How did that interview go you might ask? Splendidly, that's how. I think I will now set the record for most interviews in a row, over a weekend, with least amount of notice.

1. 7 minutes notice - today
2. 12 hours notice - I have another interview tomorrow afternoon
3. Two days notice - the interview I have Monday I'm not going to cancel

Wowie wow wow

This is really putting my styling/nail painting/hair curling skills to the test. I recently invested in some hot rollers and now I'm going to be one of those women hot rollering while sipping tea and doing my neutral looking make-up simultaneously.

But seriously, I paint my nails fuschia, I have unnaturally black hair, I like a nice winged liner - I need to figure out this whole work appropriate/not business real quick.

Day 21!

I am officially three weeks graduated - yay!

In other exciting news I am moving forward with not one but two job opportunities. I have an interview Monday with a fancy pants company that sells organic food stuffs and I had a quick and spontaneous interview today with another company.

What will I do if both give me some sort of offer you ask? I have no idea is the answer. The interview I had today was extremely thought-provoking and interesting but you never know until you get there what's going to be the best fit.

In the meantime I'm trying to find outfits for all these things and keep my nails/hair looking half decent. I definitely DID NOT look up to snuff this morning at my interview because it was a interview of much haste not preparation and no one was too concerned about my appearance (okay that's a lie, I was). I need to get some polaroids going of my best professional attire so I can throw things together in a hustle, and yes, I mean polaroids - hasn't anyone seen Clueless?

Anyway, I must go so I can clean up my room and organize my closet.

Day 19 and feelin' fresh!

I got an email back from the law firm and didn't get an interview yesterday - not too bummed about it but it's kind of upsetting I can't even get a foot in the door anywhere.

In other news, I've started having a delicious fruit smoothie for breakfast, as seen above. This morning was frozen honeydew and mango (instead of ice), strawberries, cantaloupe and a smidgen of Greek yogurt. I'm hoping this will boost my early day energy so I can finish projects and jobs I've started. I need to get a blender, however, because I've been using a knock-off magic bullet and it doesn't like to blend the frozen fruit chunks.

Embarrassingly I haven't finished my thank cards from my graduation party so I need to keep going on that.

Day 18!

I got an email from something I applied for saying I hadn't sent any attachments with my original email - doh! But at least I had a almost human contact with something I applied for. Whew. I'm now wondering if I'll get an interview because they are taking place this afternoon.

I went on another lonnnng walk this morning complete with snakes and slugs. I grabbed a few rocks in each hand and did some walking/old lady walking aerobics as I was going along. I think I can get into this. And I feel INSANE.

I went on a long walk around a local lake today to clear my head and get some much needed exercise. It's been really easy to fall into getting up, searching the web for jobs, sending in some job applications and otherwise moping around the rest of the day. I have to work pretty hard to get out of bed and get moving but today I conquered my mind and bad attitude and got some fresh air. I feel better, clearer, and more invigorated overall. I made a delicious pasta dish for dinner with kale, avocado, pesto, tomatoes, and a fried egg. I'm hoping I can continue to improve my life while I'm in this waiting period so I don't go crazy and become obese.

Woof!

It's been a little while. I'm trying to stay active, motivated, and engaged in things even though it seems pretty disparaging at this point. I graduated 17 days ago and still nothing. I've applied for upwards of 30 positions now I think and I'll keep going as long as I have to. I haven't gotten into applying for weird temp jobs or dog walking quite yet but I guess that's the next logical step for me to take.

Yesterday I was feeling particularly blue so I went to the local thrift store and got some cool stuff. I got a mug for my boyfriend, an American Eagle skirt for $1.29, and some cool Japanese tea mugs for $1.29 a piece. I also went to the fabric store and got some small amounts of fabric and made headband things and some adorable hair bows. I wish I could just craft my way out of unemployment. I've looked into doing an etsy but I don't know that I have enough stuff/skills to do something like that.

I wish I could make a living reading books, lake swimming, drinking tea, making crafty things, and watching movies. If I could I'd be one happy clam.

In other news I really want this swimsuit:

It's $90 or else I'd be all over it. It's from Black Milk Clothing which seems really cool. Maybe I'll start making my own this summer for something to do with all this free time.

