicking my cleaning butt into gear! Thanks for sharing the video!
I love watching Seattle videos and seeing little things that look familiar. And then you showed up wearing a "big rakey thing" shirt and I laughed out loud. That's my favorite work shirt so it's *very* familiar.
Omg if you've still got that list of apartment websites to check for old vintage apartments, please let us know!!! I'm in the same boat as you were, looking for an older style apartment in seattle and it's been rough goings so far😫
I found your page looking for videos about moving to Seattle and am like 4 videos deep now haha, when you quoted Julia Cameron it felt ordained! That book is magic and that is just the quote I needed to hear!! Been living in Hawai'i for 8 years and am so ready for a change, but I am holding onto the familiar.
Best of luck in finding a stronger sense of community! I’m 30 now, and it’s tough as an adult. In our culture we tend to get so wrapped up in our jobs, our families, etc that I think many people stop prioritizing friendships and community once they reach a certain age. To be fair, time feels so much more limited as an adult. Good on you for questioning that paradigm and continuing to seek out a greater sense of social fulfillment.
Two days ago I read a newsletter by the artist Carson Ellis, and the title was “are you living in your spiritual home?” - about daring to move to a new place that you feel drawn to for some reason within you. And it got me thinking about where I will thrive creatively and culturally, knowing it definitely is not where I live now. Pretty quickly I realised that I want to move to Berlin. The thing that has scared me away from doing this move (apart from just life circumstances) has been my lack of knowing anyone there from before. I also crave friendship and a social life. Now that my German friend that I met in Oslo at a design event is moving to Berlin with her husband and child, it finally feels possible for me to do it AND thrive socially. So now I am for real planning to make the move in January. Giving the dream a chance!
Thank you for sharing this - its helpful to me as someone who is considering leaving my 20 year marriage. Change is hard but you show its do-able. And must say that your comments about inviting people in really show how "third spaces" are so important for community. The co-housing community I'm buying into has a common house and laundry and I think you and your friends need a space like that. You are doing great though - keep sharing x
met someone who bought into a co-housing situation in california and she spoke highly of those shared spaces!! i would love to find a community like that
Definitely the right move! Living near or with people you love is very much a cornerstone of a fulfilled and healthy life. Being completely alone (no friends, family, or life-partner nearby) is very unhealthy, and is a long since proven risk factor of many types of cancer and disease.
Young Lady... you moved there with a plan... for a reason. Stay where you are... it's a nice place. You've made friends, you've found the best grocers, restaurants, "shoe stores"? You're young, you're motivated, you're ambitious... You'll be fine. Me... hell, I'm 60 now... look in my late 40's, but tired. I live just N of Mexico on the Colorado River. We don't get rain, let alone clouds. You're better off than a lot of other folks. Chin up.
This video definitely resonates with me. I moved to Portland Oregon when I was 25. This January I’ve been here 18 years. There have been ups and downs, but my biggest doubts set in at the two year mark. That’s the point when romanticism fades and reality sets in. It’s an amazing journey of discovery - enjoy it! That being said, my season in Portland has passed and I’m ready to take on new challenges. Hoping to be East coast bound in the next couple of years!
Also moved to Seattle 2 years ago, and also currently toying with the idea of moving again to seek fulfillment ... but you're making me wanna stay and give it a 2nd shot too.
i feel really inspired! my ex and i moved in together a few months ago and have since broken up. i’m trying to make our living situation work but i live far from all of my friends right now and i miss them dearly 🥺 my ex is the only person i know here and it can get lonely. i’m still unsure about what i want to do, but this video is definitely pushing me in the direction i’m longing to go in. thank you kath! ❤️
Thanks for this video. I have not moved in over 10 years - but back in my 30s, I moved very often. 5 interstate moves within a 6-7 year period… plus a few moves from one part of a state to another. And i guess one or two local moves thrown in there. Wild times. Most of those were driven by job changes, at least partially. Though at some level I also believe I was enticed by the idea of a fresh start, as you mentioned. And of course, you can’t run away from yourself and all that. But I believe the changes of scenery did do me some good, at least to a point - giving me some sense of hope and renewal. Although I’m in a very different place now, these themes and thoughts are still worthwhile for me. Particularly the closet metaphor, considering what I want to keep, discard, or introduce. Thanks again for the thoughtful discussion and the window into your world.
the goal is to move here myself next year! I was in the city last year for work and fell in love with it but never really had a proper go at it because I had to come back after my contract was over. Sending you good energy for a better second chance!
