What Not to Do

Hello everyone, welcome to the first blog post of many that will be chronicling my job search journey in a recession economy in the big city.

I'll go through what I've done (take note, I'm still unemployed as of this writing so obviously DON'T do these things), what I'm planning to do & how I spend my time after my daily searches.

Tomorrow I'll start with a post regarding professional resume writers & how you shouldn't trust them explicitly.  But before all the fun starts I want to discuss how my day went today.

My DH and I were on the other side of town picking up his medication from his Dr.'s office when I decided I MUST have a gourmet cupcake.  We drove to the first location McEntyre's Bakery in Smyrna, GA which happens to be closed on Mondays.  This was unfortunate because I was practically licking the window by the time we arrived and would have pressed my nose against the glass to stare at the desserts had it not been quite so warm today.  We then decided that we could do a quick Google Place search and see what else might be nearby.  This led us to CamiCakes in Vinings and after reading about the drool inducing Banana Cream, Black & White, and CinnaSwirl cupcakes I was a woman on a mission.... but...

My wallet wasn't in the car, I had thought I had gotten it on our way over to Smyrna but apparently not.  Therefore, all those yummy cupcakes would have to wait, though after seeing them through the window I was sort of grateful that I hadn't had my money because it seemed they were another example of where the icing to cake ratio was 3:1.

We drove back home, got the wallet and went back out on our cupcake mission.  I wasn't all that excited to get out again, traffic was going to be a nightmare as the rush hour (in Atlanta that runs between 3-7 pm) was about to begin.  But my DH insisted I needed a bit of sparkle in my day.  He stated that I was spending too much time in the house & stressing over this job hunt.  It has gone on now for almost 6 months and I deserved to have a treat today.  So off we went again... and I MUST say I have now found the most perfect cupcakes in all of Atlanta.  Trust me, I've tried them from a combination of specialty cupcake shops, traditional bakeries, and grocery stores (the grocery stores should NOT be trying this market, they have enough trouble with normal cakes as it  is, don't try gourmet flavors, who knows what we'll end up with), probably 20+ locations in the Atlanta area have been hit on my bakery confection adventures.

 I can't stress enough how perfect these cupcakes are.... the icing to cake ratio is 1:2 which means you aren't choked with the sweetness of too much icing (who are they trying to convince with those things?), the cake is perfectly moist & flavored - just like grandma used to make, and the icing flavors aren't over powering or too sweet (even with the perfect icing to cake ratio, chemical-y artificial flavorings & over sweetened icing can totally throw me off the cupcake love fest).

So, I have totally found my new favorite cupcake bakery, Carolyn's Cupcakes of Decatur, GA.  The Carrie Strawberry cupcake reminded me of Nestle Quik strawberry flavored milk, just "fake" enough to remind me of my childhood.  The Nutella cupcake was like pure heaven, my only suggestion would be to add a Nutella filling to the cake itself... but otherwise it was perfection.  And the Cinnamon Swirl cupcake is quite possibly the best dessert (whether it be cake, cupcake, doughnut, or cinnamon roll) that I have ever tasted!

Next time you're in the Emory/Decatur area on LaVista Rd stop in and have one of Carolyn's Cupcakes.  They are perfection in a little paper cup.  They brought a smile to my face today as I was waiting to hear back from one of my potential employers and as my DH stated, sometimes you just need to smile!!