March 8th, 2010  Posted at   Law School, MILS, Mommy stuff, Women in Law
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Two weeks of MILP-y Goodness!

The Weekly MILP (Moms In the Legal Profession) Roundup** is hosted on a rotating basis at the PT-LawMom, Attorney Work Product and A Little Fish in Law School blogs and is usually posted no later than Monday morning. Next week Proto Attorney will have it.

CM is celebrating K’s third birthday (gosh, time flies!!!) and, like me, foregoing regular blog posts for occasional brief updates due to the stuff-you-want-to-say-but-can’t and the generally overwhelming nature of life.

Cee, on the other hand, is done with overwhelming for a while having successfully completed the bar exam!! Woo-hoo, Cee! At least she thought she was done with the overwhelming until the end of a week with her cute 18-month-old.

Certifiable’s mother-in-law passed away after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Unfortunately no one pushed pause on the “year-o-shit” button so she faced even more as she arrived home after the funeral.

Proto Attorney deals with asshats not only at work but in her general vicinity on a daily basis

Even in a downturn, many people are unhappy at work. Googie Baba is turning down a year of unpaid legal fun (gee, why not??) and Butterflyfish offers up a timely example. She also explains why asking nicely isn’t always good enough…

PD Surrogate is also re-evaluating life, work and love.

Lag Liv is reeling following the loss of a dear law school classmate and distracting herself with very early and continuous nesting (perhaps girls drive you to it?)

If the above posts depressed you, this one from Dakota will make you laugh out loud (love it!) and this one is just too cute.

This must be a week for reflections, as LEO finally finished The Last Lecture and shares her thoughts about life, death and parenting. In a related post, she makes the case for starting your family young. (I agree – had Pumpkinhead at 23 and there are many bonuses)

If you would like to have your blog added to the MILP blogroll for weekly review or would like us to consider a specific post, drop the hostess(es) an email or leave a comment at their respective sites.

**Hat tip to the “original” Roundup Evan Schaeffer’s Legal Underground and Thanks, But No Thanks

March 7th, 2010  Posted at   Engagement, Family Stuff, Mommy stuff
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Okay, okay, so apparently people think I’m lost and gone forever, abandoning the blog. :( Perhaps… Reality is just that my life is racing at warp speed and I can barely find time to breathe right now. So here’s the update:

    Health


Except for a flareup in January, my pain is being managed quite well with the Zonegran and Cymbalta. I’m trying to sleep, eat well, take my vitamins and drink plenty of water.

    Love


Purchased my wedding dress. :) Long, princess-like, with rhinestone pickups and a beautiful fitted bodice. Made me cry.

Purchased the Save the Dates in December. They are still sitting in the dining room waiting for me to have time to hand address them… Yeah. My love is sweet, considerate, amazing and Pumpkinhead adores him. I’m happy. And I think happy people blog less.

    Work


My boss just got canned. Yee-haw! Not sure if this will work out well or end up being a bad thing but more guidance and direction will be welcomed. Micro-managing not so much. We will see how it shakes out… Lots of exciting projects right now but my “promotion” and new exempt status have lead to me working 10-12-hour days routinely. I’m pretty beat but enjoying the challenges. We’ll see how it goes…

    Pumpkinhead


I took the whole week of Spring Break off only to find out that Pumpkinhead would prefer to spend that time on the truck with Chapin. Fine! ;-) Seriously, though, it is fine.

Pumpkinhead is doing amazingly well in school. His math scores are amazing, which surprises me because he is also fantastic at reading and typically people seem to only do well at one or the other. Or at least I did… Math just kills me. But he is thriving, little smartypants. The only downside is that he loves books so much that he will sneak books into bed and stay up reading. I’m getting t the point where I’m threatening to remove his bookshelves from his room. I hate that!! But he needs sleep, too. We’ve started giving him a 30-minute warning for bed and allowing him to read, then telling him “lights out.” Hopefully he will start to obey and not get lost in book world. I understand — did it myself — but I do need to be the mama.

    Family


Parents are happy in Dubai. They are returning in May for my brother’s wedding and have decided to take back the car they gave us. Then they are kicking out the people who are living there for free, have told my brother and future SIL that they cannot, in fact, move in, and are going to leave it empty until my wedding and then look into renting it out. We’ll see how that goes. Love the family drama!

