They say life is about balance and my balance has certainly been tested over the last month and a half.
Earlier this year, I made the decision to go back to school. I had been thinking very seriously about the benefits of law school and the value of combining a legal education with an education and career in journalism.
After months of studying, I took the Law School Admission Test, which was a truly grueling experience. And now, here I am, a "few" years after the first round of university, doing it all over again.
I'm a part-time student at William Mitchell College of Law. I carry around pounds and pounds of books, read for hours, take notes, work on assignments...I have truly embraced my inner student. I like my professors, my fellow students and my new student ID card. Apparently I get discounts at the movies! Of course, I have no time to go to the movies...
What's really different for me this time, compared to getting my undergraduate degree, is the fact that I now have experience - in life. I truly feel as though I listen, read and study with an understanding about the world around me I don't think I had all those years ago. I want to be in class. I want to understand the lessons, the theories, the terms, the application - and not just get by and get done. It's different and I like it.
But yes, there is that balance issue and I think I'm starting to figure it out. Work during the day, school at night and study most of the rest of the time. I take time out to care for my house and for myself and try to get in a few hours of sleep here and there.
So far, so good!
It was hard to imagine myself back in school again, but here I am and life is balancing itself out. I look forward to invoking the words of my new professors, when applicable, to my stories at KARE 11 :)