Nowhere.

All that networking has gotten me nowhere! After all those lunches and meetings with strangers, I have nothing to show for it other than a slimming wallet and an expanding contact list.

It's September. I should be freaking out, but like I wrote last month I'm trying to get over it. I'm not accepting defeat, but I am trying to understand the situation better. Experience has taught me that panicking doesn't help and constantly thinking about time does no good either. I try not to have anymore "this is it" moments where I get my hopes up and start believing that all my hard work has amounted towards a single moment when I get a job. It's a huge let down, totally bad for my psyche. As I told my mom the other day, I know I'm bound to get a job one day. The million dollar question is when!

I'll be honest, the search has slowed down in the past couple weeks. Instead, I took a few trips, spent more time with friends. I recognize that I'm lacking motivation these days when I can't afford to. Today, I woke up and told myself I'll start anew. I think I've made some progress this morning. I contacted a friend of a friend and she was able to forward my resume to her recruiter, who then forwarded it to the client. Again, I'm crossing my fingers. My goal is to land a job before November when a whole new batch of attorneys become licensed. Realistic?