I’m very interested in how this experiment goes a month a year from now. As an unsocially motivated person, removing barriers between me and friendship might be something I should try.
As someone not from Seattle who has lived in CapHill a little over a year this kinda amuses me. Living here has made me feel so close to all the friends I have made, even if they are in Ballard or Bellevue. In Minnesota it was so much more spread out. I’m trying to picture where you could have moved to make such a difference lol
I just moved into my first solo apartment and im thinking about the part where we cant let new in without getting rid of the old, I moved in so many decorations I dont really vibe with and this is giving me the motivation to go home and take them down and instead spend time finding somethin representative of me to put up
I recently moved to a new neighborhood within a city I moved across the county to two years ago, so these feelings HIT for sure! Also looking forward to a second (or third) chance at law school as I start my last year :,) it can be tough to break free from patterns and routines when throwing burnout and impostor syndrome into the mix but I'm intentionally taking on less than I did last year to see what happens if I try to ENJOY every day of this experience rather than just getting through it :-)
Many thoughts after watching: 1) I live in a small European country where people mostly either stay in their hometown or move to the capital. Our shitty economy doesn't really encourage people to explore potential new places for living your life and I find that really limiting 2) I was lucky enough to both live abroad and study in a different city at some point. I've been back in my hometown for several years now, Feels really meh. Moving rn is not an option so I'm wondering: how do I give my hometown a second chance?
this is really quite lovely. it seems you're courageous enough to take bold steps on your journey whenever you feel the need. i really like how you're configuring your existence, as it were. i am very different in terms of social needs (very introverted and quite the maladjusted misanthrope, unfortunately), but i really would like having friends in meatspace.
I really resonate with the idea that it might be easier to change everything at once then a few little things at a time. I think about this all the time. I thought so much about moving lately, to another state, to another city. And some of that is for LGBTQ protections and better healthcare and pay. But it’s also been a way for me to visualize changing all of my life at once, rather than the two or three things that I want to change now.
I'm starting grad school in a few weeks, and I'm giving being a student a second shot. I had a tenuous relationship with school and learning and especially higher education and in some ways I'm hoping to redeem that experience with grad school. At some level academia is rotted and broken but if I can engage with it on my terms that feels like it would be helpful
Ugh, the prt where you talk about really loving a place but still not being fulfilled, community wise, is something i've been expericeing myself. Where I life there are two cities that are a bridge apart from one another. People rarely cross the bridge and therefore tend to live their lives within their own city, which is cause a (stupid) rivally. My community is on one side while I currently live on the other (moved in with family and making a career shift). Dispite this I still love the "other city" the town of itself is lovely but the issue is that I have 0 community. I so wish I could get my friends to see what I do. I guess what I'm saying is that I love running to people at the supermarket, art galleries and coffee shops. I love that I can see a different group of friends every week. Yet I still hope that I can have both, a city I find beautiful and a loving community.
im not sure youll find what youre looking for. being closer to friends should help, but our society is just not fundamentally set up to encourage community, especially as you get older. i find it really only comes when you have a shared interest/goal/job that you and other peoples lives revolve around. that community is really hard, almost impossible to build, if it's just a side thing...
I'm considering moving to seattle, but all the negative aspects of it to keep me at bay. I'm from portland and although I enjoy the charm of the city I feel like i've hit a ceiling career wise. The ultimate dream would be san francisco but the Conditions in california have me worried (water scarcity, wild fires, corruption). I love trees and nature so Seattle seems like a safe option Except I know if I moved there Id live like a recluse since its a city full of introverts that hate socializing with outsiders. I like that seattle has more opportunities but it's too corporate for me. Nothing but sky scrapers And cookie cutter establishments it seems. Overall san francisco seems way more exciting, welcoming and pleasant weather wise. Life's short but part of me wants to add seattle to my live list just to experience it myself But why do that if the negatives are so apparent?
