With the passing of last week's gauntlet of exams, I feel that the tide has changed. I feel I did at least a passable job on each exam. This has been a major scaling of an obstacle that makes the end seem closer in sight. Yes, I have one more year after this year is over, but psychologically it feels closer.
I took a hard class this year, Conflict of Laws, which is one of two beasts (the other being Constitutional Law) that makes all upper law students cringe. I felt that I did well on the exam. Because of this, I now feel that graduation and passing the bar is actually an achievable goal.
The rest of this year, which is really only 3 months, is a nice downhill glide from the boulder-pushing uphill battle that the past 6 months have been.
What also helps is that I'm finally feeling comfortable in my new job, like I actually know what I'm doing. It's a time of calmness and of settling-down. And I'm not complaining one bit after how much Heather and I have been through since the beginning of this year.
