but you picked me

i celebrated my one month anniversary of california living on sunday. i actually didn't realize it was my anniversary until the following day, but sunday was pretty darn nice. i want to say that i'm sort of falling into a weekend routine. i went back down to the farmer's market on hollywood and sunset. my weekly produce only totaled $7!! steal. i drove down to santa monica for a run along the beach. there's this really nice paved sidewalk in the middle of the sand that stretches maybe 20 or more miles from south of venice to north of santa monica. i haven't really explored the entire strip, but i will say that it's lovely to run next to the ocean. after my oceanside run i went home and made a lovely dinner. 

i think it's the routine that i'm missing. i would say that i'm a pretty spontaneous gal, but i think the familiarity of a regular routine would help me feel more at home. right now my usual is heading to starbucks for 5 hours and sending out job applications. i'm hoping that doesn't last too much longer!

i was curious to see if follow up emails/phone calls are necessary or tacky when applying for jobs. i posted the question on facebook and received an overwhelming amount of yes's. good to know. i guess at this point i'm not going to be shy about following up because they have either taken me off the list already or haven't even gotten around to choosing candidates. i wasn't quite sure how to scribe a follow up email without repeating everything i had said in my original cover letter. i decided to go for the upfront and comedic approach. here is a little excerpt from my follow ups:

"I am sure your Inbox is over-saturated with numerous applications, so to make the selection process easy for everyone I suggest you choose me!"

wish me luck!