Almost a lovely Sunday

It actually was a lovely day. Only one disappointing event occurred, although it had no real impact on my life. But. The Patriots lost. So sad. Had it been any other team I think I would have been more alright with it. I mean, it happens, they lose sometimes. But with the week leading up to it and all the trash talking by Rex Ryan, I was really hoping that the Patriots would win. Just so I didn’t have to hear from Rex Ryan.  Although, I am curious who it will be personal with next week. I don’t normally cheer for the Steelers, but I will be now.

The Bears/Seahawks game was entertaining. I enjoyed watching it. So, at least one good thing came out of the football today…Packers/Bears! Go Pack Go.

And my husband is also now happy because I can focus on cheering for the Packers for the remainder of the playoffs instead of the Patriots.

Other than football, we’ve just hung out. I made breakfast…that doesn’t happen often. We drank far too much coffee.  Played with both kids. One by webcam, which is always entertaining. Cuddled with kittens. I was lazy and didn’t cook anything beyond breakfast, canned soup and frozen pizza were the remaining feasts.

Now we’re watching the Golden Globes, and waiting for Andy Roddick’s match to begin.  Well, I’m watching. My daughter is sleeping and my husband is only slightly paying attention. Most of his focus is on Madden 11.

Hope ya’ll had an enjoyable Sunday as well.

 

Organizing, Editing & Possibly a Redo

I’ve decided that I need to do some work around here. I haven’t posted much, I’ve just not been sure what to write about.  When I initially created this blog, I had planned on it being a majority of law-related topics with a mix of off-topic discussions.  But, really, neither of those things have happened.  It’s just been intermittent blabbering about, well, I’m not really sure.  So, over the next couple weeks I plan to fix things around here.  And hopefully that fix doesn’t result in a complete redo, but it is possible.

 

Studying again?!

No, I haven’t went back to school.  Yet.  Although, the thought has crossed my mind over the past few months.  But with a new baby and hopes of enjoying this summer, I believe that is an endeavor better left for next year.  Or the year after.

I am studying again for a position I applied for, and would very much like to be offered.  After reviewing applications, and before interviewing applicants, they are requiring a written exam.  Holy cats!  I haven’t studied since the oh-so-glorious bar exam.  I hadn’t planned on studying until I went back to school again.  I feel out of practice.  And definitely don’t have the insane drive that I once had.  But it’s necessary.  I need to re-acclimate myself with this specific area of practice to better my chances of being interviewed. I’m just glad that it’s a course I took in law school.  One I did well in.  Even more thankful that it’s something I’ve had quite a bit of hands-on experience with.

So.  I shall study.  Again.  And I shall do so with a sleeping baby on my lap…here’s hoping she doesn’t wake up screaming anytime soon!

 

Cubs, tigers and a cuddle bug

That’s what this weekend has consisted of…watching baseball & snuggling with a cuddle bug, who has decided sleep during the day is overrated. I’m not complaining though because she’s sleeps good at night for the most part.

All the baseball watching makes me want to go to a game. And to go to Chicago. I’m just not sure cuddle bug is ready for either. Especially with her recent desire to cry & scream instead of sleep when she’s tired. I have no problem feeding her in public, I’m discreet, but I also don’t feel like dealing with stares by drunken guys.

I think we’ll start off with Minor League games first to see how it goes. They seem to be less crowded. As long as we avoid Thirsty Thursday!

 

To solo or not to solo

I’ve been tossing around the idea of opening my own practice. It’s a scary thought. I had planned on doing it at some point anyway. Although “some point” was after I had 5 years of experience under my belt.

The job market seems to be improving, there are more jobs opening up for me to apply for, and I did get a call back for an attorney position with a court. But at the same time I keep thinking about the drive time to the positions I’m applying for. The time away from my family. The number of hours expected. My husband & I like to travel, we have Bam Bam who we want to spend more time with, we have a new baby…there’s just so much that seems to be trumping my previous desire to have a busy career life.

I’m not saying I don’t still want that awesome career, I didn’t go through hell in law school & studying for the bar exam for nothing! But being unemployed for over a year has given me a lot of time to think about what I want, and really enjoy my freedom. So, maybe the best thing for me is to be my own boss.

But. How do I do it!? How do I pay for the office space & all the necessities for operating a business? Where do I get clients? I don’t think the lone client I have now will be enough to help support our family.

 

From my Droid to you

I’m finally posting from my Droid. Only been planning to for, oh, a couple months! So I’m not the quickest. What do you want from me…cue Adam Lambert singing in my head!

