Return of the Sunday Night Blues...

So unfortunately, my return to the workforce has been accompanied by the return of the Sunday Night Blues.  You know what I'm talking about, that doom that sets in about mid-afternoon Sunday when you realize that the weekend is over and you have five long days of work awaiting you.  Even more depressing is that fact that I only accomplished 25% of the things on my to-do list. I sure got spoiled during my month off.

You're prolly wondering about my first week at the new job. I am happy to report that things are good so far, although 99.9% of my week was spent on various forms of training, meaning I don't really have a good indication of what work will actually be like.  The trip to New York was cool, but totally exhausting. One of the most important things I learned, however, is that I get to wear jeans every Friday. That deserves a woot woot. I've also learned my closet is completely unprepared for a business casual dress code.  I basically have super nice business attire and then suuuuuper casual weekend attire. Luckily I am back in Houston, where there are actually clothing stores to shop in!

I'm baaaaaack....

After what was too long of a hiatus, Beaumont Legal is back in business.  Although I guess I should consider a blog name change because I'm now back in Houston getting ready to start work at Big Firm on Monday (!!!).  But let's face it, I'm waaay too lazy to come up with another name for this blog, so Beaumont Legal it remains.

I'm (unsuccessfully) trying not to freak out about starting work on Monday, and it's definitely hard to say goodbye to the last month of pure leisure that I've had since I wrapped up my clerkship. But, there is part of me that is ready to get back into a routine fo sho.

Here's a quick run down on how I spent the last four weeks of work-less bliss:

• Sort of started an exercise regimen.  Despite the fact that I am most decidedly NOT a morning person, I am determined to work out regularly and for it to get done, it must get done in the morning.  This will require me to go to a FIVE THIRTY AM exercise class twice a week, plus one class on the weekend.  Can I do it? Time will tell.  But I did try out a few fun classes (held at a reasonable hour) over the past several weeks, including one today called Night Club Cardio.  This class consisted of doing dirty dance moves for 1 hour.  One move actually required you to spank yourself during a booty pop while the (homosexual) instructor yelled "bad girl! you shouldn't have had that pizza last night!" If you think I'm joking, well, you'd be wrong.  But it was actually a ton of fun.
• Mini Bro-union in the land of fruits and nuts.  A few of my law school bros and I went out to Los Angeles to visit our friend R, who moved there after graduation.  Such fun was had.  She had secretly become betrothed! I had the best drink of my life (take fresh basil, mint, lime, agave, vodka, ice and blend.  Then die.) We got silly playing board games (shout out to the F-blast - if you get it, then you get it). I didn't see any celebs, but I did explain to my compadres how every landmark we passed related back to a certain episode or storyline in Beverly Hills 90210.
• I moved. Twice. It was horrible, and that's really all I have to say about that.  But, I'm finally settled in my new home and I'm loving it.
• Developed New TV Obsession. Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders - Making the Team.  If you like cheesy reality TV and judging other people (like I do), check it out.

Well, that's about it for now. I've got to go pack because tomorrow I'm off to NY for Big Firm orientation Monday morning. YIKES.