Thanks

I’m so happy with the way things are going. My job is wonderful. I work 8-5. The work is interesting, challenging, and yet not overwhelming. I drive a few minutes down the road during my hour lunch break to eat and talk with Ryan. The legal assistants are becoming my friends since they are young ladies almost the same age as me. The attorneys praise me endlessly for my work and are always finding new opportunities for me to learn and grow as a lawyer.
I feel so blessed to have ended up working with such wonderful people and at a firm that strikes precisely the work/life balance I hoped for.

But, I really struggled with the decision of whether or not to take the February bar exam. I think if it wasn’t for a select group of family and friends I’d be doing something else with my life right now. Sometimes I just get tired, impatient, overwhelmed, doubt my abilities, etc. just like everyone else. But I got through the last slump and I am now so glad I decided to take that awful evil test.

I have such encouraging people around me. My sister Elisa reminded me that my identity is something apart from what occupation I choose, and helped me to actually consider other options and weigh them against practicing law. Ryan helped me believe in myself and reminded me that part of being me is being irrepressible. My dad put things into perspective by reminding me of how many people would give so much for an opportunity like the one I was presented with.

I’m in a good place in my life right now and I’m so thankful to the people who support and encourage me whether I lean on them a little or a lot. They made my current happiness possible.