Blog 6

 This week, I have been continuing on with making the Jack-O'-lantern hat for my daughter. I think I have made a mistake somewhere. I don't know why else it would look all ruffly like that. Oh well! It'll make it look more pumpkin-like. I hope to finish it this week. This week was a bit harder for me, considering the amount of assignments we had. 

This week, when thinking of the transactional relationship between the self and occupation, I found a few ways in which this applies to myself and my occupation. The article mentioned that the way we participate in our occupations creates a transaction with the self and time, as well as our context. I have noticed that for myself, especially when considering time, I either let time dictate when I do everything, or I dictate how I spend my time to ensure I can do what I would like to do. This to me is a transactional relationship. 

I think that when choosing my occupation, I took my self-knowledge into account. I know that I prefer crafty occupations, which is why I chose crochet as my occupation. I think I also perceive myself as someone who would be successful in crafting.

I also chose my occupation because I love to do things that have a physical object for the outcome. I have always known that, hence why I have been a cake decorator, sewer, and painter. With this being said, my occupation has become a servant to me. Not only do I get the end result of a finished project, which helps me to feel fulfilled, but I get an intense amount of stress relief from crochet. It may also be a mirror, seeing as I think it reflects my creative personality.