Possible relocations - state quiz link

• New Orleans, LA (62%)
•  Pros: Creative City, CULTURE - so much food and music, pagan friendly, gay friendly, booze, southern hospitality, good weather; sense of community, constant events year round, could easily get a decent job, local shopping!! few chains, 
• Cons: Bugs, hurricanes
• Cleveland, Ohio
• Pros: STRONG neighborhood communities, culture, outdoors, constant events year round, close to roller coasters, on the great lake, 8 hour drive to mom, high walkability/public transit, famous market, so many parks <3, cheaper cost of living
• cons: THE COLD, lake effect snow, the crime (one of the most dangerous in the country), could be harder to find a job
• Miami, FL
• pros: so much culture, food and festivals year round, beaches, weather, great job market, lots of parks and outdoors activities, public transit, 
• cons: expensive, hurricanes, crime
• Boston, MA
• Pros: high walk ability and public transportation, top 13 safe cities, ethnic neighborhoods for food, DIVERSE neighborhoods, 
• Cons: THE COLD,  mild summers, never in the 90s, expensive, TRAFFIC, night life comparable to here. Really shitty landlords, hard to make friends, 
• https://embracesomeplace.com/living-in-boston-moving/

Also:

https://eclecticwitchcraft.com/the-best-place-for-a-witch-to-live-where-should-a-witch-live-in-the-united-states/

https://www.currentresults.com/Weather/top-10-us-states-with-best-weather.php

a lot of quizes have pointed at cali, florida, and hawaii. 

in depth Test results 1/9/22

https://www.selectsmart.com/states/#mystate

1.     California (100%)   i'm sure i would love but too$$   

2. Hawaii (88%)   i'm sure i would love, but too $$   

3. Florida (88%)     

4. Louisiana (88%)     

5. Maryland (87%)     

6. Massachusetts (85%)   same temperatures as Cleveland    

7. Mississippi (85%)     

8. Washington (85%)   doesnt get as cold, but cleveland gets warmer.    

9. Texas (82%)     

10. Georgia (80%)     

11. Oregon (80%)     

12. New York (79%)     

13. South Carolina (79%)     

14. Alabama (77%)

        15. Wisconsin (75%) ----> mom.

 

Test results 1/10/22

1. California (100%)     

2. Massachusetts (99%)     

3. Maryland (96%)     

4. Washington (92%)     

5. Hawaii (91%)     

6. New York (89%)     

7. Florida (88%)     

8. Connecticut (88%)     

9. Oregon (88%)     

10. New Jersey (88%)     

11. Maine (82%)     

12. Wisconsin (82%)     

13. Vermont (80%)     

14. Virginia (80%)     

15. Louisiana (80%)

City results

Seattle, WA

Tacoma, WA 

Bellevue, WA (100%)

Boston, MA

Cambridge, MA

Newton, NH (86%)

Miami, FL

Fort Lauderdale, FL

West Palm Beach,  FL (85%)

Philadelphia, PA

Camden, NJ

Wilmington, DE (80%)

Portland, OR

Vancouver, WA

 Hillsboro OR, (78%)

Washington, DC (& surrounding WV/MD)

Arlington, VA

Alexandria, VA(76%)

Forgotten/Given up Passions

 There is a short list of things i use to have a passion for that i gave up pursuing. 

• Marine Biology with a specialization in sharks/ocean conservation
• Novelist
• Editor
• English teacher/Creative writing teacher 
• Cultural anthropology/Folklore focus
• Social sustainability causes - --- social work, rehabilitation, under privileged kids, etc.

• BS Marine Biology
• MFA Creative Writing
• MA Anthropology
• MS Sociology

New year, new phase of life.

 Its a new year. 

Its a new phase of life. 

               - i've hit my quarter life crisis and it has revealed a lot. 

Its a new year.... to create a new me. 

There are aspects of myself that in all honesty... i have really let go of. 

I am a mere shell of who i use to be. 

I use to read. I use to write - fiction, poetry, essay... I use to go out into nature and would only watch TV on occasion at night. I use to be spiritual.... so so spiritual. 

I was impassioned. I was happy. I was optimistic and resourceful. I was excited. 

Now i'm just numb and empty. I go through the motions trying to be a mimic of the person i use to be. I am stuck. I'm hopeless. I am making the most money i ever have in a job that i hate. Ive been out of work for 2 weeks because ive been sick with covid and I dread going back to work. I know i need to because i need money. 

So, here what i am going to do. 

I will go on at least one walk a week. work up to once a day. 

I will write at least once a week. be it a blog, a fiction piece, or a part of my D&D world. 

I will do a reading at least once a week. 

I will do some kind of spell once a week - be it a bath or candle spell, idk. Simple as a sigil. 

I will start seriously budgeting and adding more to my savings and to reduce my debt. 

I will start actively planning for the next 5 years. At the end of this year I will have settled on a passion to pursue, a career to pursue, and a new location to move to at the end of the year. Blogs to follow up on that will follow this one. 

i'm 26. I want to actually figure out my life and get settled into it by the time i'm 30.

thats 1 year to figure out my direction and set up plans; at the beginning of year 2 I will begin implementing that change which will start with moving and either starting a new job or going back to school. then hopefully i'll have settled in by year 4/when i turn 30.