Under Construction - MHWA Retreat

Been meaning to do this one since it seems interesting and I happened to pop by the forum to see it-I'm assuming it's not ranking them from 1-10, but each is an individual rating....

Family (other than romantic relationships or parenting)- My first reaction- what does that leave? Oh, aunts, uncles, etc. Eh, yeah. I mean, I love them but for the most part it's not really something openly expressed in our culture. My research lead (she's from Hong Kong so she gets it ) put it pretty well- Asian (Chinese, I don't know about others?) parents don't usually get all physical and affectionate when they show their love. It's more of a making sure you're fed, you're in good health, you're doing well in life, etc type of showing their love. Sooo maybe a 8. It also depends on which families we're talking about I suppose.

Romantic relationships (marriage, life partners, dating and so on) Full disclosure- I'm still trying to figure out what's happening with Mr. CG (the cute guy crush I've talked about for, like, 3 years now so, like, 3? for now. It's not really something at the top of my current priorities

Parenting I don't have kids. I teach kids and I have multiple young cousins, and those little ones mean the world to me, but yeah, no biological kids. 0

Friends and social life I love my friends. I love seeing them around campus and having a quick word with them, or chatting at coffee hour. Introspectively, I can be a social butterfly. I just... choose not to? I'm lazy? I don't know. I do know I don't have a social life, though. 7 as well I could honestly make more of an effort, but eh for now.

Work/Career I just applied for Kids' Corner, which is an after school program at the district I attended school in. I'm hoping it'll give me a foot in the door for when I'm ready to be a teacher? The curriculum director at the Chinese School where I currently work is also a middle school teacher in the district and I really respect her- she seems to know her stuff- even if she hasn't taught young kids before, she knows how to teach. 9

Education, training, and knowledge Eugh, school. My main "job" right now is a student- a full-time student. and I'm about to graduate after this quarter, which also means I need to write that freakin' thesis. It's a little problematic because the advisor was too busy in fall quarter to do much with my writing, and she didn't give me any corrections until the beginning of/mid-January. My first deadline with her was before Thanksgiving. I rate this a 10, though. Just because it's supposed to be my job right now.

Recreation, hobbies, and fun WDC itself falls into this category... also I've been fighting with Adobe and its products these past few days, which makes it not-so-fun to be doing my hobbies. I haven't done much physical activities in terms of hobbies, like the knotting I loved doing years ago, but I'm hoping to get back into it once school is out. I'm gonna rate this an 8. Partly, my hobbies help pay for me to be on here.

Spirituality and religion another eugh. I'm not going to get too detailed here, but that's always a sensitive/irritating topic for me to discuss. If it comes up again with a more specific question, I'll consider going more in-depth, but let's just say it was something I was born into and I'm not sure, after 22 years of being in it, if it's something I want to continue seriously. depending on my mood, I would honestly say this could go anywhere from 3 to 6.

Citizenship and community life- another As in volunteer work?
I used to do volunteer work but not anymore. I enjoy being part of a community and such, but as it is, I don't do much about it. I'll give this a 2.

Self care (exercise, diet, relaxation, and so on)- This would probably be a 10. I'm really (probably overly) self-conscious of what I eat, how much of it, and when I exercise and how many calories I burn in sessions. :| I'm also aware that I get sick if sleep is lacking, which means at least 8-9 solid hours every night- and that's always a goal. Honestly, I don't "relax" much, unless it's watching TV while I shower or eat, or something. I do watch alot of TV, though- probably more than the average person- to where I finished 20 seasons of SVU in about 1 1/2 years.

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