Blogging the way it is meant to be done..

So as I laid in bed last night I started thinking about how excited I was a year and a half ago to begin blogging and realized its been nearly a year since I updated DivorceIndiana.

Not that I haven't been busy in the past year, contributing and blogging quite a bit on dadsdivorce.com for my firm. But as I was pondering why I lost the fire to blog after only a few months, the reason was all too simple... What I was writing about just wasn't that fun. Don't get me wrong, I love what I do, I love helping people work through difficult and personal problems and I love the changing and challenging environment I work in. That said, after a few months, it was just tough to find the time and motivation to sludge through legislation and caselaw and find a way to write about it in an interesting way after a long day of work. So, I've decided to change the tenor and tone of this blog, and start blogging the way blogging is meant to be... by making it personal and keeping it light.

Sure I'll keep writing about caselaw and how it affects my practice, but for whoever is reading this blog, I'm guessing it is because either you know me or you may be thinking about hiring me, so I might as well cast a light on who I am..

Maybe it sounds self centered but heck, everyone likes to talk about themselves, right?

So to summarize in a nutshell what has happened in my life in the past 12 months...

1. I found out I'm going to be a father (baby arrives 8/1/2011!)
2. I became Catholic
3. I've watched my life & relationship with Jess get stronger than ever in year 2 of marriage
4. I was named "Rookie of the Year" by my firm
5. I was named "Rising Star" by Indiana Super Lawyers Magazine for 2011
6. I've watched my law practice at Cordell & Cordell blossom and have watched the Indy office expand from 2 to 5 attorneys, and met meeting all kinds of neat and interesting people in the other Cordell & Cordell offices along the way.
7. I've moved my primary office location from Indianapolis to Noblesville much to my delight
8. I've got into Crossfit workouts

I'm sure there will be more to follow on each of those events above, and I'm excited to start updating this blog with more frequency in the coming weeks and months.

Keep it real people, keep it real.

-JPH