Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)
2024 was a tough year. It felt like change was in the air - for everyone but me. I had colleagues become judges and magistrates. I had colleagues close up their solo practices and opt for an easier life as part of someone else’s firm. I had colleagues go back to school to learn a new profession. Daughter earned her Master’s degree and moved with her boyfriend to Maryland. #1 Son earned his National Teaching Certification. My life stayed the same. I wasn’t working in the office as much since COVID, so I worked from home. I didn’t see Intrepid Assistant very often because she and I were both working from home. When I went to the office, the cul-de-sac was a ghost town because folks retired or moved. I was primed for a humdinger of a pity party. I can be a really good pity party planner. Then……I decided that pity parties are only good when they’re short. So, for the first time in about 6 years, I baked som...