A *brutally realistic* few days in my life living in New York City. A Vlog.
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
- You know me, I'm never one to glamorize the NYC lifestyle. This week was rough for me as I'm feeling I'm going through a bit of burnout on all levels. As always we have a bunch of fun though, it's not all depressing :) But in this video I dig deeper into me trying to make my situation better living in new york city. If you're going through something similar my heart goes out to you! Sending good vibes your way. Thank you for watching!!
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hi friends :) if it's not obvious from this video, I definitely need a break. if you're watching this in real time, I'll be taking a week or two off to handle my mental health and come back with allll the good NYC spring content 😍thanks for being here xx
Edit: whatever was happening to my eye is all gone now haha so weird
Take some time Chelsea 🌱~ we’ll all be here for your next video! 🙌 🥰
Btw probably had a stye if it in /around your eye (not a pimple). Hope you get the rest you need.
Drug stores have otc sty medication, it works in a day or two.
Enjoy your time! We will be here whenever you come back. Taking care of yourself is prority #1!
If it ever happens again, I highly recommend a warm compress. Heat a clean wash cloth with hot water and make sure it’s not too hot before pressing against the eye. Do this every two hours until you notice pain subside. Usually for one day. By next day it’s gone. It works so well.
I miss quarantine too. Life was slower- we cooked and went for walks outside. Also as an introvert people couldn’t invite me to social events. Honestly it was the best I felt in my whole life and I was the healthiest both physically and mentally.
maybe for you - many people got fired or otherwise not able to work. This caused great damage to their finances. If you come from a poor family who experienced this, you will never say what you just said.
Glad I'm not the only one
@@semaph0re people are allowed to have different experiences and different opinions. That’s what makes life more interesting. The person commenting enjoyed quarantine. Others maybe did not., for various reasons. Neither are wrong, and neither are not entitled to their own opinions. The original poster is allowed to have enjoyed quarantine and allowed to have commented that they did.
@@Jessica-dd8xo quarantine was undemocratic, illegal and I will (gladly) point that out to anyone in favor of those draconian mandates. Enjoying/missing those times is hugely distasteful, considering how many were impacted, and mostly displays ignorance, arrogance.
@@semaph0re um no. People are allowed to enjoy what they want. I also enjoyed quarantine and am not remotely ashamed to say so. Just because some people were impacted negatively, doesn’t mean it was the case for everyone. So if it’s not something you relate to, move on. You’re preaching to the wrong crowd, clearly.
Chelsey! The authenticity! The relatability!!!!! I’m so glad the RUclips gods led me to your channel! Also Julie was a vibe. And your eye. Place a chamomile tea bag on it my mother would put that on my eye when I had eye inflammation.
I feel many of us found you randomly in these past few weeks. I hope your channel grows so much that you can get sponsors and youtube monies! I center myself with yoga and solving jigsaw puzzles. However, nothing kills the zombie in me except for quitting my job and trying self-employment. But the latter brings many new fears that eventually come true. Or not. I don't think this world is going right for us, the little people. Maybe if we keep connecting some day we will be able to point our fingers at it and change it. Until then, baby steps and little joys - like videos from stranger to stranger :) happy to have found you
looooove your perspective. baby steps and little joys for sure :)
I feel like whatever you're saying is resonating with me.
As a fellow member of the “my job is taking every speck of my energy” club, you are 100% right that community is ESSENTIAL. Having a group of people (in-person, online, both) that GETS you and loves you and not inky let’s you be authentic but WANTS you to be authentic and honest and real is so important.
Also, that pasta dish at the end your video looks amazing!
Take as much time as you need for yourself, we’ll all be here with open arms when you get back ❤️❤️❤️
Bullseye! and thank you :) just for a couple weeks!
