A Sense of Accomplishment
Yesterday, I posted about a to-do list. Something I like to do to make myself feel organized. I am pleased to report that I finished almost everything on yesterday's to-do list, and I am feeling good about my day.
I spent my day alone, cleaning and organizing. As I have repeatedly said on this blog, I am a packrat of a person, so cleaning and organizing often takes me several days. I am constantly on a quest for being organized in my home life and would love to be a minimalist, but just can't bring myself to throw away my notes from school or give away my textbooks. This contributes to my packrattiness. (Gee, for some reason, spell-check doesn't like that word! It suggests attractiveness instead.)
I get a sense of accomplishment when the bathrooms are clean, when you can see lots of carpet, and when the dishes are completely finished.
It interests me that, while I am a messy housekeeper, I am an organized therapist. My work space has more organization than my home space. I cannot function when things are too disorganized in my work space. So, I organize, label, arrange, and rearrange my space to accommodate my needs at work.
In the next several months, my facility is getting ready for a major renovation. I am not going to be going back to my current music room when the renovation is finished - this distresses me as it seems to indicate that my beautiful 29' by 17' spacious room will be replaced by a small, cramped area that will not offer the same opportunities that I have at this time. I also get to spend the next contract year doing cart-based music therapy while sharing a small closet area with the Art therapist and my intern. Things will change.
I am hoping that I will continue to feel a sense of accomplishment as I am trying to figure out how to safely transport instruments and materials all over the campus. I hope that I will have many meaningful music therapy moments as I have to rethink the use of music as a therapeutic modality with my clients.
We will have a graduation ceremony today for one student who is leaving our facility. This ceremony also leads to a sense of accomplishment as we watch one of the clients that has been with us for several years move into adult programming. Over the past few years, we have discovered that this student, while nonverbal, communicates very effectively. He likes to dance, especially to the song, YMCA, and gets real enjoyment out of being in the music therapy session. It is with pride, joy, and sorrow that we say goodbye to this young man today. (We will be dancing the YMCA after he has officially graduated, by the way!!)
Today, I can leave home knowing that things are pretty well organized and ready for my return. I hope that you have such a sense of accomplishment in your life.
I spent my day alone, cleaning and organizing. As I have repeatedly said on this blog, I am a packrat of a person, so cleaning and organizing often takes me several days. I am constantly on a quest for being organized in my home life and would love to be a minimalist, but just can't bring myself to throw away my notes from school or give away my textbooks. This contributes to my packrattiness. (Gee, for some reason, spell-check doesn't like that word! It suggests attractiveness instead.)
I get a sense of accomplishment when the bathrooms are clean, when you can see lots of carpet, and when the dishes are completely finished.
It interests me that, while I am a messy housekeeper, I am an organized therapist. My work space has more organization than my home space. I cannot function when things are too disorganized in my work space. So, I organize, label, arrange, and rearrange my space to accommodate my needs at work.
In the next several months, my facility is getting ready for a major renovation. I am not going to be going back to my current music room when the renovation is finished - this distresses me as it seems to indicate that my beautiful 29' by 17' spacious room will be replaced by a small, cramped area that will not offer the same opportunities that I have at this time. I also get to spend the next contract year doing cart-based music therapy while sharing a small closet area with the Art therapist and my intern. Things will change.
I am hoping that I will continue to feel a sense of accomplishment as I am trying to figure out how to safely transport instruments and materials all over the campus. I hope that I will have many meaningful music therapy moments as I have to rethink the use of music as a therapeutic modality with my clients.
We will have a graduation ceremony today for one student who is leaving our facility. This ceremony also leads to a sense of accomplishment as we watch one of the clients that has been with us for several years move into adult programming. Over the past few years, we have discovered that this student, while nonverbal, communicates very effectively. He likes to dance, especially to the song, YMCA, and gets real enjoyment out of being in the music therapy session. It is with pride, joy, and sorrow that we say goodbye to this young man today. (We will be dancing the YMCA after he has officially graduated, by the way!!)
Today, I can leave home knowing that things are pretty well organized and ready for my return. I hope that you have such a sense of accomplishment in your life.
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