Imagine this scenario: you're studying for the Bar exam, entering the final 4 weeks before the 3 worst days of the year. You are substantially behind thanks to A) a baby who won't eat without a boob and doesn't really want to sleep all that much either, as well as B) a lack of motivation. You know that since it's July now, you should really focus on studying and eliminate all distractions from your life as much as possible. Well, maybe after the 4th of July.
What do you do?
How about sign a new lease and move two days after the Bar exam? How about that? The Bar is July 28th through 30th. Our tentative move-in date is August 1st. Last year we moved around the same time and it wasn't exactly easy (I was preggers, it was the morning after I finished my Summer Associate Job and a few days before the MPRE), but I know this will be much harder, if not completely foolish.
We have a lot more stuff (thanks to a fat baby) and we're moving a little further away. Plus, um, I don't really have time to pack.
But it will work out just fine, I'm sure, and I'm super excited about our new place. And hopefully this new place will be the last one we rent!
So if any of you have any tips on making a move easier or somehow fitting it in with Bar studying, let me know!
*This phrase may be totally lost on those of you outside of CA - the BarBri instructor for Performance Tests says this incessantly and it gets old after about 5 minutes. Nonetheless, it becomes a part of every CA lawyer's lexicon even if inadvertently or unwillingly.
3 comments:
Holy geeze, good luck with all that. I'd say just make sure you've crossed everything off your list that you wanted to before that weekend and you'll be fine - there's only so much studying you can do anyway. I had friends who did so much leading up to the Bar they took the last several days off almost completely. (I was obviously not one of those people ;)
You should look into having the movers pack for you. We did it last time because I was way preggers and we moved the day after my last law school exam. They did a great job, packed everything in just one day, and it cost less than I expected. Might be worthwhile!
You are in Santa Monica, right? Is your new place in the same area? My sister just moved there from elsewhere in L.A.
Coincidence: The word verification that came up for this post was "boxid". Good advice for the move!
I'm with LL - there's only so much studying you can really do. I eventually ran out of steam and did no studying at all the day or two before the bar.
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