Monday, January 4th

Oh Monday. you finally crept up on me. My friend that was visiting is now gone and it's time to start my life, for real. My alarm was set for 8am this morning, but when it went off I could hear the snow and wind blowing outside and the last thing I wanted to do is go running around town in it. Then I read my horoscope for the day and it told me today is a day to stay indoors and take care of old projects and lingering tasks. So I have decided to do just that.

I spent my morning searching jobs on Craigslist and NYFA and have sent out my resume to four companies today. Ideally I'd really like to have two jobs to add a little variety in my work life. I'm hoping to get hired with this fashion PR company as an assistant during the week and work for an event company during nights and weekends. Crossing my fingers! but things are looking good. (always gotta stay positive, right?)

As far as the apartment hunting goes, I checked out two places yesterday. Both in Williamsburg, two bedroom, wood floors, and right in our price range. BUT... the first one was ridiculously small. The second one definitely has potential and is in a great area, but it is also a bit on the smaller side. Oh yeah, I haven't even mentioned my roomate for February yet. His name is Trent, and he's pretty high on the awesome scale. We met through mutual friends and just hit it off. He'll be here this Wednesday through Sunday so we are going to look at a stream of places this coming Saturday in hopes of finding "the one".

In the meantime, I'm going to try and find Target today. There are barely any out here. The closest one is at the Atlantic Mall which apparently I have to take a bus to get to. Just being here a few days, I'm realizing how easy my life was back in CA. Now I am forced to learn how to read maps (dont laugh), figure out which subways to take, put on 10 layers of clothing before I leave the house, amongst many other tribulations. But you know what? I absolutely love these challenges. They are so minor when you look at the big picture. I love the feeling of change. The different faces I see and have never seen before are so refreshing. Instead of feeling alone out here, I feel independent. So at the end of the day I have one thought: New York, I love you.

Until we meet again,

Meg