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I have a life plan! NBR

Poppy523Poppy523 member
edited January 2015 in February 2013 Moms
I have been toying with my plans for going back to work. Thanks to all our moves I have taken the bar exam three times and am about to do it again, but things never felt quite right being an attorney, and I could never find a job that didn't require less than 50-60 hours a week, which I know is typical, but I want more flexibility and less hours now that I have fallen in love with being at home. That said, this coming fall I will be enrolling in a class at UConn towards my PhD in sociology and then applying for a funded full-time postion in the PhD program starting in fall of 2016. I mentioned on here a while ago that I wanted to look into teaching and an adjunct position just wasn't worth it for me. This would allow me to use my JD to teach criminology courses and other social issues in the law courses, if I were fortunate to get into the program and get hired by a university after. I am super excited and based on women I have spoken with, the timing will be great because I will be in school while my children are little and they will be in childcare right on campus with me and then I will start teaching around the time they are in school! I am even allowed paid maternity leave while in the program and a year off if I choose to have another baby. This is the first time ever that I have been excited about my future career potential!


Sorry that was super long and lame, but I am not sharing with too many people and I am so excited I had to share with someone!
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  • jdilorenzojdilorenzo member
    It sounds wonderful. I hope everything works out!!!!
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  • TarheelMama202TarheelMama202 member
    YAY Poppy! I have loved going back to school. Also, I was a sociology major. I knew I was right to have a Bump crush on you all along.  :x

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    TarheelMama202 said:

    YAY Poppy! I have loved going back to school. Also, I was a sociology major. I knew I was right to have a Bump crush on you all along.  :x

    Yes @TarheelMama202 , you were one of the ones than inspired me to go back!!! I tried to pursue TFA but the 5 week training program was too hard to work out and I couldn't be away so long.
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  • tamarar5tamarar5 member
    Yay! Congratulations! How exciting.
                    We're Going to be a Family of 5!

    Lilypie - (PaHE) Lilypie - (4noI)

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  • cinnasugarcinnasugar member
    Good for you!  Sociology minor here...
    Mom to 3 year-old girl and 1 year-old boy
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  • kelly321kelly321 member
    Sounds like a plan! :)

    BFP1: DD1 born April 2011 at 34w1d via unplanned c/s due to HELLP, DVT 1 week PP
    BFP2: 3/18/12, blighted ovum, natural m/c @ 7w4d
    BFP3: DD2 born Feb 2013 at 38w4d via unplanned RCS due to uterine dehiscence

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  • Puck1182Puck1182 member
    Not lame at all! It's awesome that you have a plan in place that you're excited about! :-)


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  • 3JTMom3JTMom member
    Thanks for sharing. It is so encouraging to hear someone who is excited about their plan and life in general. Blessings on your endeavors! -Cookin'Quiltin
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  • lc&jwlc&jw member
    That sounds like a wonderful plan. It's great that you'll be able to use your law background and do work that you're more excited about. Congrats on making some big decisions!

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    BFP #2 October 2010 CP
    BFP #3 1/11/11 M/C 8w5d
    IUI #1 Aug 2011= BFN
    IUI #2= BFP #4 9/18/11 missed M/C, D&C 10/18/11
    IUIs #3&4 = BFN
    IVF #1 May 2012 = BFP! Twins!!

    Fraternal twins born Feb. 2013

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