A Bittersweet Symphony...

For those of you who don't know it, this little tune by Oasis is one of my all time favorites. The music is incredible and the lyrics really ring true. One of the lines is about trying to make ends meet and ends with the words "Your a slave to the money, then you die". While I am not trying to wax poetic here, I think that is absolutely true. You work hard in school so you can get into a good college so you can make good grades so you can get a good job. Well, guess what, I did all the aforementioned things in order to make sure I made lots of money and that simply didn't happen for me and in a way, I am really glad it didn't. While my job is certainly tough and stressful, it certainly isn't as bad being a slave at a big firm would be. And while I don't make nearly as much money as those guys do, I have decided that that is OK. Although I strongly contend that I deserve to make quite a bit more than I currently do, I also believe that this job may have been the better path for me. Until recently, being an amazing attorney was near the top of my priority list. Since Abby was born, the most important thing to me is being an amazing mom and an amazing wife. I thought I could be amazing at everything, but at this point, I am pretty sure I can't so I have chosen to pick wife and mom over attorney and to my own surprise, I am totally OK with that.

At this point in my life, I would love to take less of a raise when the time comes for one and work 3-4 days a week just to get a little extra time in with Abs. Hopefully, that will happen sooner than later because the only thing I want to be a "slave" to is my family. After we get through this rough patch in the real estate world, I am ready to scale the career back because I miss my princess too much. The money will come on its own even if I don't become the best real estate attorney in town but I can't be an amazing mom if I devote all my energy to my job.