Healing.

So it's coming up on a month since I was terminated/asked to do contract work only. I think I'm getting over it. In retrospect I think I was terribly, terribly naive to think that my mentor and boss-lady was first and foremost my friend. Having formed a friendship when we worked together at a very large company (no longer in existence, sadly), I think I assumed our friendship and bonding over being pregnant at the same time somehow mandated that she would treat me respectfully.

Well, I guess now I know that in business, it's really business first, mentoring next, and friendship at a very distant last. The good news is that I'm not quite as bitter as I was. Oh, it still grates my last nerve to have to do anything for them, but I'm able to do it with a little less gnashing of teeth. Which is good - especially as I think the healthiest thing is to let things like this go and not keep it in to fester. Not that I manage to achieve that very often, but it's something I strive for.

In other, more positive news, I've hung my shingle! It wasn't a knee-jerk reaction to being terminated/doing contract work only - the idea has been percolating ever since I got licensed. I think the timing was right for me to do it. And let's be honest, this recession has been brutal to the legal field, so it's not as though there are all that many jobs out there for me to pick and choose from!

It's been hard - although not more than I was anticipating! I think one of my biggest fears is figuring out how to network with local firms in a professional and not reeking-of-desperation way so as to get referrals for cases they don't necessarily want/need. But I'm not getting overwhelmed yet. I'm planning to go to a few networking opportunities tomorrow - including a happy hour!

I guess all this is to say that I'm doing good - and fully intending to blog more often!