Emotional spending

Purchases made today:  1 coffee

But I deserved it!  Seriously.  Yesterday one of the attorneys in my office (who also happens to be one of my closest friends) mother went into the hospital.  Very serious.  She had a trial today that I offered to cover. 

I haven't had a trial trial (like a real trial) in....3 years now?  Those dumb Megan's Law hearings don't count to me.  Nothing like meeting your client the morning of trial.  It was a drug case, an excellent case for the defendant as there really wasn't much tying hiim to the evidence. 

Which STRESSED me out.  It's no big deal when you think/know your client is guilty.  But when you think they aren't, or you think you should win....that is stress.  Combined with feeling kind of rusty in a courtroom, my nerves were a little frayed.  Plus, I only have one suit that fits me right now and I was worried that it, too, would end up being a little too tight.

So after a late night of preparation and a sleepless night of toss and turns, the case ended up being continued anyway because the Judge was out sick.

Go figure.

But after all that, hell, I needed a cup of coffee.  Better than a beer, right?

Now, the old me probably would have headed over to a little boutique and bought a shirt or some other little present for myself.  That's my problem.  Emotional spending. 

The thought to do that never even occurred to me today.  Now that's progress!