Randomly clicked on one of your videos today and somehow just found myself almost two hours later still watching. I'm not moving to NYC or anything like that, but love the true, genuine, real life that comes through in each of your videos. So honest and "normal" that I can relate on so many levels. Life is hard and beautiful and full of ups and downs. Its refreshing to see that so many of us go through the same experiences and struggles and that we're not alone at all 💪
wow thank you. I definitely agree that it feels like we're all in this together
Yes I agree with you and find these videos quite endearing to know that so many of us are living the same little life 😅! I’m in the north east of England and it’s crazy how much I can relate to someone living in NYC! Agree, love the genuine nature of Chelsea’s channel! If Chelsea reads this I hope the break serves you well and you can get back on track, I think your videos help more people than you know! 💜
Watching this I couldn't help but chuckle about myself. I used to think the anxiety, exhaustion and disconnect I've felt about everything when I grew up was so unique and therefore mirroring some greek tragedy. When you're in that mindset, that everything somehow is meant to be hard and terrible for you and somehow maybe predestined to never turn good and happy, it can suddenly become frightenedly tempting to let go and unconsciously fulfill that premise for yourself. It's always something to be grateful about when strangers admit that they're struggling too sometimes. It makes that fight feel a little bit less solitary and a lot more communal. So please tend to yourself and take your time. Because that's what we're doing all the time too without having a camera pointed at us. We'll huddle together when you come back.
I feel this!! I hope things are going well for ya! I’ll be back in a couple weeks, just a short break :)
Hi Chelsea, That "pimple" you have below the waterline sounds like a stye.
You can get it when the small glands near the eyelid (upper or lower) become blocked. See your dr. They can prescribe treatment.
Hi! Oooh thank you. Luckily it went away… hopefully it won’t come back
I agree probably sty, warm water compresses. No make up, make sure your eye make is clean. Stop touching. Good luck ❤
A dishwasher is without a doubt something you can't go without once you have had one!
I don’t plan on living in NYC but I’m addicted to these vlogs! It’s refreshing to see such REALISTIC content ❤
💓thanks for watching!
Omg this is exactly what I needed. Watching someone live an ordinary life while I live my ordinary life. I just went through a breakup and as a late twenty something living with my mom, single, I can’t stand watching people living these super unattainable lives. I just want to watch normal people. 😭
Hi Chelsey! Your video and this algorithm made its way across the world to South Korea where you're helping a 27 year old (me, duh) feel a little less lost in my own feelings. I too love my home and city - despite being so far from family, and I sometimes think that if we weren't asking ourselves these questions that make us question our existence or make us overwhelmed, we'd never grow. I center myself with music and walking my dog, seeing his joy in simply being outside and having me with him, helps ground me. I found these insane colouring books by Kerby Rosanes that my brain relax, too. Hope your next week goes better - you're doing great, living the life you've always wanted to build. I can't wait to see it grow.
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I have recently found your channel on RUclips and I have been binge watching. I love your authenticity and the raw glimpse into real life in a big city. I look forward to seeing what your next post has in store.
So glad you found me :) thanks for watching
You are awesome and as a therapist I thank you for being real and showing that sometiemes we feel like you and we can power through. I would recommend for you to try to find something spiritual that moves you, it doesnt has to be religious, but spiritual. It can be some sort of club or community and it really does help with mental health and frequenting the same people with the same interest will increase your dopamine levels.
Fellow fifty something virgo here-I’m definitely one who has to go for a walk, move to get the horrible-days wiggles out. Do not let perfection be the enemy of progress. Proud of you for cleaning your dishes any day, all day!
I haven't seen this specific video yet but have seen other videos of yours Chelsea.
As a 33 year old man who has just moved to Sydney and living solo, I can relate to a lot of the mental, personal, and emotional triumphs and struggles you are going through and showing the whole world through your videos.
The winter months are especially harsh for the mind and working from home is both a plus and a minus.
I can especially relate to the sentiment of not finding fulfilment in one's job while not hating it completely, but needing it as a means to survive and fund your personal hobbies and growth pursuits.
Just keep moving and progressing little by little is all we can try to do.