Also unrelated, but curious, do you own a car? I kind of held onto mine but I'm finding that having one is more trouble than its worth so I'm gonna sell it, but obviously have some anxiety about missing opportunities / connections to people as a result, just curious from one transplant seattleite to another!
yeah aint nobody getting into the metaphysical fortress where i live. i'm protected by the platoon of gargoyles i call neighbors who through the reciprocal and purposeful aloofness of kindness without friendliness unknowingly guard my domain against any who might transgress because no matter their uncertainty of who i am they have absolutely no doubt that i would golden fucking rule on security for them.
While I'm sadly not sure I have a high-quality comment to give right now, I will say that this was thought-provoking in some ways that I'm valuing right now, so thank you.
Hi Kath! I am an ex California who now lives in Texas looking to make the move to Washington. I’m a gay guy and I would love to maybe make a friend coming out and have someone show me the ropes of Seattle. I love to hike and swim and I love trying new food and fun coffee spots and I’m also a dog dad as well so I LOVE dog friendly activities. I’ll follow you on insta if you’d like to connect:)
posting melodrama on main again 🫶 on a lighter note i forgot to mention that this new apartment will (very importantly) give me a second shot at being a naked window neighbor... i am rejoicing
I am stealing the term "melodrama on main."
another katherout masterpiece!!! the editing!!! the storytelling!!! i am obsessed!!!
yup yup!
as someone who has moved multiple times in search of a life that feels elusive, this video is comforting. you're so well spoken about your thoughts and intentions, which is really cool. best of luck in your new place!
thank you!! very thoughtful comment
I feel like I need a second shot at friendships. There are so many friends I haven't seen since before COVID, and the rest I feel like I rarely see. I need a friendship refresh!
i am sure they would love the refresh on their end toooo!
Love the idea of reducing social friction to live a more full life. Action is powerful
THIS is a very pithy way of putting it
Omg yes, please host a book club for your Seattle subscribers
As a gal who’s four years into her Seattle tenure, I can say I really did not feel truly settled or like I had found my space in this community until maybe three to three and a half years in. Now, a lot of that was likely pandemic-related as I moved here summer of 2019. BUT, I think it’s great you’re giving it time and another go-around.
Finding the right neighborhood and the right community of friends has made a place I thought of leaving feel like home and a place I want to stay for quite a while.
Moving apts has always felt like uprooting a tree to me, even when doing it in the same zip code. But what I've found is that having some things reamin the same, your furniture, your stuff, etc, can help provide some sense of grounding and orientation. But I agree that moving to an area which reduces the friction of seeing other people will be helpful. The easier and more convenient something is, the more likely you will be to do it.
it's both grounding and dispossessing at the same time! dialectics woweee!
This is so relatable! I moved to a new city 2 years ago as well and even after volunteering, working, and attending all the farmers markets I possibly can in my city, I still feel such a lack of community/connection. I love where I live, but I also live a 20 min drive away from any of my friends. I'll be watching to see how your experiment plays out and maybe consider it for myself too :)
as someone who felt compelled not only to move to a new city but a whole new country, i resonate with a lot of what you're saying! i really like how you voice the concrete ways you're arranging your life to fit the values you've felt drive you, because i feel quite similarly about my own motivations. really appreciate your journey :)
Kath!! I so resonate with your thoughts around motivation for moving and giving your city a second chance. I felt so isolated and unsettled in my first apartment in Vancouver last year, which soured my experience of finally having the opportunity to live in the city I’ve wanted to for years and worsened my mental health exponentially at the time.
This recent move to a new neighbourhood and into a vintage, homier apartment has reframed my experience of living in this city so much in such a short time. It feels so supportive and comforting to be so close to friends and to be able to have spontaneous meet ups! My neighbours/friends regularly share food we’ve cooked with each other and sit outside together. I can’t wait to hear about your experiences in this new space! ❤❤❤
sounds SO parallel!
You said it so well, my house always felt very intimate to me too and I've never let that many people in, that's interesting. I just moved to Seattle from Europe, something I've been wanting to do for soooo many years and I couldn't be happier! I'm glad to see you're giving this city a second chance ❤
absolutely loved this video especially because i'm going through a similar timeline right now. i just hit one year living in LA a month ago, and i moved down the street a few week ago for a few reasons but i'm most grateful that i can give this city another shot. really related to a lot of things you hit on and it made me feel less alone : )
moving in just a few weeks to an apartment about half the size of where i am now in order to try and save money for hopefully the first time in my life. feeling very raw about the goodbye, but you've helped me put a fresh perspective on the opportunity that this change presents
love this
I've been subscribed to your channel since you lived in SF and worked at Adobe. I find your videos super inspiring and your lived experiences super relatable. Thank you for sharing parts of your life!
thanks for sticking around!
