Yesterday at this time I was taste testing one of these babies at work…
I want another one! Decadent desserts for breakfast. Yes, please.
Category: Random
Six Months
Six months is kind of the timeline I am running with in my head here as far as the next part of my life. As I wrote before, I’m hitting the job search full-force and it’s why my blogs have been lackluster. Trying to make yourself look awesome in a cover letter is hard (and not-so-far rewarding) work!
In order to keep myself sane and optimistic, I’ve had fun looking through craigslist ads of each city to get a feel of neighborhoods and the [rental] housing market. I’ve found some real duds, gotten to know price points in each city, and I’m already dreaming of decorating my hypothetical new place. Links for the original image are in the caption.
Could this be my San Diego casita?
I could go for a Kansas City apartment near the Plaza.
Ready to move into this Nashville cottage.
How about a loft on Congress St in Portland? (Photo by me)
I know everybody has opinions about where I should go, as do I, but the reality is that it’s really hard to find a job and I’ll go pretty much to whoever will take me. (It’s why I’m applying only to jobs in cities I think would be cool–I’m not that foolish to blindly accept a job in a tiny town I know nothing about). On that note, if you hear about anything I’d be interested in shoot me an e-mail!
PS. I tried to make my images look like damaged polaroid film, or the “hipstamatic” iphone app. How’d I do?
Small Update
Good morning blog world!
If you want full disclosure, I’m writing this the night before since I work during prime blogging hours. If I post in the middle of the night nobody will see what I write, and this is where WordPress’s handy schedule tool comes into play ;) Well, here is my update on the status of my blog!
Blogging is currently, and has been for a while now, one of my favorite hobbies–tied with, and hand-in-hand with, interior design (decorating, if you’re going to get picky). I’m excited about starting a new series in which I make design color boards based off food! Weird, I know. But food can be totally pretty and I’ve been inspired more than once by surprising and delicious combinations. It’s also going to be my starting point to re-learning Photoshop (that is, first time on Photoshop on a mac).
I used to use a sample version of PS many many moons ago, and currently I’ve been using Corel Paint Shop Pro X, which really is pretty good. But I figure if I wanna kick this whole graphic design/photo editing thing into high gear (even if it just remains a hobby) I should get my feet wet in the industry standard program.
If my blog posts are sparser, it’s either because I’m being lazy and watching Gilmore Girls on DVD (in fact, this is the least likely option, but still an option nonetheless) or because I’m working on something (photos, a design board, etc) that I am not ready to show here yet. I’ll still try to update daily, though, just don’t be surprised if the posts are a little anemic.
Oh yeah. I’m also trying to find a big-girl job in a big city, so part (a lot) of my time is going to that, too. I’ve already got 3 rejections out of like 15 applications! Yay!
PS. Don’t forget to click on the Picket Fence Blogs link to the right of this post. You can vote once a day and I’ve already jumped to #149 (of 241) :) It’s a great way for strangers to see my blog, that is, if they happen to look at all the blogs on page six of that site, haha.
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