Brooklyn content creator here! just randomly came across your channel! I Enjoy the realistic nyc vibes! Congrats on your success
Just found this channel and it makes me feel so much better. I feel less guilty about my own life, seeing that living like that is absolutely okay
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As a fellow single, redheaded virgo 30 something year old, that lives in Alaska ( in 1 of the few beachside towns thank god ), I'm happy RUclips recommended this vlog, very wholesome.
Keep on keeping on, your awesome, & bumps & such that happens around the eyes are signs of tiredness/ stressed out.
Have a good one
Wow! Now your channel is really growing! So happy you deserve it. Your channel brings so much joy to us!
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Hey! Hope you are enjoying your break. I dunno if this will help you or anyone else, but I thought I’d throw together a few strategies that work for me, managing those bad mental health patches.
1. Buy those pre packed, ‘steam in a bag’ veges that take 5 minutes in the microwave. I don’t feel bad about food going off and frozen is better than no vegetables.
2. I have to take a train to work, so I park near the station, that means I have to do a 10 min walk at the start and finish of each day.
3. The really bad days at work, I go sit in the bathroom, close my eyes and take a few deep breaths. Then have a glass of water and get back in there.
I kinda understand how you feel about having that period of freedom during quarantine. That time made me realize that I’m definitely expending too much time and energy on my day job, which I’m also thankful to have but wish I didn’t have to have. If that makes sense. 😅 And I also get it re: the dishwasher. My current apartment has the first dishwasher I’ve had since I lived at home with my parents, and I am loving it. I never had one in all my years living in NYC and now I don’t know how I managed without one. 😭😭😭
Everything you said in this video is exactly how I feel living in NYC. Quarantine and all!
I found your channel through the YT algorithm and I'm so glad that it suggested your channel! I really really love how candid you are in the videos of when you're struggling and things are tough.
I really can relate to your quarantine experience, even though I was living with family just like having it so quiet and eerie it just calmed my mind so much. Thank you for such great content and congrats on finishing the marathon!
After "accidentally" watching someone's travel vlogs (you know how YT do), and seeing their amazing travels, your video was recommended and I realized I needed a refreshing and grounded dose of reality! Seeing someone else's "boring" NYC life was a welcome change and actually made me appreciate my mundanity a bit. (although your TJ's haul was more interesting than mine - it's usually vegetables, chicken and frozen shumai) And for the record, if you're going to commit to a good ol' box of Kraft M&C, there's no point in ruining it with vegetables - just eat a big salad the next day. 😋 But I enjoyed this video and just subbed, so looking forward to more! (and good luck with the mental break!)
We're on 100% same vibe when you said "It's new york or nowhere". I don't know how I ended up in your channel but everything that you're doing is so relatable. That's a real new yorker for you!
You are an amazing storyteller!
I'm watching your videos all the way from Australia, where I live in a small coastal town... Our lives couldn't be more different, and yet I feel like I'm sitting here catching up with a friend. Your ability to show your humanity and share your vulnerability - with awesome humour peppered throughout - is so powerful.
Enjoy your break, giving your mental health some TLC and I can't wait to see how you feel after recuperating a little ❤
I stumbled across your channel recently and I can’t stop watching your videos. I’m 23, going to grad school, and living in Oklahoma City, but I find your content so comforting. Thank you for adding some joy into my everyday life!!
You're a great story teller and I love your videos. you've also inspired me to start cooking again. I love how more often than not, you scrape yourself off the couch and cook something. After a long day I like to lay on the floor and do some somatic exercise or stretching. Something gentle on my body and little to no effort for my brain.
Appears to be a stye. Apply a warm tea bag as a compress. Make sure to squeeze it out first.
