My friend Garrett and I chat about her experiences as a military spouse, from advocating with MSJDN, to living alone during employments, to the community she belongs to and hopes improves even as she moves on to different adventures. Pairs nicely with a tumbler of ice, a cold drink, and…
In this episode, I'm joined by my friends Harumi ( @helloharumi aka @angrybabylawyer ) and Ian ( @lawblrwithalcohol ) to chat ADHD, when the world isn't built for you, and what it's like when you can't pull the break on your brain. If you want to check out internal …
Jennifer ( @PDXJenni ) returns! With the absolute superwoman herself, Emily ( @mledayc / @emdayc ). Together we chat the hardships of failing the bar exam, the importance of taking your mental health seriously, and the systemic classist bullshit that is the failure to implement diplom…
I think I always thought of book clubs as "old ladies read smut" or "annoying people read High Brow Literature and talk about it rudely." It never occurred to me that I could have a book club where we just... read what we wanted? And talk about if we enjoyed it? So I…
As I have grown older I have been able to more reliably identify, by name at least, my specific brain demons. I have a general anxiety disorder that often manifests in intrusive thoughts of the "the worst possible thing is going to happen" kind. And while I'm relieved to be…
In this episode, I'm joined by my friends Ian ( @lawblrwithalcohol ) and Emily ( @mledayc / @emdayc ) to swap stories about how hobbies keep us sane, making time for them with a busy legal practice, and how our goblin brains can't help but love shiny things. Pairs nicely with …
When I was younger, my Mom used to tell me that if I didn't find something to believe in, some kind of faith, she worried I would become lost. Which was ironic, because she was perhaps as agnostic as anyone. She didn't attend church, didn't believe in God, and certainly didn&…
I always liked Aaron Sorkin shows. He always asks this question and he always answers it. To watch the Newsroom, you have to believe that in the end, humanity is truly comprised of fundamentally good people who have lost our way but can be guided back to what made us great. I write to y…
September brings with it the sight of new classmates, the smell of notebooks, and the feeling of fresh school supplies. Or, you're a lawyer who graduated three years ago and September just brings with it the feelings of "well, shit, summer's over and what do I do now?"…
Let me preface this post with the fact that a lot of 1Ls are just now having their very first "what the fuck did I get into" panic attack, and this post is mostly for them. But the advice stands whether you're in 2LHell, 3Lol'ing, or off in the real world as a baby law…
As most people know, my husband and I finally flitted away for our took-us-two-years-to-get-here honeymoon a few weeks ago. Unfortunately for us, Irma had different plans, and we were evacuated back to Toronto after only a few days. I share this story because when we were back in Ca…
When I was in 1L, someone at another law school, running another blog, said this was their mantra for #finalshell - Jillian Michaels was like their evil Anti-Patronus always screaming "Unless You Faint, Puke, Or Die, Keep Working" like an evil spirit that instead of protectin…
Every one has heard this phrase. It's on inspirational posters, bookmarks, and probably on some piece of decor in your grandmother's house. "Don't sweat the small stuff. And it's ALL small stuff." Guess what, people? As a law student, people love to tell y…