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So.  You're going to Law School.  Now what?

The last seat deposit for UB was due by mid-June.  This marked the last real hurdle before I was completely admitted to study law this coming year as a 1L.  Shortly after this was paid, we left to go on our yearly vacation to the Happiest Place on Earth (well, one of them at least.)  During this trip, while doing a routine email and Facebook scan, I learned that schedules were posted.  There's nothing quite like trying to enjoy vacation knowing that the next few months of your life are set pretty much in stone.

Let me explain my apprehension to you.  I am a non-traditional student.  I am married (longer than most of my new classmates have been in double digits).  I am a homeowner.  I have children under the age of 18.  Most importantly, I'm not as young as I would like to think that I am.  What does this mean in the grand scheme of things?  

I have restrictions.  Major restrictions.

How on earth am I going to balance this new normal?  
How am I going to get from home to school to home to dance classes four nights a week?  
Is my son going to be able to take on extracurricular activities in high school?  
What if they get sick?  
How much time can my husband take off?
Who is going to take them to the bus stop every morning?  

It isn't as if I didn't know that there would be challenges.  I guess even at 36, I still find myself in a dream world instead of keeping my feet firmly planted on the ground.  

For the past month, I have spent hours pouring over blogs, Pinterest and books such as 1L of a Ride to figure out this whole new normal.  From supplies to learning how to outline to refreshing my knowledge of case briefing (thank you, undergrad, for exposure to this practice!), I am trying to spend every second I can devouring any knowledge and wisdom I can before I head into life as a law school student.  

So, why am I writing this blog?  Much like every other blogger, I need an outlet for my musings.  My mind races and instead of composing prose in my shower, it is better therapy for me to just get it all out here.  And who knows?  Maybe you are on a similar path and need someone to help you feel a little less apprehensive.  I know that I have yet to find someone in the same exact boat as I am.  

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