Totally get the motivation to clean when having guests over, after so many online orders my house was filled with cardboard boxes for weeks and having family stay over at the end of September is kicking my cleaning butt into gear!
Thanks for sharing the video!
I love watching Seattle videos and seeing little things that look familiar. And then you showed up wearing a "big rakey thing" shirt and I laughed out loud. That's my favorite work shirt so it's *very* familiar.
Omg if you've still got that list of apartment websites to check for old vintage apartments, please let us know!!! I'm in the same boat as you were, looking for an older style apartment in seattle and it's been rough goings so far😫
I found your page looking for videos about moving to Seattle and am like 4 videos deep now haha, when you quoted Julia Cameron it felt ordained! That book is magic and that is just the quote I needed to hear!! Been living in Hawai'i for 8 years and am so ready for a change, but I am holding onto the familiar.
Best of luck in finding a stronger sense of community! I’m 30 now, and it’s tough as an adult. In our culture we tend to get so wrapped up in our jobs, our families, etc that I think many people stop prioritizing friendships and community once they reach a certain age. To be fair, time feels so much more limited as an adult. Good on you for questioning that paradigm and continuing to seek out a greater sense of social fulfillment.
seeking fellow paradigm shifters to embark on this journey with me
Im about to move to a totally new city for grad school so this feels timely and helpful for me
AWWW YISS
Two days ago I read a newsletter by the artist Carson Ellis, and the title was “are you living in your spiritual home?” - about daring to move to a new place that you feel drawn to for some reason within you. And it got me thinking about where I will thrive creatively and culturally, knowing it definitely is not where I live now. Pretty quickly I realised that I want to move to Berlin. The thing that has scared me away from doing this move (apart from just life circumstances) has been my lack of knowing anyone there from before. I also crave friendship and a social life. Now that my German friend that I met in Oslo at a design event is moving to Berlin with her husband and child, it finally feels possible for me to do it AND thrive socially. So now I am for real planning to make the move in January. Giving the dream a chance!
Thank you for sharing this - its helpful to me as someone who is considering leaving my 20 year marriage. Change is hard but you show its do-able. And must say that your comments about inviting people in really show how "third spaces" are so important for community. The co-housing community I'm buying into has a common house and laundry and I think you and your friends need a space like that. You are doing great though - keep sharing x
met someone who bought into a co-housing situation in california and she spoke highly of those shared spaces!! i would love to find a community like that
Definitely the right move! Living near or with people you love is very much a cornerstone of a fulfilled and healthy life. Being completely alone (no friends, family, or life-partner nearby) is very unhealthy, and is a long since proven risk factor of many types of cancer and disease.
Young Lady... you moved there with a plan... for a reason. Stay where you are... it's a nice place. You've made friends, you've found the best grocers, restaurants, "shoe stores"? You're young, you're motivated, you're ambitious... You'll be fine.
Me... hell, I'm 60 now... look in my late 40's, but tired. I live just N of Mexico on the Colorado River. We don't get rain, let alone clouds. You're better off than a lot of other folks.
Chin up.
This video definitely resonates with me. I moved to Portland Oregon when I was 25. This January I’ve been here 18 years. There have been ups and downs, but my biggest doubts set in at the two year mark. That’s the point when romanticism fades and reality sets in. It’s an amazing journey of discovery - enjoy it!
That being said, my season in Portland has passed and I’m ready to take on new challenges. Hoping to be East coast bound in the next couple of years!
I just moved to Portland this year at 25, I hope to be here 18 more years :)
Also moved to Seattle 2 years ago, and also currently toying with the idea of moving again to seek fulfillment ... but you're making me wanna stay and give it a 2nd shot too.
it takes faith!
i feel really inspired! my ex and i moved in together a few months ago and have since broken up. i’m trying to make our living situation work but i live far from all of my friends right now and i miss them dearly 🥺 my ex is the only person i know here and it can get lonely. i’m still unsure about what i want to do, but this video is definitely pushing me in the direction i’m longing to go in. thank you kath! ❤️
Thanks for this video. I have not moved in over 10 years - but back in my 30s, I moved very often. 5 interstate moves within a 6-7 year period… plus a few moves from one part of a state to another. And i guess one or two local moves thrown in there. Wild times.
