Christmas... Time to get Crafty!

DIY Bird Nest pendant necklaces by Sarah Ortega

DIY Rope Bangles by Martha Stewart

From what I remember, I loved doing arts and crafts when I was a kid in elementary school. And as I grew older, I still enjoyed learning origami, and would make the red and green paper chains and random crafts to decorate our home and tree for the Christmas holidays. As a young teenager, I spent quite a bit of time learning to make different types of friendship bracelets. (I guess that's pretty typical hobby for young girls.) Even as a young adult, crafts have been something that I enjoy. But now I only do it for others. The past few years in university were very busy, but I've made cards,  scrapbooks and gift boxes for friends. (Disclaimer, I made them to the best of my abilities. I am definitely no Martha Stewart.) I love the opportunity to   get creative and make a one-of-a-kind gift to show my appreciation for their presence in my life. ^_^

DIY Charlie Brown Ornaments by Jessica

This year for Christmas, I am an unemployed student (I worked during high school and a majority of my undergrad). My close friends are also still students, so some of us have decided to make it a hand-made gift exchange this year. I am SUPER excited because it's something I've always done... but only on random occasions. I've looked up some nifty craft ideas (you can see that jewelry and ornaments are of particular interest to me ;P) that I might use for my friends... or just to make for myself if I have time over the break. =)

Makes me think that I'm going back to my "roots": as a little girl and as an OT! (I just had an exam that required me to study some history of OT, and arts and crafts was our expertise back in the 1920s!)

DIY Embroidered Gift Box from Etsy

You know when you think back to what you wanted to be when you were a kid? Child me always wanted to be a teacher. But now that I think about how this handmade gift exchange has got me so excited... and how I've been crafty since my childhood... maybe I have always wanted to be an OT! Hahah... XD

"What are you Not doing now that you'd Like to be doing?"

Lazying around... When I should be studying.

The title of this post is a question that OTs may find themselves asking their client in an initial assessment. I haven't used this particular question with my volunteer clients in practice interviews, but I really like how the wording is casual. It makes you think about what you can do for yourself to improve your current circumstance right? I also think it's relative to each and every one of us, no matter what stage of life we are in. =)

At the moment, my answer would be: Studying. Hahaha. XD My first exam is at the end of this week and I find myself doing a little blogging...