I know hard work is something I have to get used to...Tara, I have a hard time believing that you haven't been working hard in the past. I've seen you work hard, and even though the work you're doing in law school feels harder (especially from this vantage point), I doubt it's because you're not used to working hard, or that everyone else has been working harder than you up to this point
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I think you're right in the sense of what I considered "working hard" in the past was a different kind of hard work -- and usually involved a lot of late nights (writing, editing, etc), as opposed to late "days." Or maybe it involved stuff (i.e. archery) that took up time, but I didn't really consider "work." But I still feel like I worked a lot more last semester than ever before. Maybe because there was more stuff I had to do, and had to do it NOW -- and when I was home I was always thinking of all the stuff I had to do, and should be doing (as opposed to "leaving it all at the office"). I don't know. It just feels like a lot more in terms of quantity. And maybe because all this stuff is so mentally draining, it feels like even more than that
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Tara, my PhD exams are in a month, and the studying process has made me question every day whether I made the right choice, whether I'd be happier in a less demanding job with steadier hours and more money, whether I'll ever be able to have a family working this hard, what my relationship will Chris will look like if we stay together and go on the job market. Then I feel awful for thinking that, and wonder whether I really belong here. I was gonna write my own post on this, but yours fits so well with what I've been going through. People think grad/professional school students have it so easy, and it's like being in college and you lounge around during the summers and winters off--not true!!!! Your next relationship should be with another law student--or at least another grad student-someone who really gets this
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I second this! I would never have believed how busy one could be in business school if I didn't have an up close and personal look at it. So I can only imagine law school, which I know is way busier! It's definitely a strain for everyone in a relationship, I think. Dating another student might not be such a bad idea...or at least someone who gets it. But try not to pressure yourself about it; having fun and relaxing with friends sounds like a better use of your free time than forcing yourself to go on dates. It'll happen when it happens. And it WILL happen. Perhaps when you least expect it. :-)
I have a date to watch Robin on a re-airing tonight at 8. I'm very excited!
OK, I have a lot of thoughts on this. It was pretty fun to watch, I must say. You told me that she felt like she was acting the whole time and I can see that. It seemed like she had no idea how to behave around men and was just bowled over by all the attention. And I'm sure they edited it to make her seem more shallow than she really is. But the fact is that she picked the best-looking guy to go out with who clearly wasn't all that interested in her and said really rude things at least a few times. I can see why she maybe would not be interested in the cop even though he was super nice. She was clearly way younger than him and has a lot of money so she can probably "do better." But that's not really a good reason for picking Mr. Hot Plumber
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I have a date to watch Robin on a re-airing tonight at 8. I'm very excited!
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