I have never liked ‘describing’ myself. Who do I think I am? I think I am an almost thirty professional who is struggling with accomplishing her professional goals while at the same time maintaining a sense of who she is outside her professional life. The ‘me’ I want to maintain is a girl who isn’t always that serious, a little girlish, someone who wants to have fun, who wants to laugh, who doesn’t always need to be taken that seriously. The professional I need to become needs to exude confidence, seriousness, control a room, be prepared to argue irrelevant points and put any sense of youth behind her. I’m an attorney who loves her job, but has the normal issues that everyone has when working long hours and owning their own business. am beginning to understand that I can be the professional I need to be during work hours and still be me without suffering from a split personality! 
Work/life balance is hard; finding time to workout and eat right is hard. I want to lose weight and that’s hard too! My new attitude is – SO WHAT? Life is hard, well, imagine that! Life is a journey and all journeys have tough spots, but when you look back it is always the journey you remember more than the destination. My life is a lot easier than a lot of people and I really have absolutely nothing to complain about. My new theory: ENJOY THE JOURNEY!
And the lilac title? It is one of my fondest memories walking up the street from the school bus and smelling the lilac bushes in our yard. I love the smell of lilacs, but lately I have been too busy to enjoy simple pleasures like this. It’s something I’m working on.
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