Bridget Jones 2.0

So I decided to create a blog. I was told that in this day and age, in order to get where I want to be career-wise, I have to create a digital footprint to establish who I am. Everyone seems to be taking part in their interests in the online realm, publishing their talents and discoveries for all to see. Luckily, I have many interests and, I'd like to think, many talents, but unfortunately, choosing one thing to write about everyday seems like it might get a bit boring, unless it's about food. I love food.

I created this blog for a couple of reasons; one being that I tend to "say things." I like to talk and say what's on my mind. Maybe by creating this blog, I can give my friends a break and they can listen to me at their leisure. Secondly, I created this blog because I have millions of thoughts that run through my head, I am always thinking and I decided that it was acceptable to create a blog simply based on these thoughts. How often these thoughts make their way into the digital world is another thing. Third, I created this blog because I am curious as to how a blog may change someones life. Journal writing has always been a past-time of mine, but nowadays, it doesn't give me the same satisfaction it once did. Keeping my thoughts sealed and secret isn't working anymore. Blogging, and putting my thoughts out in the open, to be broken into a million little digital pieces, might be what I need... and may even help me find my true digital footprint.

So... "LA to Boston"...Moving to a new city right after college is significantly harder than I thought it would be. Just figuring out how to do everyday things takes way more effort than it was prepared for. I decided to keep as busy as possible, in the hopes that I wouldn't think about how jobless I am, how hard I'm working to not be jobless, the fact that public transportation isn't as glamorous as I thought it would be and how living totally unsupervised, without college or parents is sometimes a lot to handle.

How did I get to Boston? I decided to move to Boston on a whim, only a couple weeks before graduation. LA is a very love and hate type of place. I grew up in California, and I love that my family, friends, my dog and everything familiar is there. I love the beach and the sun and having a car. I loved my job and my routine, but I felt it was time for me to try something new, meet new people and make a leap before I was too old and settled. I moved to Boston with my bestest friend Marika (who also inspired me to actually publish my first blog post as opposed to keep it in the editing process). She held my hand until I was ready to fly out into the world on my own. We figured out how to get groceries, pay for cable and live on our own together. Without her, none of this would be possible. We both had many ups and downs moving away from what was familiar and comfortable to us, but now, we finally seem to be finding our way.. sort of. I finally have a great internship where I'm learning TONS and am finally going in a path where I am able to combine my talents AND interests. Again, working, ..err interning, full-time is also not as glamours as now that I'm 23, but after four months of odd jobs, over 40 interviews and a bad economy, it's awesome.

So this blog is my first real, serious step to developing a professional online me. I am updating my website today --- check it out! and am going to start using Twitter.. promise! Before I start this endeavor, I'd like to thank everyone who helped me get to where I am today: Marika, my parents, Jason, Spencer (also known as "big rig"), Andrew, Tommy and anyone else who was there for me! Thanks guys!