I can't seem to break my habit of getting up pretty early. That's not necessarily a bad thing but it would be nice to be able to sleep in past 8 when I have nothing much to do after I get up.

I went out with an old co-worker last night which was great but it was weird to be out of the loop on all the office gossip. I'm having a 'reitirement' party tonight after everyone else gets off work.

This morning I got up and applied for three jobs before 10 o'clock which seems pretty productive to me. I also finished a book last night and started a new one this morning. I'm caught up on laundry and I'm working through the 19+ thank you cards I need to write after my graduation party. I think I'm also going to try and start swimming everyday again soon but I  need someone to come with me in case I try to drowned.

I heard back from one of the office assistant positions I applied for at my school that they had found someone to fill the position -- meaning I didn't even get an interview -- but I'm trying not to get discouraged.

Sorry for the delay. I was home for a long weekend to enjoy family time and a joint graduation party with my sister who graduated valedictorian from high school. It was great to see everyone I hadn't seen since I graduated from high school four years ago but it was weird to tell about 50 people that I had no plans and no idea of what I really want to do with the rest of my life.

College really doesn't prepare you to leave with no idea what your dream job is and therefore no help in finding something remotely close to start with. I'm hoping that I will run into someone online, on a t.v. show (since I watch too much t.v.) and I will say, hey, I want that job. For now I'm stalking craigslist and continuing the process.

I applied for a few more jobs. I hate that I'm already getting spam emails and calls; I'M JUST TRYING TO GET PAID PEOPLE!

I think that going through Craigslist is going to turn out to be fruitless but I need to hustle a bunch of resumes out quick so I don't know many other ways to do that.

In other news, as much as I have sort of made fun of working for the Gap (honestly, it's probably amazing). I really want these jeans:

Crazy blogging day, I know, but I have a few more things to add about my post college plans:

1. I hope that I won't have to get a job at the Gap/Sears (AGAIN)/Piggly Wiggly 
2. Being able to spend some of this summer doing some fun things would be nice
3. I need to get rid of about half my wardrobe and all of my college notebooks/books/papers/junk
4. I'm hoping once I settle into a schedule I'll find more time to do enjoyable things like reading, walking around the lake, watching films, etc. will this happen? Probably not

As a last resort I have a bartending license which I will use to find employment if completely necessary but I'm hoping to find a regular old job instead. I don't really want to be a bank teller/grocery checker but should I apply for this kind of thing anyway? I don't really know and it's getting frustrating even on day three.

Job Search - Day Three Post-Grad:

Today I applied for three receptionist/personal assistant jobs via Craigslist. I'm worried that by sending my super fancy resume via a pdf attached to an email people who don't have pdf capabilities or know what a pdf is won't look at my stuff. Is this a common concern? Should I go back to more plain fonts and less graphic intensity and specialization so anyone on any computer can open a .doc file from me?

There is no one around to answer these questions for me, maybe someone will comment and respond to my queries but I kind of doubt it.

In the meantime I'm watching the West Wing, eating veggie burgers for breakfast, and burning books on tape to my laptop so I have something other than Nicki Minaj's "Starships" to listen to (how did I get started on her?).

OH WAIT

Just got an email from a job I applied for earlier. College does not teach you how to tell if a job offer/email sounds like it's from a crazy person or not. If someone offers to let you work from home for $500 do you do it? Doesn't that sound weird? How do they get you the money?

Life is way harder as a real live adult than people would lead you to believe.

I graduated from college last Saturday which means I've been a college graduate for three days (this being day four). Over the past three days I've applied for four or five jobs.

This blog will be a chronicle of my job search, what I'm applying for, what I hear back on (if anything, yikes), and how the interviewing process goes. Hopefully I will soon be employed and too busy to constantly update blogs and twitter and what not but perhaps this will end up being a continuous project.

In addition to being about the job hunt this blog will also be about post-college life in general. I've never been a college graduate before so each experience will be new and cool. I'm eager to figure out how to do things like apply for a real apartment and eventually take out a loan or something. So many adult things await me in the real world!