First Post

A recent law school graduate, just survived taking the bar, my life is in a weird limbo. I won't find out until September if I actually passed the Wisconsin bar, with a score high enough to waive into Minnesota. So I won't find out until fall if I can begin practicing law, which is probably find since I don't have a lawyer job yet. It's super fun applying to law jobs though, especially because any employer is throwing my resume in the trash because I am not licensed. I keep trying to convince them to hire me because I am not licensed YET, to no avail.

I am also embarking on my first year of marriage. My husband is wonderful, also a recent law school grad and recent bar exam survivor. He has an associate position lined up for when (not IF, but WHEN) he passes the Wisconsin bar exam with a high enough score to waive into Minnesota. So we have a little more security. But we are still dirt poor for now.

And we're looking down the barrel of a big move from Coon Rapids to a house in Minneapolis. The plus side? It's in a great neighborhood, right down the street from Minnehaha Falls and blocks from the nearest lightrail station. And my first love, Highland Park in St. Paul, is just across the river. Downsides... I HATE to move. I HATE to move. I HATE to move. And my hubby will be working full time, so most of the packing and etc. will fall to me. Also, we're only SLIGHTLY busy in August. I have a wedding shower the first weekend (I have a side job as a Pampered Chef consultant), we leave for a trial lawyers conference the 11th-13th, we have an alumni meeting for our fraternity on the 13th and a conference planning session for the same on the 14th, my husband's cousin is in town the 14th and my family is having a picnic the 14th as well. We're trying to pull off a garage sale the 18-21 (my first), despite having a wedding on the 20th. We're supposed to move after the 20th and we also have a wedding on the 27th.

I am embarking on this blogging experience (also my first time) as a way to keep myself sane and fill my suddenly empty days. I thank my good friend Bri-Licious for inspiring me. Also Kate Bratt. I don't promise entertainment, though there should be some. I am also teaching myself to sew, hoping to become proficient enough to maybe sell items on Etsy, so I expect that will be a recurring topic.

In the way of a tired cliche, and also because I love quotes, I'll aim to end each blog with a topical one...

"All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better." - Ralph Waldo Emerson