Category Archives: Work
Unconscious Bias: I Am Not A Paralegal
I don’t have a lot of feminist gripes about my job. The legal profession is not necessarily woman- or family-friendly on a structural level, but my firm is pretty progressive and flexible. In part, this is a blessing of working … Continue reading
Home Away From Home
Shoot, this whole photo a day thing seemed much more feasible yesterday coming off a five-day Thanskgiving weekend. I didn’t even think to pull my camera out until I left work at 5:00. This is how dark it is at … Continue reading
Day One
The Plan: Wake up at 6:00 to feed Dylan. She doesn’t wake up this early on her own, but I need to feed her now if I am going to have time for two feedings before I leave for work. … Continue reading
The Other Thing
A few weeks ago, I explained that it’s hard to write about my life right now because everything is changing too quickly to commit to putting anything down publicly. That’s only half the story, though. The other big reason for … Continue reading
Fantasies
It’s amazing to me the lengths people will go to to preserve their image of an ideal Mormon life. When I first announced my pregnancy, people at church would say things like, “Maybe this year Robert’s business will really take … Continue reading
Learning Curve
Yesterday, I wrote, My marriage is fine. Things are fine. When I say things are fine, I mean, my life is fine. My job is fine. I am fine. And that’s all true. Except for when they’re not. There was … Continue reading
Cleveland
Do you listen to Josh Ritter? People sometimes ask me what kind of music I like, and I don’t know what to say. Country? Folk? Whatever the genre is, Josh Ritter is in it. Technically, he’s a singer-songwriter, but that … Continue reading
Sterling And Unsullied
Today I filed my petition to be admitted to practice in the Northern District of Illinois. With the petition, I was requires to submit a certificate of good standing from the Illinois Bar, a sworn oath, and affidavits from two … Continue reading
The Villain
I started this blog during a several month hiatus between finishing law school and starting work, with no thought that I would end up writing so much about my job. My job is not that interesting. I mean, it keeps me … Continue reading
Bending the Rules 