That’s all for now.

March 7th, 2010  Posted at   Law School
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Slacker alert! Due to a business trip out of town last weekend (and a baby shower, fender bender, and other calamities), I completely forgot the Roundup last week. :( As penance, I will be bringing you two weeks of wonderful MILP goodness shortly.

February 28th, 2010  Posted at   Blogging
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  • Not loving the sore/tingly toes. Damn neuropathy. Blah. 1/2 bottle of 2006 Castelllo di Selvole Chianti sure ain't helping… #

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February 22nd, 2010  Posted at   Law School, MILS, Mommy stuff, Women in Law
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This week’s MILP Roundup is up at Butterflyfish’s place. The Roundup is hosted on a rotating basis at the PT-LawMom, Attorney Work Product and Butterflyfish blogs and is usually posted no later than Monday morning. Back here this weekend.

February 21st, 2010  Posted at   Blogging
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  • Duh? "The climber who fell into the crater of Mount St. Helens volcano is dead, an official said http://on.cnn.com/cUEykp " #

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February 15th, 2010  Posted at   Blogging
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1. How old will you be in five years? 36

2. Who did you spend at least two hours with today? My boss. Ugh.

3. How tall are you? 5′9″

4. What do you look forward to most in the next six weeks? Mr. V’s gastric bypass. Woot!

5. What’s the last movie you saw? Valentine’s Day

6. Who was the last person you called? My coworker across the hall

7. Who was the last person to call you? My coworker across the hall

8. What was the last text message you received? A tweet probably

9. Who was the last person to leave you a voicemail? My mother

10. Do you prefer to call or text? Text

11. What were you doing at 12am last night? Watching Holmes on Homes with Mr. V

12. Are your parents married/separated/divorced? Married

13. When is the last time you saw your mom? October

14. What color are your eyes? Hazel

15. What time did you wake up today? 7 a.m.

16. What are you wearing right now? t-shirt, PJ pants, jacket

17. What is your favorite christmas song? O Holy Night

18. Where is your favorite place to be? On the back patio with Mr. V on a warm day

19. Where is your least favorite place to be? In a line or a crowd

20. Where would you go if you could go anywhere? Somewhere peaceful with lots of great history and architecture

21. Where do you think you’ll be in 10 years? No idea!

22. Do you tan or burn? Tan

23. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child? Death. I wasn’t very fearful but I was scared to die.

24. What was the last thing that really made you laugh? Mr. V had me almost peeing my pants laughing before bed last night. He rocks my world. :-)

25. How many TVs do you have in your house? 3

26. How big is your bed? King

27. Do you have a laptop or desktop computer? Both

29. What color are your sheets? Sage green and chocolate brown

30. How many pillows do you sleep with? One

31. What is your favorite season? Spring

32. What do you like about Autumn? Color changes

33. What do you like about winter? Not much!

Thank you for playing this week on Sunday Stealing! Please leave a comment or link when you have posted. Feel free to stop back and visit other player’s posts. Have a great week. See you next Sunday!

February 15th, 2010  Posted at   Law School, MILS, Mommy stuff, Women in Law
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This week’s MILP Roundup is up at Proto Attorney’s place. The Roundup is hosted on a rotating basis at the PT-LawMom, Attorney Work Product and Butterflyfish blogs and is usually posted no later than Monday. Butterflyfish has it next week.

February 14th, 2010  Posted at   Blogging
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  • Irritated at Mr. V. One glass of wine with altered tummy intoxicates me and yet he still insists I drive to pharmacy to get kid's meds. Grr #
  • I got flowers from a vendor on Thursday; taking them to a friend in the hospital today. Just not the same as flowers from a man… #

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February 14th, 2010  Posted at   Family Stuff
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Okay, so perhaps I should be grateful that they were even willing to let us use a car while they were out of the country. But I’ve been maintaining their house, picking up mail, doing banking, etc. My parents sent a note this morning and informed us that the banged up Subaru that they had “given” us, into which we have invested $1k+ in new tires, body work, etc., will be given to my brother in May and that I will be able to “use” their other car, which he had previously, after my Mother’s month-long tour around the U.S. with her girlfriend. In the meantime, I’ll be bussing it.

Grrr, why do my parents have to be so goddamn wishy-washy? They do this Every.Single.Time!

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