Law Students

Nervous for littlest sis...

Posted on July 10, 2009
88 Air Force Academy cadets have been quarantined for swine flu....... I hope lil sis is alright. The worst part is that we have no contact with her and do not know if she is one of the affected cadets.

Not Enough Time

Posted on July 08, 2009
Typical DayWake up at 4:30 am and run for 20-40 minutes. Get ready and head out the door by 6 am. Arrive at work between 6:30 am-7:00 am and crank through client files and business proposals and sit in on client conference calls or meetings until 6:00 pm or 7:00 pm...

Boot Camp and Random Stuff

Posted on July 07, 2009
I have a stack of letters that I need to send out to my littlest sister this week. She is at the Air Force Academy boot camp, which means that we cannot talk to her until mid-August. Here comes the bragging about my little sis. I am so proud of everything she has accomplished...

Dear Secretary

Posted on July 07, 2009
Dear Secretary,I treat you with respect everyday. I do not get mad or yell at you or even criticize you when you hand me back documents with typos on them everyday. I do not get mad or yell at you whenever you get angry with me for handing you something to work on...

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Duh

Posted on July 02, 2009
It is always fun when you drive 35-40 minutes to work, only to realize that you left your computer and work papers at home.

Almost the weekend!

Posted on July 01, 2009
It feels like Friday at work this morning. My boss is out for the week. Many of my co-workers are also out for the week. It is just me and a small group of fellow employees churning out client documents today and likely, tomorrow. As noted in previous posts, I actually enjoy when the office is quiet...

Overwhelmed again....

Posted on June 22, 2009
I went from being bored out of my mind at work to totally overwhelmed again. Why is there never a happy median? I have three non-billable projects due this week (which are not my favorite type of projects). Additionally, I have four billable projects and a business proposal also due this week...

Work Anniversary

Posted on June 02, 2009
One-year ago today, I started working at my present job!

Playoffs and everything else..

Posted on May 28, 2009
Well, apparently the fact that my kickball team has not won a game does not prevent us from being in the playoffs. We play some undefeated team tonight. My quad is starting to feel better, so I should be able to play. However, the only way I can kick without pain is by keeping my leg straight when I kick the ball (which means I can not swing it back at an angle)...

Ouch!

Posted on May 22, 2009
Well, I pulled one of my quadriceps muscles playing kickball last night. And if that was not embarrassing enough, I fell flat on my face while diving to catch a ball. Last night did not go well for me or my team, haha. The highlight of the night was when our college intern scored our first and ONLY run of the night!Anyway, my leg is beyond sore this morning...

Double Header

Posted on May 21, 2009
I am participating in a double header at kickball tonight. Yup, I am on the corporate kickball team. My team never wins. We are very similar to the Bad News Bears. Wish us losers a bit of luck, cause we will need it.

Morning Routine

Posted on May 20, 2009
I am a lucky person...Every morning while I am ironing my clothes, my husband makes me a lunch and a thermos of coffee for work. How freakin nice is that?

Brain Fog

Posted on May 19, 2009
I came in to work early this morning, to finish up a document before my boss got in to the office. However, my brain did not want to cooperate. I would open up a folder and then almost immediately forget why I opened the folder. I would pull out a document, only to forget why I pulled out that particular document...

Updates

Posted on May 15, 2009
I went to the Cubs game yesterday with a bunch of my co-workers. It was a lot of fun eating hot dogs and watching the game. The only downside to the game was that the Cubs won (I am an avid Brewers fan). I look forward to dragging my co-workers up to Miller Park for a Brewers game within the next few weeks...

I have a problem...

Posted on April 28, 2009
I have a problem. It does not matter how careful I am, I spill coffee on myself or my desk or my keyboard or computer on almost a freaking daily basis. It is getting ridiculous! I cannot plan my daily wardrobe based on whether someone will be able to tell if I spilled coffee on my lap...

Sunny Day

Posted on April 24, 2009
It is supposed to be 87 degrees today! I am stoked for a warm and sunny day here in Chicago. Heck, when it was only 56 degrees on Tuesday I made my husband play basketball outside with me after work. I am still deciding what outdoor adventure I will make my husband endure after work today...

Random

Posted on April 03, 2009
Things I miss1. Living in the desert2. Living by the mountains3. Seeing my family more often4. Del Taco5. Sitting at the coffee shop with old friendsThings I don't miss1. Law school (except for some of my classmates)2. High school3. Terre Haute4. College cross country running5...

Vacation?

Posted on April 01, 2009
My bosses are all on spring break vacation this week. I asked if I could take Monday off and was told no. I took last Friday off, and ended up working from home anyway. I need a freakin vacation, whether my boss agrees or not. Just a day or two would be nice...

TGIF!!!!!!

Posted on March 20, 2009
Hopefully I will not have to work this weekend. I could use some relaxation.Happy Friday everyone!

Law School

Posted on March 19, 2009
A lot of people have asked me if I thought law school was worth the money. My answer has always been that I made it worth the money. As is the case in with any type of school, law school does not force you to learn, provide you with a job, and it certainly does not provide you with automatic competence...

The next famous lawyer/author!

Posted on March 19, 2009
One of my law school buddies has made it to the quarterfinals of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Competition. You can download a free excerpt of the novel here. I cannot wait to get a copy of the entire book! Awesome job Matt!

Updates

Posted on March 17, 2009
Friday was a crazy-busy work day. I sprinted from one client file to the next and sat in on a bunch of conference calls in between drafting reports. To cap it off, a few of my clients did not send me the data and files that I needed to complete their projects...

Competence

Posted on March 12, 2009
I am finally half-way competent in my specialty at work and it feels awesome. My analysis and preliminary client reports are usually error free and I can answer a fair number of questions on client calls. The best part about feeling competent is that I have really started to enjoy my job...

Am sick of getting sick!

Posted on February 25, 2009
It seems like I feel ill once every two weeks or so. I cannot figure out if I keep catching bugs from my co-workers, who keep catching bugs from their kids.. Or do I keep getting ill because I have been working too much?? Or is it a combination of both? All I know is that I feel sick again today...

Weekend, what weekend?

Posted on February 22, 2009
I billed twenty hours this weekend. Need I say more?

Office Silence

Posted on February 18, 2009
I am usually the first person from my practice group to arrive at the office in the morning. I love it! The lights are all off on my floor of the building. There is complete silence on the floor. And I am able to finish a lot of my projects before my boss shows up for the day...

Weekend Plans

Posted on February 13, 2009
Sleep in...Eat breakfast and read the WSJ with the hubby. Play Frisbee and run with the dog...Mindless reading of mindless novels....And...finish up a few work-related projects!

Those darn attorneys....

Posted on February 13, 2009
For clarification purposes, I did in fact graduate from law school last year. However, I currently work as a business consultant, not as an attorney.Anyway, now for my story... I have participated on a few client calls lately, where our client corporation has had their outside counsel sit in on the call as well...

No Sleep...

Posted on February 05, 2009
When interviewing for my current job last year, I was told that the work-life balance at this company was much better than I would experience at a law firm. Ummm, I do not think it is possible to work more than I currently do. I have worked 13-15 hour days for the last few weeks...

Busy, as usual

Posted on January 27, 2009
Work: I have been working long-long hours the last few weeks. Everyone at the firm told me that work slows down in December and January, but so far that has not been the case. The worse the economy gets, the more help our clients seem to need from us...

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