Time is a thief - August 2023
As the kids say... I literally can't even.
The days are getting shorter and my friends at Costco Wholesale have already put out their holiday decorations (winter holidays... altogether skipping over fall.)
Most importantly - thank you to everyone for their love for Owen. He had his lip repair surgery in late June and is healing great. I'm not often speechless, but his surgeon's work is unbelievable. I'm so grateful to have Dr. Taylor and the rest of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia team in our corner. His nose stents stay in for another few weeks. We go back for palate surgery on November 6th. Here's an updated smiley baby picture for your mid-week smiles.
I also decided this week to post about my sobriety for the first time on Linkedin. I think it's a combination of the growing acceptance of celebrating personal accomplishments on LI and letting go of any concerns about what people might think. Every time I post about no longer drinking, I get at least one or two people that reach out and say that my saying something has either encouraged them to look at their own behavior or to keep persevering in early sobriety. To me, that's worth any discomfort I might feel posting about my journey.
Work!
San Francisco Giants Event
My colleague Meagan Jurewicz and I hosted a night out for San Francisco Legal Ops folks at the SF Giants game. It was time to put on the hard pants and leave my basement office. I splurged and used United Airlines points to upgrade to first class to fulfill a bucket list item - lying flat on an airplane. United uses their Polaris international business class product on transcontinental flights from Newark to San Francisco and LA. I'm a huge miles and points nerd (thanks The Points Guy ) and this redemption was priced right. I slept four out of five hours. A dream!
The game was great - the Giants won. Meagan and I learned a lot about the current needs of legal departments and where Wolters Kluwer ELM Solutions can help - both now and in the next few years. The Real Rate Report served as a great coffee table book to encourage conversation in between yelling "Go Sportsgame!"
So Many Events
The next two months are full of Legal Operations events throughout the country. While I'm still unsure where I'll end up, WK ELM will be well represented. Here are a few of the upcoming events on the Legal Ops calendar:
If you're attending anything above and would like to say hello to my team - please send me a message. We'd be happy to share a coffee, a meal, best practices... whatever you need.
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1 年Owen is so cute!