Res Ipsa Loquitur (phrase)- Latin, Legalese: "The Thing Speaks For Itself." . . . DREAM JOURNAL

I've had tonnes of problems sleeping the past month, back to the 3-4 hours per night problem. Unfortunately, the reason is pretty straightforward: I don't like the area of the law in which I got my first paying job. Actually, "don't like" is too mild. That makes it sound like there's something redeemable there. O.K., I actively hate the area of the law in which I got my first job.

The firm is great. The people at the firm are great. The practice area makes me want to get a lobotomy with a rusty crowbar, just to make it a bit more tolerable. What could it be, you ask? Why, family law, of course. Official motto: "Making criminal defense work look like a sane career choice since 1843...."

Anyways, I finally had actual sleep this weekend with actual dreams. A few from last night really stood out:

In the first dream, my friend lyria owned a small, but well-laid-out office space in a boutique shopping mall. It was costing her around $300 a month, and we decided that I would buy it from her. So, I moved in and set up my own legal practice, doing uncontested divorces and writing wills for people who came by. I was working on a will for a guy when I woke up. In the dream, I was a bit nervous but was fairly content. I was also pretty certain I'd be able to make the business work.

Pretty obvious meaning there: in the dream, I was able to control the sort of work that I do. Near as I can tell, it's confirming something I already pieced together, based on the past month: I need to choose a practice area that is a better fit.

In the second dream, a friendship with an ex with whom I had had a nasty, bitter split-up was restored. We gave each other a big, happy hug and vowed to be great friends, like it was before we had ever dated (well, he did get one snarky comment, true to form, but overall the motif was joyous and reconciliatory).

I'm guessing the meaning might be one or two things: perhaps the dream is saying that I am reconnecting with a quality that I had before I dated the individual in question. And/or maybe the dream was building upon the first one, and reminding me how much I hate conflict. This person would be a natural personal symbol of exactly the sort of spiteful conflict that I have been seeing the last month.

It's nice to get some sleep again.