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Category Archives: Living Life
The End of Lawyering Is Nigh
I’ve been practicing law for twenty-four years. That makes twenty-four years engaged in a profession I don’t enjoy. I know I’m not alone here: Many lawyers dislike lawyering. There’s an entire industry geared toward helping lawyers leave the practice of … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Attorney, BigLaw, BigLawBoss, Botswana, Early Retirement, Finance, Finances, Fuck You Money, Gender Bias at Law Firms, Getting Unstuck, Investing, Law, Law Firm Gender Bias, Lawyer, Mid-Life, Personal Finance, Practice of Law, Women Lawyers
Tagged BigLaw, Early Retirement
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Here We Go!
It’s 2019: three-hundred-sixty-five blank pages ahead. How shall I fill them? Will I reduce my consumption of anxiety-provoking news and current events? Will I use the new dumbbells I ordered last week? Will I add to my “home gym” (i.e., … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Botswana, Elephants, Getting Unstuck, Healing, Kayaking, Lake Superior, Living Life, Mid-Life, Photography, Travel, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
Tagged Africa, African Elephants, Botswana, Botswana Safari, Happy 2019, Happy New Year, Kayaking, Lake Superior, Mid-Life, Okavango Delta, Wildlife, Wildlife Photography
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Now what?
Being a mid-life “orphan” is disorienting. As I contemplate what I want to do for the rest of my life, who I want to be, I realize how much time I spend looking over my shoulder for objections, judgments, or … Continue reading
Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures
I’ve been worried about myself. My weight continues to creep up. I’ve been drinking two to four glasses of wine (or gin and tonics) nearly every evening. Sometimes more on the weekends. Walking, yoga, and meditation have been sporadic. I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Abusive Relationships, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alzheimer's, Birds, Body Love, Death and Grief, Dementia, Depression, Domestic Violence, Elderly Parents, Family Business, Getting Unstuck, Healing, Health, Intervention, Lawyer, Living Life, Meditation/Mindfulness, Mid-Life, Nature, Photography, Sobriety, walking
Tagged 100-Day Sober Challenge, Abusive Relationships, Alcoholism, Birds, Death, Death and Grief, Death of a sibling, Depression, Grief, HAES, Health, Health At Every Size, healthy-living, Lightroom, mental-health, Narcissism, Narcissist, nature, Nikon, Nikon D3200, outdoors, Photography, Sobriety
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The Fruits of Mindless Living
I’ve gained 48 pounds since my dad died in October 2012. Nearly 50 pounds. Who gains that much weight in what feels like overnight? I suppose 48 pounds in 20 months isn’t overnight; it’s 2.4 pounds per month. A slow, … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Death and Grief, Diet, Getting Unstuck, Grief, Healing, Health, Meditation/Mindfulness, Motivation, Weight Loss
Tagged Alcoholism, Death and Grief, Full Catastrophe Living, Grief, Hatha Yoga, Health, healthy-living, Insight Timer, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Kundalini Yoga, meditation, Mediterranean Diet, mental-health, Mindfulness, Yoga
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These Boots Are Made For Walking
I used to think frugality was the same as being cheap. My mother shopped at garage sales and did not spend money on herself beyond necessities. She wasn’t into clothes, jewelry, or girly pampering. My dad, in stark contrast, was … Continue reading
Posted in Finance, Financial Advice, Investing, Lawyer, Living Life, Mid-Life, Retirement
Tagged Consumerism, Finance, Finances, Financial Advice, Financial Freedom, Frugality, Mid-Life, Rate of Return, Retirement, Savings
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When the going gets tough . . .
. . . the tough plan a vacation and start a new hobby in connection therewith. In connection therewith? Lordy I do need a hobby. And a vacation. Last year I went on a gourmet cooking vacation in Tuscany. I’d … Continue reading
Posted in Great Bear Rainforest, Grief, Living Life, Love, Travel
Tagged Alaska, Bella Bella, British Columbia, Emerald Isle Sailing, Great Bear Rainforest, Hiking, Izembek National Wildlife Refuge, Ketchikan, ketchikan alaska, Labor Day, Lake Superior, nature, outdoors, Pacific Coast, Photography, Spirit Bear, Travel, vacation, white spirit bear, Wildlife
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I didn’t feel a thing.
I received an email from Mack the other day telling me he’d sent me the final payment. But instead of just telling me he’d sent the final payment, he continued with a long drawn-out emotional message about various and sundry things; things I don’t … Continue reading