Crikey! Ok first off your Trader Joe’s haul was the best, just throwing shit up there! 👏🏼
Another great vlog that I feel connected to so thank you! I remember during quarantine I loved the silence, the slow down, not hearing traffic just peace and I didn’t want it to all go back to chaos. I work an exhausting corporate job that I love but it’s still hard some days. Going for walks and taking yoga classes are what gets me through and even tho I’m around people in my yoga class I just don’t talk but it helps to not be isolated. And sometimes I just cry doing yoga because life is a lot. ❤
Chelsea, you're hilarious and so authentic and it's giving us the permission to be authentic❤ thank you! I love you
Haven’t been to NY since 2014. Appreciate you sharing. I usually take deep breaths and go for a walk / pray when I get stressed.
just moved into my own place for the first time in queens (we're basically neighbors) and randomly your channel came up. it's been such a comfort -- appreciate you making these!
Curious...what is the average rent for a one bedroom in NYC? Do you feel safe there generally? Thanks!
Hey Chelsea, the eyelid pimples are very common for me. I spoke with my doctors and she said their often due to eye infection. Not scratching your eyes can help prevent that, and dabbing warm tea bags on the infected area can help reduce the inflammation.
I randomly found you and you’re so great and such a normal human being and that’s the biggest compliment because I forget I’m a normal human too. We all do what we can and our best. Hang in there. Thank you for creating content that I can relate to.
Also. I’m proud of you too!
Thank you so much for your videos! They make me feel less alone… I can relate to you so much! Thank you so much for posting… you make my day ❤
i miss the isolation too,it was like the world stopped spinning for a long moment...it felt good. so relatable
I am so glad I found you videos!! I have been searching so desperately for relatable videos
Chelsea, thank you for always being so honest and transparent!
Grounding…I put my feet in grass, or sand. Or I hold ice/cold pack. Or a shower. Music helps too!
I loved lockdown, when the world was falling apart and we thought we were going to die it was this great sort of levelling for all the non anxious people to finally understand what it is like to have any kind a anxiety :-)
Sending so much love precious Chelsea. THank you for reminding me of the passion I used to have in my home town. …. Who knows maybe I’ll move back someday.
Hi! Love your channel. I’m a Virgo living alone in NYC and I relate x100 to this. Love the realness of the NYC living which you capture perfectly!
This video had me googling "should you drink pickle brine?", and it looks like the answer is "sure".
I also work on a computer in an office setting, and for me, remote work has made all the difference. No more commuting, and I work between my couch, dining table, and bed. I don't think I'll ever go back to an office. I have more time and energy for the people, places, and things that I value. Like, I've started working out before work.
Thanks for the video 😄
I found your channel recently and I’m so glad I did 🤍 I’m in my mid-20s living in London for the last 6 years, changed career path after training as a musical theatre actor and so much of your life and stories resonate with me so deeply. thank you for an honest insight, so happy to see your channel getting the recognition it deserves 🫶🏼x
It’s a head on collision when you realize you make almost zero difference. I hope you find your space and find relationships that matter. ❤
Music and running is fantastic after a hard day at work. Calms me down so much!
I'm so glad the algorithm recommended you to me. I'm sitting alone on my couch in my 1 bedroom appartment in another big city across the ocean from you, yet you made me feel less alone. Thank you!
I've been watching you for a couple months cuz I am thinking about finally moving to NYC. After a bad interview *this morning* I was considering completely giving up on the idea even though I've wanted to move to NY since I was in high school. Seeing this video made me feel better, honestly, because you just truly do not give up.
Sending love 💕 you got this!
I’m a 27 year old living in a small town in Norway, but I can relate SO much to almost all of your content.
When I’m done with the day and need to reset to relax, I put on some sort of vibey music (something happy at least) and clean the apartment first. Then I make something really easy for dinner/snacks/lunch, but it has to be something between easy and healthy. If I cave in to my cravings and eat pizza, I’ll beat myself up for it mentally later. I make a cup of warm coffee or tea and scroll youtube or a feel good tv show rerun until I’m tired, then do my night time routine and go to sleep.
