Yay! As I write this, I am in my old law school apartment, staying in Lansing for new provider training. I got a job as a legal advocate with a woman's shelter. I had applied for a position as a fill in advocate, but the shelter manager saw my resume and knew I was better suited to a full time job as a legal advocate...and there was a job opening. The money is not great, but I've returned home to minimize expenses. I also still plan to attend the local community college to get an associate's degree in nursing, I just plan to save the money now and pay as I go.
I've made peace with the fact that I will be on income based repayment after I get the ADN. And I will probably never be able to pay off the full amount I borrowed. If I had known what the legal job market was like, I never would have gone to law school. I would have worked a few years and maybe gotten a Master's Degree. But the choices have been made, the debt exists. Now, I just have to live with it and realize I, like many others, will pay on it for twenty years, take my discharge, and pay taxes on the discharged portion. Hopefully, I will have a job I love at some point.
The job I have now, I love. I feel that this office is such a positive place to work compared to the hellhole my cousin was running. I have not had tp cry on this job. I don't feel overwhelmed, or mistreated. I feel respected. I have health insurance kicking in on January 1st. I don't have to fight with my boss's wife over mileage reimbursement. I am grateful, and happy, and this is the first time in over a year I have really felt happy.
Kiss Kiss Meow Meow,
Mimi
