diff --git a/src/watch_voice_memos.py b/src/watch_voice_memos.py
index 8c28423..02fcbbe 100755
--- a/src/watch_voice_memos.py
+++ b/src/watch_voice_memos.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
+import os
 import sys
 import time
 import subprocess
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ def main():
     observer = Observer()
     
     # Watch all directories
-    observer.schedule(event_handler, str(voice_memo_dir), recursive=False)
+    observer.schedule(event_handler, os.path.realpath(str(voice_memo_dir)), recursive=False)
     observer.schedule(event_handler, str(transcript_dir), recursive=False)
     observer.schedule(event_handler, str(summary_dir), recursive=False)
     
diff --git a/watch_macos.sh b/watch_macos.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6944cd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/watch_macos.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Directory paths
+VOICE_MEMO_DIR="VoiceMemos"
+TRANSCRIPT_DIR="$VOICE_MEMO_DIR/transcripts"
+
+# Check if directories exist
+if [ ! -d "$VOICE_MEMO_DIR" ]; then
+    echo "Error: $VOICE_MEMO_DIR directory does not exist"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -d "$TRANSCRIPT_DIR" ]; then
+    echo "Error: $TRANSCRIPT_DIR directory does not exist"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Function to process voice memos
+process_voice_memo() {
+    echo "New voice memo detected!"
+    ./process_voice_memos.sh
+}
+
+# Function to process transcripts
+process_transcript() {
+    echo "New transcript detected!"
+    ./summarize_transcripts.py
+}
+
+echo "Starting file watcher..."
+echo "Watching for changes in:"
+echo "- Voice memos: $VOICE_MEMO_DIR"
+echo "- Transcripts: $TRANSCRIPT_DIR"
+echo "Press Ctrl+C to stop..."
+
+# Monitor both directories in parallel
+# -L flag enables following symlinks
+(
+    fswatch -L -o "$VOICE_MEMO_DIR" | while read -r f; do
+        if [[ "$f" =~ \.m4a$ ]]; then
+            process_voice_memo
+        fi
+    done
+) &
+
+(
+    fswatch -L -o "$TRANSCRIPT_DIR" | while read -r f; do
+        if [[ "$f" =~ \.txt$ ]]; then
+            process_transcript
+        fi
+    done
+) &
+
+# Wait for Ctrl+C
+wait 
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