No Work Stress

I'm twiddling my thumbs at work, which is not good. I love being busy and active and priding myself on my super-impressive multitasking skills. (Yes, I'm modest.) But instead of drafting 80 page contracts and making inspiring arguments during face-to-face negotiations, I sit here at my desk and worry about how un-busy I am. I'm an attorney at a large law firm and not being busy is stressful. My firm has already laid off a ton of people and even though I got through my year-end review with nothing but positives, I worry. I like my job and want to keep my job. I do not want to try to look for a new job in this economy. I'm sure that work will pick up again. I just hope it is soon. It's not good when you tell the head of your practice group, "I need more work" and his response is "me too."

For the moment, I will watch the snow falling fast and furious outside my window and pride myself on the number of ounces of milk I can pump from my right boob. She never fails me.