BACK

I am back! My blog break took a little longer than expected, thanks in part to the most hectic summer yet. But also, I wanted to rethink my blog and make some changes. 

SO I have decided to move to a new space and start fresh, which kind of makes sense because I am starting a new and fresh phase of my life -- law student turned law associate.

Please come visit my new little corner of the internet!!

http://currentlytheblog.blogspot.com/

blog break

I did not want to do this. I completely thought that I would be so on top of bar review that I would have plenty of time to lead a balanced life and do everything I want. However, slowly I have made less of an effort to make it to the gym, prepare thoughtful and exciting meals, and to do fun adventures on weekends. And despite all of that and attempting to devote the vast majority of my time and energy studying, I still feel overwhelmed and unprepared. The thought of sitting down in the exam room 20 days from now is terrifying. What I have come to realize in the past few weeks is that I am not going to feel ready for this test no matter how hard I work. There is so much information to process -- majority rules, minority rules, exceptions, elements, and three part tests . . .  I think anyone who does feel prepared maybe is missing something. Or just has one of those amazing memories.

My posts have been rather uninspired lately and I don't like the feeling of coming up with something just for the sake of posting every day. SO I am going to take a little break and will be back after the exam at the end of July.

Wish me luck as I try and focus 100% of my energy into studying for this test!! I need it.

Thanks for understanding lovely readers.

xoxo Laura

Happy Birthday, Love

Happy 28th Birthday to the handsomest, most loving-est, and sweetest husband a girl could ask for!

Of course, hubby's birthday is the same day as my simulated half day essay exam for bar review. boo. 

Though . . .I still have plans for presents, an awesome cake, and a romantic dinner out. 

Have a wonderful weekend all : )

Pallet Garden

First off, sorry for all the recent plant related posts. What can I say, all  of this studying indoors has me thinking out nature I suppose.

You might remember from this post that I have been wanting to create a pallet garden.

Well I FINALLY acquired a pallet (thank you S's cousin!!)

So now I have been seriously  brainstorming the best way to attack this little DIY. Here are some images I have been saving for inspiration:

I don't know when exactly I am going to get around to doing this . . . with less than a month left until the bar exam, I might be better off waiting. Then again, everyone needs a break. and gardening is therapeutic . . .  so we shall see!!

j crew obsessions

I had an unusually productive study day yesterday! yay!

However, I think the creative part of my brian completely got turned off. I have not once struggled to think of what I want to write a post about until now.

It is no secret that I love jcrew . . . so I will leave you with some of my picks currently available at jcrew that I would love to have in my closet!

My love for house plants

I seriously love house plants. Though watering them can be constraining at times, the pops of green through out my house make me truly happy. Not only that, but it is an inexpensive way to decorate. Currently, my favorite plants are my ivy and my huge leafy fern BUT I am constantly on the look out for new ideas for incorporating greenery into my house. I love the idea of planting herbs or succulents in little tin tea leaf containers, or putting a huge leafy green fig tree in my dining room or living room:

something about pink

Yesterday morning I had an amazing brunch with some good law school friends in Freeport. We ate at Linda Bean's and I was pleasantly surprised by the breakfast menu, which had a lot to offer and was very inexpensive. I highly recommend it! One of my friends took and passed the bar last year so it was REALLY nice to get her perspective and to commiserate about how terrible bar review is. It is good to know that I am not the only one going a little crazy because of it.

Then, we indulged in a little light shopping. Every store we went into I was drawn to pink for some reason. Here are some of the items I came home with:

{all from J Crew-- which is having good sales by the way : ) }

All in all it was a nice weekend. I got some tidying done. Finished my book. {sigh!} I  will not be purchasing the second two until AFTER this exam is over! Too distracting. I also did as much homework as possible among other plans (wedding etc.). I hope you all had nice weekends as well!