Lately I’ve been watching your videoes alot! I love how authentic you seem, your humor and everything! You also remind me alot of my best friend born in 1988💕
❤️ your night routine sounds so lovely. it's definitely hard to resist the pizza! hehe
“It needs salt, but I don’t wanna get up.” I felt that on so many levels 😅
I'm happy you're having your New York experience but please take care of your health!! I loved living and growing up in NYC, as a native New Yorker. Especially in my 20's and 30's but as I grew older I knew it was time to go. I always think of moving back (always) but I watch videos and I see my city, I don't know the direction it's going, sad. Maybe one day I'll return but for now I'll keep watching RUclips videos and reminisce on the "Good Times" and I hope my beautiful city recovers one day.
I love your content. I love that it is real and not all fake and aesthetic and boring. Living the single NYC life vicariously through you is incredibly helpful. Please take care of yourself and know that you are appreciated.
thanks for the support Theresa :)
Awww that is real NY of you. Malta is straight up NYC in a bottle …. And also Caribbean 😅
RUclips suggested your vlog and I subscribed and really like it! I’ve never been to New York and enjoy doing a vlog myself- I’m from near Nashville. Im 60 and have my own but it’s fun watching people vlog from all ages. Working has always hampered my creativity and hobbies. It’s harder when you have kids and parents to care for. So enjoy the time! I’ll be back to watch the next one!
The part where you are cleaning the lens made me laugh out loud. And as for reset/Revivifying after a rough day at work, the act of cleaning ( usually the kitchen because it always needs a bit of clean up) makes me feel like I have that bit of control I crave and it’s sort of meditative ( sometimes I have a show I’ve seen before on in the background but not always). And recently, reading has been relaxing.
I love this realistic real reality. I quite often feel that I cannot relate at all to so many creators. I feel I can relate, even though I am not in NY, I am not even in the US. I am a single mom doing my thing, but it is still so relatable.
I feel you!!! My husband and I are introverts and the quarantine was a good time for us to recharge despite the fact I had to go into the hospital daily but it was a welcome break. I hate to say it, I do miss the forced slow down. I’m definitely more tired and burnt out now
Another 30 something from New York here going through burnout at work lol. Really appreciate the vulnerability talking about it. Also a Virgo. That might play into some of it lol. I’ve been trying lately to not try and be a perfectionist, and just focus on being impactful with some of my energy every day. Then try and not analyze anything after lol. So far, so good. Awesome channel!
I used to get styes ALL the time. Feel free to disregard the rest of my comment in case you’re not interested in unsolicited advice :) love your channel!
What helped me a lot with styes was warm compresses multiple times a day (just a warm wet washcloth) as well as reeeeally resisting the urge to rub it. Hope that helps!
Malta is suchhh a delicious drink!! I'm from south america and we have it here. It's so cool to see people from other countries enjoy it too! :)
Just found your channel today and after seeing your videos feel like I’m watching a kindred spirit ☺️ I’m your age, doing a similar thing but in LA and when you said “my love for this city trumps everything else” I teared up bc a lot of people don’t get that. Thank you for sharing 🙏🏼💙
Blepharitis - the condition your eyes... You can keep it under control by using a warm washcloth with the hottest water you can stand and a little baby shampoo and use it kind of as a eyelid scrub. Also helps to keep too much makeup away and in ensure it's properly removed
Love your vlogs and how genuine you are. I stopped following a few RUclipsrs recently as they are trying to only show a perfect life not real life.
Never change yourself for RUclips. Love you the way you are x
Hey Chelsea! Just wanted to say that I've been having a blast watching your videos lately. In fact, this is only my second time commenting on RUclips, and it's both been on your channel!
