Anyway. Lessons learned. First--I will not just take any job to get experience despite our dire financial circumstances. Also, bonus--Harrison will be fine if I work full time. First week I was working he was with good wonderful kind friends in my ward and after that with my bff Lisa. And he did totally great. Plus I did not spend the whole day worrying about him. Working is not the ideal, but I went to law school and now I'm done and have a license and it needs to be used. At least for awhile. There are good and bad things about working. I loved getting out of the house and feeling like I was contributing, using my brain, etc. I loved the feeling of being busy and having to manage the logistics of family, baby, house, AND job. On the downside, leaving Harrison every morning was hard. Only seeing him for like half an hour a day, also hard. And fitting daily gym activity into that schedule would take some managing. All this adds up to--if I can find a job that's actually 9-5 ish (I know, pretty difficult for a lawyer but at least I know what I want) then it can be done.
So, moving on. I got an email when I was working from another firm I had interviewed with back in January. They told me then I was "overqualified" but apparently their workload went up and they were interested. So, I'm going to be working there on Tuesdays and Fridays for 3-5 ish hours and then they will give me additional projects to do from home. That kind of a schedule sounds awesome to me. However, given that it's more like an internship than a real associate position I'm not sure it will provide the kind of money we need to get by, let alone ever buy a house or take a vacation.... So...we'll see.
Oh yeah, and then I got a phone call from another firm that does estate planning (what I want) to interview for an associate position. The catch is...it's in SUN CITY. Absolute opposite side of the valley. If I got it we'd have to move somewhere in the middle and then both Cory and I would both have a fairly sizeable commute (if we didn't move my commute would just be RIDICULOUS). So I'm interviewing there on Wednesday.
And that's that. I'm anxious to have this situation settled, but I suppose I just need to learn to be patient and that nothing is going to be a perfect fit and that it is what it is. A work in progress.
Sorry this turned out so long. For the few of you out there interested in the comings and goings of Amber, I'm glad you've been filled in :) And here's my favorite boy being his cute self. Who knew that bouncy chair would get use at this age?
