From the Single Mom's Law School Experience, then "Almost Attorney" to FINALLY an Esquire!: Elle Woods, I will make you proud.

Saturday, September 29, 2012

Elle Woods, I will make you proud.

Today I went shopping for what I would wear when I am sworn in later this week. In my second year of law school, I told my friend Marty that my dream was to be sworn in wearing a hot pink woman's suit. Well, I was out shopping today for a jewel tone shirt to wear under my gray suit. I wanted something that was not really colored because I did not want to look like a woman trying to look like a man! And as I was walking through the store, I stumbled upon a HOT PINK BLAZER!!!! OMG. I tried it on and fell in love. Absolutely fell in love. As I stared at myself, I thought, why not? I want to be different, so I am purchasing this jacket and I will make Elle Woods proud!!!!! Now to find hot pink shoes............

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Tree Hugging AttorneyOctober 1, 2012 at 7:30 AM
LOVE it. Make sure you post pictures!
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Lots of people ask me: how do you do it? How do you attend law school and raise a child alone? My answer is simply that you prioritize. You approach school as an 8 to 5 job. I take Friday evenings and Saturday's off. Study a bit on Sundays. For me this works. It means not being a part of the "social" things at school, and that time between your classes is in the library studying. But that's okay. You will have different goals then the students who are single with no children.

How do you afford it? Student loans........yes, you heard me. My reasoning is that my earning capacity will double, but likely triple, which means that I can afford to take on the debt to pay for a better future for my daughter and I.

Does you daughter resent you studying? No. Sometimes she gets frustrated, but she really does understand the bigger picture. She is my biggest supporter. I have learned to include her by taking her to class with me when I can, by having her help me study with flash cards, and by taking her to appropriate events at school. In fact, I did an incoming student panel one year, and the administration of the school had her speak as well. We are a team, and that includes this journey.