Law & Motherhood

One part lawyer, one part paparazzi, one whole lotta mommy.

Who are you?

My nickname in the blogosphere is Scylla. I chose this nickname for many reasons, none of them having to do with eating ancient Greek sailors alive. Let’s just say I felt six heads were better than one. I am a lawyer who is currently a stay at home mom. I am building a law practice out of my home office, when it’s not covered in toys and Goldfish crumbs. I am also an amateur photographer (or “the mommy paparazzi” as my husband calls me). I write about my life, post some of the pictures that I take, and toss in a few bits about politics and law as the mood strikes me.

I am 32 years old. I love my thirties. They are a damn sexy decade to be. I am thrilled and excited to be past the awkward and uncertain blush of youth. (Though not so thrilled with gravity’s effect on the body after that initial blush of youth but who needs all that perk anyway?)

Why do you blog?

I began this blog as a way to stay connected with my family. I moved out to New Jersey from Colorado in 2006 when my husband was offered a great career opportunity. I was a recent law school graduate, had just finished taking the bar, and was expecting our second child. Blogging began as a way to ease the loneliness of that transition. Now, over 400 posts later, blogging has become something else. It has become a way to make the invisible aspects of my life visible. Parenting is thankless, and isolating. Connecting with other parents via blogging has made my ‘office’ a place full of fantastic personalities and great camaraderie.

What do you blog about?

Primarily I blog about parenting. I try to be as honest as possible, though I often omit details that would truly make my kids and husband kill me if they read them. I won’t sugarcoat parenting though, sometimes it sucks (and not well). It is the most challenging, the most thankless, and the most rewarding job I have ever had. I also blog about the nature of working from home with an infant. It is an interesting challenge to say the least. I have found a few techniques that seem to help and I like to write about them.

I also blog about the environment when I uncover interesting information, politics when I am all fired up, and the law when it strikes my fancy.

Do you participate in any memes?

I enjoy participating in a few weekly blogosphere meme’s such as Haiku Friday, and Weekly Winners, but otherwise, I write about whatever strikes my fancy when I sit at the keyboard.

What is your attitude towards comments?

I love comments!! They make me so happy!! I would love to comment on everything I read. Sadly, I must confess, I am the penultimate lurker. I comment when I can think of something clever, or at least not lame, to say. Please know that I follow you when you comment, and I do read your stuff.

These are the definitions I feel fit me at the moment:

I am a stay at home/work from home mother of two. I am a dog owner and a cat slave. I am a wife, a roommate, a lawyer, a daughter, a sister, a friend, a kleenex, a napkin, a pooper scooper, a housemaid, a laundress, and a wipey (ah those endlessly useful pre-moistened cloths). I am an entrepreneur and an environmentalist. I may be insane, if not, I am certainly on my way there. I am a burgeoning gourmet cook (not chef, I don’t aspire that high) and foodie. I am a blogger.

Where else can you be found?

Twitter

Technorati

Flickr

MySpace

Trusera

I can also be found posting twice a month for Attachment Parenting International on their new blog API Speaks.

Thanks for coming by my blog! I hope you enjoy your stay. Email me!

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