# @natashabadger on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DUTWZc6EWLM
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63324148-natashabadger-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-03T16:23:52.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Natasha Badger (@natashabadger) — https://gondola.cc/natashabadger

## Caption

Exactly 3 years ago today, I moved to NYC🥹🥳🥰 with 3 suitcases, a remote job, and no apartment.

We had no clue what we were doing — but I knew I needed to bet on myself.

Since moving to NYC, it’s been a journey:
• navigating my first NYC apartment
• surviving the lonely, messy first year
• going through heartbreak (and just NYC dating lol) 
• choosing myself and my career
• earning multiple promotions in marketing
• moving into my 400 sq ft studio apartment
• building a community for marketers in NYC
• finding love when I stopped searching
• creating a life that feels aligned with who I am

🏠This tiny apartment became a reflection of my growth — personally, professionally, and creatively. 

It’s where I learned confidence, self-trust, and what it actually means to build a life you’re proud of.

If you’re thinking about moving to NYC, starting over, or choosing yourself even when it’s uncomfortable — JUST DO ITTTT. Take the leap!! 

These past 3 years of sharing my journey here have been nothing short of amazing, I’m so grateful for every single person that I’ve met along the way. 

Thank you, NYC. Here’s to a new chapter (soon to be announced🤭) in year 4 🤍🗽

#nycliving #movingtonyc #nycapartment #studioapartmentdesign #careerjourney

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movingtonyc, nycapartment, nycliving, studioapartmentdesign, careerjourney

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