Most of those were driven by job changes, at least partially. Though at some level I also believe I was enticed by the idea of a fresh start, as you mentioned. And of course, you can’t run away from yourself and all that. But I believe the changes of scenery did do me some good, at least to a point - giving me some sense of hope and renewal.
Although I’m in a very different place now, these themes and thoughts are still worthwhile for me. Particularly the closet metaphor, considering what I want to keep, discard, or introduce. Thanks again for the thoughtful discussion and the window into your world.
I just moved and I loved how you described the fresh start of changing your space 💛
I wanted to say I really appreciate you sharing your journey so beautifully and openly with us
i luv to SHARE!!!!
the goal is to move here myself next year! I was in the city last year for work and fell in love with it but never really had a proper go at it because I had to come back after my contract was over. Sending you good energy for a better second chance!
I’m very interested in how this experiment goes a month a year from now. As an unsocially motivated person, removing barriers between me and friendship might be something I should try.
yes let us tear them down..
Happy for you and this 2nd chapter of your Seattle life is exciting 💜
As someone not from Seattle who has lived in CapHill a little over a year this kinda amuses me. Living here has made me feel so close to all the friends I have made, even if they are in Ballard or Bellevue. In Minnesota it was so much more spread out. I’m trying to picture where you could have moved to make such a difference lol
I'm glad you are giving Seattle a second shot!
I just moved into my first solo apartment and im thinking about the part where we cant let new in without getting rid of the old, I moved in so many decorations I dont really vibe with and this is giving me the motivation to go home and take them down and instead spend time finding somethin representative of me to put up
I’m visiting Seattle over Labour Day weekend, inspired by your videos ☺️ can’t wait to see the city for myself!
so proud of you for embarking on this new chapter - I know she will be fruitful. JC would be proud :')
ah isabelle so grateful for your support !!
I recently moved to a new neighborhood within a city I moved across the county to two years ago, so these feelings HIT for sure! Also looking forward to a second (or third) chance at law school as I start my last year :,) it can be tough to break free from patterns and routines when throwing burnout and impostor syndrome into the mix but I'm intentionally taking on less than I did last year to see what happens if I try to ENJOY every day of this experience rather than just getting through it :-)
Many thoughts after watching:
1) I live in a small European country where people mostly either stay in their hometown or move to the capital. Our shitty economy doesn't really encourage people to explore potential new places for living your life and I find that really limiting
2) I was lucky enough to both live abroad and study in a different city at some point. I've been back in my hometown for several years now, Feels really meh. Moving rn is not an option so I'm wondering: how do I give my hometown a second chance?
My therapist once said that moving is a trauma. Even though self-chosen, it still is a shock to our system. Be gentle to yourself.
absolutely. even if small or soft or not pronounced, trauma is trauma.
If I had a bingo card to track all the times you reference Julia Cameron’s the Artist’s Way, I’d black out the whole card 😂
LMFAOOOOOOOOOO
this is really quite lovely. it seems you're courageous enough to take bold steps on your journey whenever you feel the need. i really like how you're configuring your existence, as it were.
i am very different in terms of social needs (very introverted and quite the maladjusted misanthrope, unfortunately), but i really would like having friends in meatspace.
I LOVE THIS SERIES!! I cant wait for more 🤩
starting grad school next week! here's to new associations!
ah wishing you a good transition!
It’s hard to find community when there aren’t many third places here. Seattle is quite sprawling and the suburbs are so disconnected.
keep doing you girl!! love the videos!! ♡
your vocabulary!! wow!!
Can't wait to see it decorated! 💖
I really resonate with the idea that it might be easier to change everything at once then a few little things at a time. I think about this all the time. I thought so much about moving lately, to another state, to another city. And some of that is for LGBTQ protections and better healthcare and pay. But it’s also been a way for me to visualize changing all of my life at once, rather than the two or three things that I want to change now.
