You Know You're Becoming an OT When...

Is it just me, or does March appear to be FLYING by?  I cannot believe that we are half through this month already - and I am so thankful that it is treating us kinder than February! 

As I was trying to come with a topic to blog about, I picked up my American Journal of Occupational Therapy that I just got in the mail today and flipped through it for a bit. That's when I realized; I am an OT nerd.  These are the following criteria that I came upon that lead me to this self-diagnosis:

1. You know you're an OT nerd when you see research articles written on sensory integration and you say,   
out loud, "It's so good to see some research on Sensory Integration, there's not enough!"

2. You know you're on your way to becoming a true OT when you start scanning the authors of the articles, looking for names that you know or recognize.

3. You know you're an OT nerd (that loves horses) when you see an article on Equine-Assisted Therapies and you practically jump for joy out of the couch - then find yourself reading the article with more intensity than you read your text book.

4. You know you're an OT nerd (that dreams of owning your own practice) when you see an article about how AOTA has put out a challenge for OTs to dive into entrepreneurship.  You look up at your husband and say, "I can totally do this!"

...and the fifth way to tell when you are well on your way to becoming a true OT is when you find yourself sad once you've reached the end of the journal and find yourself already anticipating the next issue.

I'd say I'm in the correct field; what do you think?

Spring Break?

Believe it or not, Luke and I are currently on our spring break.  It seems far too early and far too cold to be spring break already.  Yet, so it is.   I cannot believe that it's Friday already - I have been planning on blogging all week (among finishing other things) and am just now getting a day at home to get it done.  My first day - all week - can you believe it?  I will say, however, that it has been so nice visiting family and friends during this time. I know that once classes start back up I will not have another break until August ...sigh... so I'm taking it all in!

Tonight, I will be heading back to J-Town for coffee with a dear friend of mine, whom I have not seen in what feels like FOREVER, and more time with my family.  My mom and I run our annual 5K in Brooklyn and we are gearing up for what may be the coldest Brooklyn 5K since we've been in it (started participating in this run in March of 06').  After that - it's off to ANOTHER baby shower of a close friend of mine.  Babies, babies, babies - seems like all of my friends are having them.  I'm so happy for them as I know they will all make great mommies!

I know that it has been some time since I last blogged - but time is a rare thing these days.  Especially the last few weeks.  Between getting really sick in the beginning of the month, case based (a very intense course I am enrolled in), midterms, and the already shortened month of February, it seems I had let almost a whole month go by without blogging.  Sorry to all my blog readers.  Yet, I haven't really felt like there has been much to report either.  I feel as if ya'll get tired of hearing the same ol', same ol', "Luke and I are busy with classes...Waiting to hear back about Luke's schooling at Findlay...Studying for a big test...blah blah blah" I apologize for the redundancy of this blog - however, it is our life right now.  I can't wait to blog about our wild vacations and adventures.  Or the new and exciting treatment options for occupational therapy and the exciting modalities I have used during treatment and so forth.  Maybe even blogging about motherhood someday...  So in the meantime, bear with me while I blog about school and life as a student/wife. 

This is our life right now - not so glamorous or exciting.  However, God has done amazing things for us in the past 2 years.  So I am certain that in the future, when school is finished, we will have exciting and amazing things to blog about!

Thank you to all of you who take the time to keep up with us and read my blog.  I not only use it as a modality for stress relief, but to keep all of you up to date with things over our way.  We appreciate all of the support, encouragement and prayers...please keep them coming as they light the fire that keeps us going!

Love,
The Butters'