I work in a small law office. It’s the perfect size for keeping me busy (generally) and allowing me to learn. One thing I’ve learned over the past few years is business suffers Thanksgiving and Christmas weeks.

Now, don’t get me wrong. I’m happy that people are setting aside their differences at least two weeks out of the year and calling their lawyer is the last thing on their mind. However, like the question about the undertaker being happy if business is slow (otherwise wouldn’t he be hoping people die faster? Seriously, how do undertakers justify hoping that business will boom), should I be happy that people have set aside their differences this week and are focusing on being a family? Of course!

But experience has also taught me that next Monday all hell will break loose in this office. Fights will happen, and family’s will fracture and break on Thanksgiving Day. So this is my prayer this year – that next Monday will be a slow, incredibly dull day and that tempers will be given time to cool before the lawyers are called.

(But would it be wrong to hope for a few real estate closings or something to keep my hands busy? I would imagine not. =)