I'm starting grad school in a few weeks, and I'm giving being a student a second shot. I had a tenuous relationship with school and learning and especially higher education and in some ways I'm hoping to redeem that experience with grad school. At some level academia is rotted and broken but if I can engage with it on my terms that feels like it would be helpful
luvvvv giving learning many many renewed chances, the environment can be familiar but fresh at the same time!
your hair looks insanely good
i need a career fresh start 🤑
Ugh, the prt where you talk about really loving a place but still not being fulfilled, community wise, is something i've been expericeing myself. Where I life there are two cities that are a bridge apart from one another. People rarely cross the bridge and therefore tend to live their lives within their own city, which is cause a (stupid) rivally. My community is on one side while I currently live on the other (moved in with family and making a career shift). Dispite this I still love the "other city" the town of itself is lovely but the issue is that I have 0 community. I so wish I could get my friends to see what I do. I guess what I'm saying is that I love running to people at the supermarket, art galleries and coffee shops. I love that I can see a different group of friends every week. Yet I still hope that I can have both, a city I find beautiful and a loving community.
So excited for youuuu
im not sure youll find what youre looking for. being closer to friends should help, but our society is just not fundamentally set up to encourage community, especially as you get older. i find it really only comes when you have a shared interest/goal/job that you and other peoples lives revolve around. that community is really hard, almost impossible to build, if it's just a side thing...
I'm considering moving to seattle, but all the negative aspects of it to keep me at bay. I'm from portland and although I enjoy the charm of the city I feel like i've hit a ceiling career wise. The ultimate dream would be san francisco but the Conditions in california have me worried (water scarcity, wild fires, corruption). I love trees and nature so Seattle seems like a safe option Except I know if I moved there Id live like a recluse since its a city full of introverts that hate socializing with outsiders. I like that seattle has more opportunities but it's too corporate for me. Nothing but sky scrapers And cookie cutter establishments it seems. Overall san francisco seems way more exciting, welcoming and pleasant weather wise. Life's short but part of me wants to add seattle to my live list just to experience it myself But why do that if the negatives are so apparent?
Moving across the country at the end of the month 😬
wishing you a divine transition...
@@Katherout just signed my lease 🙏
as someone who's considering seattle, would you recommend it?
I relate to you a lot
Great vid! also moved recently so I can relate a little! Hope everything else is going well 😃
I need a backstory to the little googly eye puff ball lmao
crafted by kath circa 2002
ok superficial comment but you look stunning :0 in those sitting on the floor shoot’s white may be your color
THANK U my dear
Where were you originally from? Why did you move to Seattle?
I had never been more lonely than in Seattle,
Do you mind sharing what brand/model the quilted jacket is (at 5:54)? It' sooo beautiful, especially in that color :)
it's j crew! but if you want to buy it secondhand from me DM me on insta!!
Perfect, just did that :)@@Katherout
Also unrelated, but curious, do you own a car? I kind of held onto mine but I'm finding that having one is more trouble than its worth so I'm gonna sell it, but obviously have some anxiety about missing opportunities / connections to people as a result, just curious from one transplant seattleite to another!
yeah aint nobody getting into the metaphysical fortress where i live. i'm protected by the platoon of gargoyles i call neighbors who through the reciprocal and purposeful aloofness of kindness without friendliness unknowingly guard my domain against any who might transgress because no matter their uncertainty of who i am they have absolutely no doubt that i would golden fucking rule on security for them.
While I'm sadly not sure I have a high-quality comment to give right now, I will say that this was thought-provoking in some ways that I'm valuing right now, so thank you.
But that’s a cute sweater…
I HATE living in Seattle lol. What can I do to improve my relationship to this place?
Hugs
blessings to KVSCs everywhere...
Love it. It's a foul in basketball 🏀. Then you get one or two or even three freethrows.
Who is Ben?
Wait , you can give it 30 day notice and just peace out?! Man I fucking wish.
Plot holes accepted
THANK U.
Get a husband and have some kids you would make a great mother 😊
Hi Kath! I am an ex California who now lives in Texas looking to make the move to Washington. I’m a gay guy and I would love to maybe make a friend coming out and have someone show me the ropes of Seattle. I love to hike and swim and I love trying new food and fun coffee spots and I’m also a dog dad as well so I LOVE dog friendly activities. I’ll follow you on insta if you’d like to connect:)