Excesses and Deprivations
Totally stealing this one from 2L Wannabe (great idea!):
Things I do too much of in Law School:
Surf the web
Spend money due to lack of time or preparation (forget lunch/dinner or don’t have time to shop so buy online)
Worry
Read blogs
Drink coffee
Wonder why I’m inflicting this hell on myself
Get irritated with my fellow students (in my head)
Feel intimidated by my fellow students (in my head)
Stare at the pages of my casebooks, lost, uncomprehending, give up and walk away
Things I am ignoring, at the moment, and generally, since starting law school:
Cleaning the house
Keeping a schedule
Reading
Staying in touch with friends (kills me because I am usually really on top of that)
E-mailing
The speed limit (which reminds me that the 90 days the court allows for ticket-canceling defensive driving for the last ticket I got are almost up! 
)
My budget
Church
The news
The weather (won’t tell you how many time Pumpkinhead or I have gone out dressed inappropriately for the day!)
Family conflict that needs to be resolved
Things I am kinda proud of keeping in balance:
Putting my son to bed each night (bath, books, prayers) and driving him to school each morning
Time with my husband (we at least try to talk on the phone every day and spend at least 30 minutes of alone time together face-to-face each night). Doesn’t sound like much but I know couples who fly through their week and barely see each other at all.
Time with my parents
Making it to church occasionally
Work! I am sooooo on top of things right now - yay. 
Things I hope I get better at next year:
Even more organized study time
Better health, off the dopey meds, to help with the above
Exercise plan (and a place for it to fit in the schedule)
Understanding the shit I am supposedly reading
Juggling! Hopefully the live-in person we’re trying to get will help make all of that 10,000 times easier. Hopefully we can find someone!!!
More sleep, somehow (maybe I need to hire someone to do that as well).
April 5th, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Ok, I do most of your “things I do too much of in law school” list except the intimidation part. It’s easier for me to consider myself better than those freaks. The alternative, that they might be better than me, is too depressing for me to think about.
The list of things I need to improve on? Too long to even begin!
April 5th, 2008 at 10:39 pm
Normally I’m a pretty confidant person but the medication-induced stupor I was in last semester and now this one has been a bit shattering so I think that’s contributed to the feelings of intimidation.