I've been going through a bit of a rough patch lately, and your videos have been a great source of comfort for me. Started watching them early this morning at 8 am, and I haven't stopped since😅. By the way, when you mentioned you're a Virgo, I couldn't help but smile. As a fellow perfectionist, I totally get how it feels to beat yourself up over a small mistake at work. But like you know what, it just shows that we "The Virgos" care, right? 😉😅
Sending you a big virtual hug all the way from Spain. Hope you're feeling better soon, and thanks for the awesome content!
after a difficult day i go for a walk no matter what the weather is like, fresh air revitalizes me, i do that every time i work from home which is 3 times per week
Hi Chelsea. Just want to add to all the love you’re getting for your very authentic vlogs. I stumbled upon one of your recent videos while researching NYC apartments and city life and now I’m a fan. I have a job interview in Manhattan this week and while the possibility of moving from the West Coast feels overwhelming, your videos have made it feel more real. Thank you. Take care of yourself and know we are rooting for you!
thank you! good luck on your interview!!
I'm Cuban and we grew up drinking Malta. Someone may have told you this already, but a nice added treat is to add milk to the Malta. Sabroso! Great video. Thanks!
oooh yes! I've heard condensed milk is good, but i'll try regular milk too! thanks
Damn 😮super refreshing perspective as a former dude who has lived in Manhattan. Im a fellow virgo with thyroid issues , look forward to watching more of your videos. Get the vibe that your genuinely trying to keep it real. Rad work 🤙🏼keep going.
Randomly found your channel & gotta say I love your realistic take on life. Life isn't perfect, it's messy & we make mistakes but we still gotta carry on & keep going. Enjoy your break & come back when you're ready!!
Hi chalsy
I feel so happy wachting the new video
I felt so indentify with you becouse its one year since i decided to move to new york.
Recently i woke up with a huge pimple than never i had before some people told me that it a reaccion to be under stress so i took off one week from my job all that mantained me strapped to be reallly disconeted in it works i felt more motivated that encourage to read books learn news things
Hats off to you living in NYC, I won't even last for a week if I was there. Your really a true person. Keep up the hardwork.
Just binged all your vlogs ✌I religiously watch DITL vids... and you are honestly my new fave!! Repeating other comments but to reiterate, your authenticityyy, down-to-earth vibes... Helps myself (and I'm sure many others, reading the other comments) ground ourselves when we watch your vids, realizing not to put so much pressure on ourselves and watch a real video of a real person struggling like the rest of us. You have found yourself a new fan and subscriber!!! Can't waaaait for more vids, and hopefully another live stream!!
hi chelsea i found your channel bc im planning a trip to new york this year! im so happy i found you! I've been binge watching your videos. Please take the time you need off to recover until you feel better. rooting for you!!
Thanks Michelle! So exciting you’re coming to visit 💕
9:30 Girl, I feel you. That's how I operate at work too!
I love this video and thank you so much for your honest and authentic videos. Also I find it really calming to see another woman in her thirtees living alone in her apartment. With this lifestyle struggles come but also great opportunities. Now I am working parttime, focusing on my hobbies and communitywork. Sometimes its challenging, because I have to live frugal. But the time I have left for me ist just so precious. It was a very long way to live my life like I do these days.
I'm a native NYer. College in Manhattan and worked in Manhattan for about 25 years before working for the city hospital system in Queens for 20 years. I recently retired. I knew I was stressed out but I never realized how bad. I have been through blackouts in the city. I was across the street on 911. Had to evacuate the city walking home from downtown Manhattan to Eastern Queens. Lost my job due to 911. Unemployed for over a year. Going through all sorts of stuff but can't really comprehend leaving the city. I dont go into Manhattan as often as I used to. I need to do that more often as there are so many great things to do. I did go into the city around Christmas time.
Like you say, it is where I should be.
your story is so powerful. congrats on retirement! thanks for sharing and for watching.
