Millennial. Mom. OT. And everything in between
Staying positive can be hard in difficult situations. Now, more than ever, the whole world is struggling to find hope in the midst of this pandemic. Families and individuals, who have had symptoms, exposure and the sickness itself, fervently pray for a negative test result. And we join them to hope for positive outcomes.
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(Credits to Netflix for all images in this post.)
Before the lockdown, I binge-watched Modern Family, all 10 seasons, on Netflix. It was just an impulse click. I was just looking for a light-hearted comedy series to unwind to in my rare mom me-time.
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I would like to start by briefly discussing SI. Sensory Integration is a theory we use, as OTs, to manage children’s behaviors, feelings, learning and other difficulties in everyday activities. It tells us how our brain processes information from our body and environment.
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Today is Day 30 of the ECQ (Enhanced Luzon Quarantine in the Philippines due to Covid-19). There are barely 3 more weeks to stay indoors. If you (or any other mom you know) still haven’t gotten a clue on what to do in the house, here is a list:
This is a given even before the quarantine started. When everyone is at home, its an automatic bonding time with the kids, not because you ask them to bond with you but because they tend to be glued to you whatever they or you are getting busy with.
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After several attempts to purchase a home, my husband and I finally decided to materialize it on our 8th year together. Since the husband is an engineer, we opted to buy a lot so he can get his hands on in building the structure we’d call our home. We were able to fully pay for an 88-square-meter in a never-heard, quite-isolated subdivision in Laguna for less than 500k. After around 5 months of waiting, we were ecstatic when we finally got the title! We celebrated with unlimited rice in Mang Inasal’s 🙂
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(Credits to 16personalities.com for the Advocate image)
To start my blog, I would like to add an extension to my About Me page and talk about my personality (based on my personality test result). I’ve taken the Myers Briggs Type Indicator test for the fourth time today. I took it within approximately 6 months apart. On the first 2 occasions, I got INFJ-A result and on the next 2, including today, I got INFJ-T. So, I am, certainly, an INFJ and I belong to about 1.5 to 3% of the population (at least, of the ones who took the test).
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