Before I started Law School, I can’t tell you how many people told me, “Don’t do it”, “Find another career”, “The first year is HELL”, “Get ready for the worst years of your life”, negativity-negativity-etc.-etc. I’ll admit- I believed, and even endorsed, these same ideas throughout in the past two years. But I’m SO over it. I’m done with the bad, the negative, the nay-sayers, the dark-place-in-your-mind, and the sick feelings of depression, stress, anxiety, and loneliness. So good-bye negativity because starting today, and through the use of this blog, I’m going to go against the stereotypes and the hype and I will prove that you CAN be a genuinely happy, bubbly, and all around GOOD person and still be a successful law student (and any student, for that matter) as well as an even better attorney.

Today is the day that I stop feeling sorry for myself. I woke up this morning feeling lighter (mentally) than I’ve felt in days, maybe weeks, and it felt damn good. I’m finished with stress and anxiety and I will NOT let it rule my life. It took a couple of breaking points, numerous nervous breakdowns, yo-yo-routines, and so many night of crying myself to sleep that I can’t even count. But… that’s it. Starting today, my entire approach to school, my future career, my family, and my entire life is going to be positive and optimistic, even when it shouldn’t be. I don’t care. So join me for this therapeutic and probably difficult journey to find happiness and health- starting with myself.

Note: My goal is NOT to direct all of my bad energy and anger INTO this blog. The last thing I want is to spread negative (virtual) vibes. My goal is simply to share what I experience and focus on the good.

Thanks for reading,

Mel

So I meant to sit down and make a big deal about writing my first post but instead, I’m half-sitting on my chair speed typing this because I have to jump in the shower and get dressed to go to dinner and a movie (Alice in Wonderland in 3D) with Suzette. 

Honestly, I’m not crazy about seeing Alice in Wonderland. I’m excited about seeing it in 3D (as I would be any other movie because the fun part is the 3D) but the movie itself isn’t something I’ve been counting down to for months. [Unlike other movies/series, i.e. Harry Potter & Twilight]. Maybe it’s because I don’t have any memory of watching Alice in Wonderland when I was little. I don’t think I ever did… not from start to finish, at least. Then there’s the whole R-rated-opium-user-subtleties. My boyfriend explained it to me once but since I’ve never used opium (neither has he, by the way), all the psychedelic-double-meanings just seem ridiculous. Hm.