The flight or flight at the email notification sound is so real
hahah you understand
Omg the expired mac and cheese part 🤣, I’m a new subscriber but i like the little funny moments your vids have & how realistic they are
Hi Chelsea love your videos. You have a stye in your eye. I get them all the time when my eyes are very tired. Use a cold compress on your eye. Do not rub your eye it will get worse and irritate you longer. Much love❤
I love that you post the realness and truth! Sometimes it’s just truly hard being an adult! My go to decompress methods are music, working out or just being sitting in silence. Sometimes I just need to be for a moment! I also do love to go out on my back patio and do some deep breathing, fresh air is always helpful!
nothing beats sitting in silence!! Love it. Thanks for sharing ❤️
i just found your channel and i've never related to someone more. finally a vlogger who is around my age, single, in nyc, and maybe doesn't fully have her shit together but is doing her best. also the part about your mental health maybe being a struggle but nyc is your home and it's new york or nowhere.....damn felt that. definitely just subscribed and excited to watch your content in the future!
Your videos speak to my heart. Grateful for you ❤
Omg I love your videos! You are most definitely not alone❤❤
I am so happy I fell upon your channel. I love vlogs but most are so fake "day in my life" and everything is perfect and planned. I'm 40. My apartment is lived in and I get take out a lot. Thats what I want to see. So thank you, and I will continue to binge your channel.
I'm not hating, I just can't wrap my head around the fact that some people actually enjoyed quarantine. I get that it was a chance to just finally relax after years of being stressed and running around for various tasks we didn't even want to do, but that's how I felt for the first few weeks of quarantine.
After that, I literally went crazy. It was the most dystopian thing I have ever lived through, and when they enforced a curfew at 6 pm (where I live), that's when the craziness really hit me. I wanted to do things, visit people, and I couldn't because I lived in a constant state of fear of either contracting this mysterious disease, or getting caught by the police and getting a fine, which at the time, seemed like a huge amount of money to me and I simply could not afford it.
But that's just me, I guess. I'm glad that other people took it easier than I did, and it didn't cause them the same psychological damage that it caused me.
I'm from Chile, and I've always wanted to go to NYC, I grew up with this idea of New York being the dream city, and I always said I was going to be living there at 18 yo, I'm 20 now, and I'm still in the same city in Chile where I was born in. I know New York is not the solution to all my problems and I want to give it an opportunity, but it demands so much of you that I feel I won't be able to deal with it. I've been struggling with anxiety for the last two years and from your videos I'm highly sure that my mental health will go bad as hell if I go living there. I don't have too much experience working here, so I don't know if I could even able to find a job there, and I'm even afraid of the language even though I've been learning English since I have memory. My biggest issues are the insecurity problem, the high prices, and the stress you're forced to live with.
I just found your channel - not sure why it was suggested...But I loved the look into your "average" life. NYC is so glamorized and its so nice to see what a more realistic portrayal is. Life is so hard. I can't imagine trying to survive in NYC. Props. Thanks for sharing!
I used to love in NYC, upper west side over a decade ago! It’s nostalgic watching your videos. Definitely not a lot of RUclipsrs featuring real life in this part of New York. There wasn’t a Trader Joe’s yet when I was living there! 🎉 I love that you love your life!❤
Your videos are inspiring.
I visited the city for the first time in early April (spent my birthday there). I knew immediately this is where I want to be and I'm doing everything I can to relocate. I know it's going to be difficult, but just about anything worthwhile is.
Keep doing what you're doing!
Hi Chelsea! Thank you so much for your bravery and willingness to put your life out there. As a NYC native now living on the West Coast, the struggle is real. Spent several decades - pre pandemic, doing the NYC professional workforce grind (i.e. subway commute, long hours in the office, enduring all 4 seasons - especially harsh winters and brutal summers.) Took me a while to get myself stabilized on the West Coast. However, my time working/living in NYC prepared me for the initial ups/downs of moving to a new City. Best wishes on achieving a state of Zen amidst the chaos of NYC Life. As a new subscriber, I look forward to your future RUclips videos while going back to catch-up on what I missed.
JP - living alone in SF 🌁
I find the best way to center after a rough day is to just lie down with the lights switched off. Then head out for a walk or do a 1 hour yoga workout. then you feel as good as new.
Malta is so good and the brand India is the best. So glad I found your channel is so refreshing!
I've always loved NYC and been curious about living there, so thank you for letting us into your life.