To my defense, it’s been a busy beginning of the year. I can’t believe it’s almost April. At the moment I am rocking a very sleepy baby girl who just doesn’t want to sleep because at only a few weeks old she just doesn’t want to miss anything. I get it, her brother is the same way. Before she graced us with her beautiful presence, we were spending a lot of time preparing for her arrival. Well, Mr. Incredible was preparing, I was napping or spaced out on the couch…picture a very large pregnant woman with her mouth wide open & eyes glazed over, that was me. And I didn’t enjoy it. I’m not big on being limited in what I can do. I’m very happy not being pregnant and having baby girl to take care of, even if I’m still limited in what I can do while recovering.

Other than being prego and a new mom there’s not much happening in my part of the world. The job market is still horrible so I haven’t landed that perfect job yet. Although,a less than mediocre job would be acceptable at this point. I’m still hunting away, applying for just about anything I think my law degree & license will be made useful.

 

Guess who got a new toy

I did! I did!

I’ve had my Blackberry for a while. And I loved it. Except for the fact that I couldn’t make calls in our house. Or other places for that matter.

The last straw came last week when I was talking to Mr. Incredible about baby stuff & he couldn’t understand what I was saying. He said it was similar to the teacher on Charlie Brown! Waa wa waa wa waa wa. And with that he said I was getting a new one.

I’ve been looking at other Blackberry phones because I absolutely love having my emails on my phone. But I couldn’t decide on which one to get. So we went to the store to test them out.

I didn’t get a Blackberry. Instead we both walked out with new phones. I got the Droid! I love it. I wanted the iPhone, but didn’t want to switch carriers, so I got the next best thing.

 

Ah, Fall Sundays

I love them.  The day spent watching football and hanging out with Mr. Incredible.  I don’t know why, but Sundays in the Fall and Winter seem much more relaxing.  We spend more time at home, just vegging.  With the exception of those afternoons we must in fact go to the sports bar to watch a game because our beloved teams are not being shown.  Gasp.

 

Even adding laundry to football Sundays doesn’t seem like such a chore.  More of a reason to get off the couch during commercials.  And a way to feel like something really is getting accomplished.

 

The only thing better is actually being at the game.  We’ve traveled out of state for one game each year for the past 3 years, this year will be no different.  With the exception of it being Monday Night Football.  I’m looking forward to the tailgating (although my orange juice and tomato juice will be straight up juice), cramming into a crowded stadium with a bunch of strangers who would normally annoy me, and cheering for a team that I never realized, until meeting Mr. Incredible, was such an amazing team.  And I’m hoping for snow.  Lots and lots of snow.  In the years passed it’s been warm enough that coats were barely required, and we go late November/December.  One year it was 65 in December.  That’s unheard of in those parts.

 

Honestly, I think I’m looking forward to snow in general.  In fact, I’ve told Mr. Incredible that I want to go skiing this year.  Even though I won’t be able to ski, something about a baby causing you to be unbalanced or something.  I still want to go and enjoy the atmosphere.

 

I miss writing

I love writing.  I always have.  In grade school, I went to a young authors shindig.  In high school, I did really well in all of my writing classes and on writing projects.  It was the same in college too.  For quite a while I would write poems and songs.  I would even write random journal type things out of nowhere because I enjoyed it so much.

But then it just stopped.  Around the same time that law school began.

Now that that’s all over, I’d like to get back into it.  But I have no idea how.  I started writing here in hopes that, maybe, just maybe, it would give me the push I needed.  So far it hasn’t.

I’ve been thinking about it more lately.  I’m not sure why.  But writing has really been on my mind a lot.  Now I just have to figure out how to get everything from my mind, and onto paper.  Or into a computer rather.

 

Oh my goodness…

I am exhausted these days.  I had about a week off from the job I was working, but then they called me back to work agains this week.  I don’t think it’d be as tiring if there wasn’t a baby growing inside me.  Oh, yeah, that’s something new.  Long hours at work, and mostly sleepless night because I can’t get comfortable do not mix well.

I’m enjoying the work I’ve been doing.  It’s with a law firm and doing legal work.  So that is awesome.  Plus I’m meeting new people, which is important.  And I must be making someone happy with my job performance because they keep calling me back.  Hopefully it continues.

I got a BlackBerry recently.  I like it.  I thought I’d be able to use it to write more here, but so far that hasn’t happened.  Not for lack of trying either.  But because I really can’t figure that part of my phone out.  I don’t think it will let me, and I’m not really sure why.
That’s about it for now.  Back to watching the Tigers…hopefully they pull off the win!