What a compact summer. Josh and I headed to California just two days after the bar. In those two days, I accomplished...NOTHING. In fact, I did the worst job packing ever and left the house a mess. Still, we made it to our much-needed vacation in one piece and had fun.
My job does not start until Sept. 1st, so I've found some interesting ways to keep myself occupied to avoid anxiety while waiting for the bar results, however I've been home for almost a week and have not accomplished much on the domestic front other than a few loads of laundry and a VERY organized pantry. My kitchen and bathroom floors are still in desparate need of mopping.
I HAVE managed to start myself and my suprisingly willing husband on the South Beach diet. We are doing pretty well and enjoying the food. It is a little time consuming to home-make all the meals to the cookbook specifications and a bit more expensive than our usual carb-loaded diet, but if neither of us develop diabetes or have a heart attack, it will be well worth it.
Much of my time has been devoted to volunteering at the gubernatorial campaign that is taking place here in NM. I am addicted to politics mostly because I know how much influence political leaders have on policies that affect our every day lives, from schools, to roads to the air we breathe, to how much tax we pay on our tortillas. I think everyone should be active in whichever political group they believe in. I for one think fair, sound public policy is much more important than sparkling floors!
Friday, August 13, 2010
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Why Wait?
Hola blogosphere! I am a very blessed woman! In the last 3 years, I was accepted to law school, became an auntie, married my best friend and now I am getting ready to take the bar, become an auntie again and start my career as an attorney! I am excited to share my experiences with whomever finds them interesting, but mostly to keep track of all the crazy changes that life will surely bring.
July 27-28th (four days from tomorrow!) I take the NM Bar. Today I completed 100 practice questions. Tonight I will do another 100 and I am listening to a contracts lecture as I write my first blog-contracts Arrgh!.
It would probably be wise to wait until after the bar to start blogging, but I thought it would be fun to look back someday when I am practicing attorney and see what my state of mind was at the inception of my career. Under the Federal Rules of Evidence, there exist a number of exceptions to the rule against hearsay, including present sense impression, present state of mind and excited utterances(which are declared while still under the stress of a startling event.) The logic behind these particular exceptions is that they are presumed to be accurate because they are fresh in the mind of the declarant and that the declarant would have little if any incentive or time to lie.
I wanted to have a recorded recollection of the summer I spent attending bar review classes for 8 weeks, followed by 2 weeks of studying at school with my buddy Laura, and one final week in sundresses and flipflops- at my house consuming as much "brain food" as my body will hold (yummy avocados, fish and green tea,) absorboing the law and taking breaks every few hours to play fetch with my dogs.
I can hardly imagine what life will be like in the absence of flash cards and bar review notes, listening to music instead of bar review lectures and going to bed before 1am. What will I do with the hours that aren't spent taking practice tests? Only time will tell.
July 27-28th (four days from tomorrow!) I take the NM Bar. Today I completed 100 practice questions. Tonight I will do another 100 and I am listening to a contracts lecture as I write my first blog-contracts Arrgh!.
It would probably be wise to wait until after the bar to start blogging, but I thought it would be fun to look back someday when I am practicing attorney and see what my state of mind was at the inception of my career. Under the Federal Rules of Evidence, there exist a number of exceptions to the rule against hearsay, including present sense impression, present state of mind and excited utterances(which are declared while still under the stress of a startling event.) The logic behind these particular exceptions is that they are presumed to be accurate because they are fresh in the mind of the declarant and that the declarant would have little if any incentive or time to lie.
I wanted to have a recorded recollection of the summer I spent attending bar review classes for 8 weeks, followed by 2 weeks of studying at school with my buddy Laura, and one final week in sundresses and flipflops- at my house consuming as much "brain food" as my body will hold (yummy avocados, fish and green tea,) absorboing the law and taking breaks every few hours to play fetch with my dogs.
I can hardly imagine what life will be like in the absence of flash cards and bar review notes, listening to music instead of bar review lectures and going to bed before 1am. What will I do with the hours that aren't spent taking practice tests? Only time will tell.
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