Hi Chelsey. I found your channel few days ago and I watched all your previous videos. Thank you for filming your life and be so relatable and honest. When I feel burned out I crochet or read a book, go for walks and talk to my friends.
Thank you Chelsey, you are the best ❤
Oooh crochet! Love it ❤️ thanks for watching!
your videos give me so much peace and make me feel less alone in like, the mental state and the worldview,,,, thanks a lot!!! hope your break goes well!!
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Absolutely love your channel so much and I love seeing it grow too!! You deserve it! I’m so done with aesthetically pleasing videos where ‘life is perfect’. You make like seem perfect in the right way!
i bought an a mini/RV-sized dishwasher and it was the best purchase ever. it is such a great luxury that makes my life substantially easier and makes me feel calmer in my apartment
You can put warm compresses on your eye, if you ever have that problem again. I love your realness!
I always felt like I was thinking ahead from an early age, but never lived in another place like NYC because I knew it was expensive without being rich already, only wanted to visit it. I always knew that and avoided it. But I also somewhat wish I had gone to NYC and been this terribly stressed out person who had to get a second job, and had to over-pay so much to get an apartment. I've moved a bit, now been working remotely in FL again, and made some $, enrolled in a fitness camp. It helps a lot to get a workout and meet a few people. I can basically afford anything but it makes me feel the reality that $ isn't important. I bet there are some group things in NYC that would also help with burnout and things like that if you just went to it after 5PM or tried it in the morning (5AM), people neglect fitness more nowadays and it's a core part of being well; and yet I bet you are like 'o wel I don't even work out'. It's a caviat though of being an attractive woman that you don't have to do it, but I'd still think you are cute and want to hug you or something. I also think the culture revolves around women like yourself though, like honestly, you being 'burned out' is still like you are sexy and don't have to worry about too much. You say like 'oh I'm worried' but it's like your idea of 'worry' is a barely noticable sunburn lol. For some reason all the blue eyed women that I remember from like ~10 years ago, in highschool days, a lot of them did end up moving to NYC. It's probably different for a girl in a way is all I'm trying to say. I would not want to move to NYC even if I feel like time is catching up. I always knew NYC as a democrat zone that is mismanaged, and you'd have to pay like 3k for a very base level apartment, even given, it's so cramped and likely uncomfortable literally building upward because of all the population. People should be trying to leave it, not go to it, but it's like they still flock to it. I also view it as an aesthetic culture in NYC over like a physical culture like in tropical areas where, yes there's aesthetics, but you don't at least cover it up with coats and clothing. There's a whole lifestyle and psychology behind colder weather and simply bundling up in comfy clothes, that make you look and feel totally different, however, it also means like you are sort of afraid and always feel better covering up your body in too many clothes. You literally cannot wear such clothes without sweating or being very uncomfortable in other places, and yet it always looks good to wear an overcoat, etc.. it's just part of the psyche of living up north, but I think that can be deceptive. So I know I'm not some super elite, who still looks cute all the time, definitely not. And I'm definitely getting out of the young area (almost 30 in a few yrs), I am not the type who is grinding hard all the time to become better except at certain times of the week. But I do think, people should be comfortable while basically naked or basically become fit and reliable. Many people are way too old, then they decide it's time to go experience tropics . I think that's the main point, and all old people say this: they wish they had just ignored the idea they aren't ready yet, and just gone and done something anyway. In NYC you'll likely either be a 1% who succeeds or you'll leave with barely anything to go finally 'live peacefully' somewhere; I'm just avoiding that by not moving to a city area. I suppose my point is yes, my idea of being 'efficient' by thinking ahead and skipping overpaying to live in a city is fine, but also it sort of leaves a 'fomo' (feeling of missing out) even though it's not really true like 99% of the time, because usually, even in a city, you can develop mental illness and it's the same exact thing; also I can just visit the city and hang out on like a 500$ budget so? whatever. It's temporary but it still creates a good life and relationships.