Comments on: Part Two: Goodbye, Crewel World.

By: Just Me

Just Me — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 23:57:48 +0000

Thanks for saying nice things about OT, from an OT. Psych OT is certainly one of the most fun professions ever, as the treatments are just fun.

By: Welcome to Schnozzfest, proud home of the leather arrow.

Welcome to Schnozzfest, proud home of the leather arrow. — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:25:55 +0000

[...] The brilliant Alexa, whom I consider indispensable in my social life because she allows me to IM her about Gilmore Girls episodes while I’m watching them on TiVo and does not complain when all I will say is “Oh no. Oh nooooo. Sit down and TALK? Sit down and TALK?!?! What are you–RORRRRRRRRRRRY! AGGGGGGGH!” even though she is in fact very busy at that time and nowhere near a television and also it is seven in the morning, wrote this post about the benefits of working with one’s hands. And I am here to say that I have recently discovered that the reason our entire nation is on antidepressants is because none of us are rolling out egg noodles anymore. I understand how crazy this theory seems, but examine the data. Chart it out. Year after year, fewer homemade noodles are being cut into strips and laid out to dry on kitchen countertops. Year after year, more people are turning to medication to control their depression. You could call this a coincidence, but frankly, you’re not a scientist and I think it’s best that you let a qualified noodle researcher make the conclusions here. [...]

By: Lauren

Lauren — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 06:45:41 +0000

I am a student in an occupational therapy program and I just found your website through NaBloPoMo. Everything you wrote is just what OT is about— I am glad that you found it and that it helped you. A big part of our education is learning how engaging in occupations and activities create meaning. It is fantastic to see it written so eloquently by someone who experienced it first hand. good luck!

By: TB

TB — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:21:07 +0000

There’s something about ostriches that I find strangely compelling. Their faces look so sentient or something.

Anyway, I’m looking forward to the conclusion of this tale.

By: Anne Glamore

Anne Glamore — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 22:05:17 +0000

LOVE this.

By: Mamma

Mamma — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 03:11:05 +0000

This is a great series. Please keep it going…

…and your paintings are wonderful!!!

By: Flicka

Flicka — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 17:42:25 +0000

Day programs helped Sarge, too. Not because they gave him any profound truths to hang on to but simply because, like you, they gave him a place to go and structure within his day. They helped lengthen the time between hospital visits.

I love the idea of you sitting in a cathedral at dawn, enjoying the quiet. They are such restful places, cathedrals.

And your art is wonderful, especially the ostritch one. (Apparently The Actually I have a lot in common.) Have you thought of displaying it outside the home and the blog? Seriously, I mean it.

Mental Health Trivia: The smell crayons realease as you color triggers a seratonin release in the brain, soothing the body and emotions. That’s why mental health establishments so often require patients to color.

By: Jessie

Jessie — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:36:29 +0000

I’m enjoying your story and the fact that you made it through to be able to write here. Your art is as good as your writing, which is, to say the last, wonderful.

By: Mollywogger

Mollywogger — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:07:46 +0000

I love your art. And I am lucky enough to have my very own personalized piece of it.

By: Megs

Megs — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:36:10 +0000

I don’t have a comment. I just wanted to say that your writing is brave and open, hilarious and smart, and I enjoy reading you every single day.