TIGblogs - Tracie

Well...

First, this year I will try to be more active on TIG, which means updating my blog more frequently than once a year!

Anyway, I have some pretty momentous changes to report. The biggest change in my life has been applying to and entering law school. The whole process was very time-consuming, and now that I am officially a law student, I don't have much free time. Part of the process was moving to a new city. In August, I moved from Cambridge (near Boston, MA) to Washington, DC.

Getting into law school also meant quitting my job. Although that experience is all a blur now, it was a big deal at the time. I worked for three years at a job I wasn't exactly crazy about. After I quit, I took a vacation in England and France.

Now I am almost done with my first year of law school. It has been a tough journey in many respects. There are times when I wonder if I made the right choice in coming to law school, but it seems that there weren't many alternatives. I could have stayed at my dead-end job, found another dear-end job, enrolled in a master's program, or just quit my job and live on unemployment. So here I am. I am grateful for this opportunity to make a decent career for myself, but I wonder if the stress of law school is worth it, and if it really will result in a decent career.

Anyway, I look forward to this summer, when I'll be working at my first very first substantive (non-admin) job. I should have more free time to explore DC and take up some of my beloved hobbies again.

Until next time,

Tracie