"What Do You Wish To Do One Day?", ask Jamie at http://jamieridlerstudios.ca. Such a good question and so many answers. One thing I know I wish to do, travel cross country with my children and my husband. I did this with my husband about 10 years ago and loved every second and can't wait to do it again but with better planning to make sure I get to experience all that I want to.
Another answer would be to have a career in something I love. This is one area that is going to be difficult! Mainly it's going to be difficult because I need to future out what it is that I truly want to do with my career. I have thoughts about going back to school for art therapy, natural health, aromatherapy, herbs, or for nutrition training. I have crazy thoughts about opening my own studio with a healthy cafe and shoppe. I think about doing more with flowers and gardening. Then I think about just being a social worker. I know that I will be going back to work sooner than I expect. My twins will be in school within the next couple of years, and at that time, I hope that I can actually get back into the work force and love what I do. I am trying to use this time that I am not working to figure out what I want to do with my life and hope that answering questions like this will help guide me to my love and passion!
"What Do You Wish To Do One Day?"
Amy
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Wishcasting Wednesday: What Do You Wish to Share
It's again Wednesday and I remembered to join in with Wishcasting Wednesday at http://www.jamieridlerstudios.ca. This week we are asked "What Do You Wish To Share?"
For a long time now, I have been looking for a way to share my love of creating and my love of my career as a social worker. I have tried to find a way to get continuing ed credits by taking conferences that are more creative driven vs. clinically driven. They all have a clinical component, but they also have a creative component too. I have taken an art therapy workshop, a journaling workshop, a yoga worksop, and next I am taking an art therapy for grief and loss next month.
After reading a couple of books, specifically "Craft Hope", I have been trying to find a way to craft for charity. I figured this would be a decent way to combine some community work (social work) and crafting (creating). I've been trying to find a way to go about doing it. I was hoping to start in my own community, but didn't know where to start. I was reading Facebook and saw a post about "Enchanted Makeovers" looking for dolls. I still have to create some and send them off, but I looked at the website and noticed that they have national chapters and my state is not listed. They are looking to have a chapter in more states, so I contacted Terry Grahl, the founder of "Enchanted Makeovers" and have a phone conference on Monday to talk about heading up a chapter in MA. I am a little nervous about this phone call. I haven't told my husband about it. I have sent e-mails to over chapter leaders hoping to get some inside info on what being a Chapter leader entails. I figured that this may be a good way to start to share my love of community (social work) and my love of creating. It would be an established program and I guess I would just be a liaison to the company for local people who have questions or donations for area shelters. I wish it was a paid position! I would love to have something like this as my job. I do think that this will be a great addition to my resume for when I have the ability to start my own type of program.
I don't want to be the person that has dream that never get fulfilled. I don't want to look back on my life and say "I wish I had followed my dreams and passions". I do like being a social worker, but I don't just want to do clinical work without creativity. I want to share my love of creativity with others as well as my love of social work, but more the community work of social work, not individual clinical work. I want to help my community by sharing my talents and gifts, both as a social worker and as a crafter!
What do you wish to share?
Amy
For a long time now, I have been looking for a way to share my love of creating and my love of my career as a social worker. I have tried to find a way to get continuing ed credits by taking conferences that are more creative driven vs. clinically driven. They all have a clinical component, but they also have a creative component too. I have taken an art therapy workshop, a journaling workshop, a yoga worksop, and next I am taking an art therapy for grief and loss next month.
After reading a couple of books, specifically "Craft Hope", I have been trying to find a way to craft for charity. I figured this would be a decent way to combine some community work (social work) and crafting (creating). I've been trying to find a way to go about doing it. I was hoping to start in my own community, but didn't know where to start. I was reading Facebook and saw a post about "Enchanted Makeovers" looking for dolls. I still have to create some and send them off, but I looked at the website and noticed that they have national chapters and my state is not listed. They are looking to have a chapter in more states, so I contacted Terry Grahl, the founder of "Enchanted Makeovers" and have a phone conference on Monday to talk about heading up a chapter in MA. I am a little nervous about this phone call. I haven't told my husband about it. I have sent e-mails to over chapter leaders hoping to get some inside info on what being a Chapter leader entails. I figured that this may be a good way to start to share my love of community (social work) and my love of creating. It would be an established program and I guess I would just be a liaison to the company for local people who have questions or donations for area shelters. I wish it was a paid position! I would love to have something like this as my job. I do think that this will be a great addition to my resume for when I have the ability to start my own type of program.
I don't want to be the person that has dream that never get fulfilled. I don't want to look back on my life and say "I wish I had followed my dreams and passions". I do like being a social worker, but I don't just want to do clinical work without creativity. I want to share my love of creativity with others as well as my love of social work, but more the community work of social work, not individual clinical work. I want to help my community by sharing my talents and gifts, both as a social worker and as a crafter!
What do you wish to share?
Amy
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
What To Do Next?
Last Wednesday, I was a told that my part time position of 15 hours had been cut from the budget. Needless to say, it feels very strange not to go to work. It's also a little disconcerting not to have an income coming in. I will be applying for unemployment, the first time ever, but it still feels weird. I posted on Facebook that I was laid off and one of my friends mentioned asking the universe for the same set up "ask and you shall receive". I honestly thought about that before she even commented about it. The other thing I thought about in the same vein is, maybe I should thing about doing something more creative. Maybe my unemployment checks will help to feed my family while I start working on a more creative endeavor than social work. The other ironic thing with regards to this is another Facebook comment from my husband's cousin. I have made a few new bags and am really enjoying sewing and posted a picture of a cute quick envelope clutch that I made for my husband's reunion. The comment was that I should make more and sell them. Maybe that is the next step I should be taking. Could the lay off be a blessing in disguise?
I have been wanting to open an etsy shop for a while. A bunch of friends either have one or have recently opened one. Is this the time now for me? I am so scared that it will fail, but what if it doesn't? What if I can find a good niche to get into? I have been wondering if a good niche would be the fusion of recycle/up-cycled and natural materials with new synthetic materials. First it would go with the whole trying to be green in my life, then using recycled materials would hopefully be cost effective, and given the whole push for others to go green, just maybe this would be a decent niche. It would also be the fusion of old and new. Should I look at another areanof creativity? Is this crazy on my part?
I am reall seriously considering doing this as well as doing craft fairs. I would love to have a partner in all of this, but I'm not sure who. Maybe having a partner is a bad idea. I guess I really need to make a decision and just go for it if I decide that I really want to do this! So as my Facebook friend said "just put it out to the universe, ask and you will receive!"
I am asking "should I use this time to try to follow one of my dreams and see if I can help to provide for my family using my creativity?"
Amy
I have been wanting to open an etsy shop for a while. A bunch of friends either have one or have recently opened one. Is this the time now for me? I am so scared that it will fail, but what if it doesn't? What if I can find a good niche to get into? I have been wondering if a good niche would be the fusion of recycle/up-cycled and natural materials with new synthetic materials. First it would go with the whole trying to be green in my life, then using recycled materials would hopefully be cost effective, and given the whole push for others to go green, just maybe this would be a decent niche. It would also be the fusion of old and new. Should I look at another areanof creativity? Is this crazy on my part?
I am reall seriously considering doing this as well as doing craft fairs. I would love to have a partner in all of this, but I'm not sure who. Maybe having a partner is a bad idea. I guess I really need to make a decision and just go for it if I decide that I really want to do this! So as my Facebook friend said "just put it out to the universe, ask and you will receive!"
I am asking "should I use this time to try to follow one of my dreams and see if I can help to provide for my family using my creativity?"
Amy
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