Getting Organized Part I

I have been reading a lot and going through my things. I got rid of the old to make way for the new. I re-arranged furniture. I have a lot more room now. Working everyday has kept me motivated to get even more things done. I have been inundated with household chores and improvements, and it's been fun. I am not a packrat, but I play one on TV. I hate to throw things out that I believe I might find useful one day. I keep old issues of law-related magazines that sparked my interest for reasons I cannot sometimes explain. I just went with my gut and held onto them because I felt they would be important to me one day. This is true in life, wouldn't you say? If something grabs your attention and sustains your interest and this happens sometimes for reasons you cannot explain, then you should take stock in what that may mean for you. This is maybe especially true for aspiring lawyer solos. The law is not cookie-cutter and there are too many variables, and much more so for those of us just starting out. We must pay attention to our intuition as to what motivates and sparks our passion.

I found a number of projects that would be ideal for a law clerk. But I don't have a law clerk, so I'll have to do it myself. Oh well. What do solo practioners do with their law school notes and materials? Do you just chuck them in the trash or organize them to serve as something like a legal encyclopedia for future reference? Feel free to send me your thoughts on this.

My To Do list is a mile long. I better go start checking things off.