I moved out of London when I was like 12 but I have always been that annoying person who says “I’m from London”/”I used to live in London” because, to me, London always has been and always will be ‘cool’. So even though I spent my teenage and the majority of my adult years down south in Bournemouth, I always begged London. It is what it is.
I always knew I needed more, even though every time I thought about it I didn’t know what it was that needed doing. Ever had that feeling? Eventually, I concluded that that ‘more’ feeling was getting myself back to London. I love Bournemouth but it just wasn’t enough. I need space (ironic as London streets are horrendous) and I need variety. I need more than 5 options for guys to date, and most importantly: I need to be me.
It was a blessing really, as I kinda got pushed into coming back. The lease on my flat was coming to an end and my best friend basically said: “if you don’t move next month some other bitch is having your room”. I handed in my notice and came to London without a job 3 weeks later.
It’s been 14 months and so much has changed. I felt lonely, very lonely, for a long period of time. I kept going back to Bournemouth and in hindsight, that prolonged my chance to blossom. I had a few friends in London but they can’t always be there to entertain you and I felt like I had moved to London just to sit in my bedroom. It was long.
I had a partner but I’m not touching on that subject. I will say though that they helped me on the job and friend front, and for that I am thankful.
Slowly, and I think most importantly, naturally, I started to open up and go out more. Speak to more people and just generally start living life. I made friends at work and started going to Twitter events (lol they’re not actually ‘Twitter events’ but basically where all my followers congregate at the same rave) and I interacted with people I knew but didn’t know. That was weird, but mad fun. I do this all the time now and make new acquaintances often.
I’ve progressed in my job and now I have experience in my role I know that I can use this to climb the financial ladder elsewhere. London makes your working life incredibly taxing when you throw TFL into the mix but after work drinks and Netflix in bed saves lives.
I’m excited to see where the next 14 months will take me. I’m newly single and definitely ready to branch out and experience London in its fullest form. If you do London properly, it will treat you well; very well.
If you’re thinking about taking the plunge and moving somewhere new, just do it! as a little brand called Nike would say. Your future is in your hands and not in your comfort zone after all. If you’d like to know more please leave a comment 🙂 x
Amazing!!! I’m so glad things are working out for you there. I love London with all my heart and I do wish to comeback to study at some point, but the idea alone kinda frightens me! Maybe I just need to take the plunge! Love the article and I’ll be reading more for sure! xx
Gabriella came home for 2 years then came back to Bournemouth! If you don’t take a chance you’ll never know what if x
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