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Mommy days

Posted 12th October 2007 by jlauren

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So I know working part time does not transform me into a stay at home mom, but sometimes I feel like it anyway.  Today is fantastic - neighborhood playgroup in the morning, library trip with a neighbor mom and her two kids this afternoon.  Turns out our neighborhood is filled with fantastic…

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One week in ...

Posted 5th October 2007 by jlauren, tagged anxiety

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Ok, so I just finished my first week at my so perfect part time job.  I'm paranoid as he11.  Every project I do - did I bill too much?  Will he like it?  Will he like me?  He's going to fire me, I know he is .... Ahhhhhhhhh.  Then I ramble to our paralegal, she probably…

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Today's my last day

Posted 25th September 2007 by jlauren, tagged work, balance, life, unrealistic expectations

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And look how hard I'm working. : ) I'm actually getting excited again about this part time thing.   So it won't be as fun, there won't be as many cool people to play with - I'll have more time for Trey, more time for my non-lawyer friends, more time for me.  I think I'm going to…

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Stepping onto the Mommy track

Posted 23rd September 2007 by jlauren, tagged law, part time, work life balance, mommy track, stepping out

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It's been approximately one year since I started working as an attorney.  Of course, I was not technically an attorney yet.  I had my son during my third year of law school, took the bar, took three months off, then started at a mid-size litigation firm in downtown Seattle.  It was exactly…

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