For my mentor meeting this meeting we talked how my research is developing well and how I might even have too much information. We set the goal for finishing the dining room plan this week, and the drawing on the weekend. As well as starting the kitchen plan, which I think will take the longest. We then did the WISE marking period self evaluation, where I'm doing well in all aspects, but don't have a ton of hands on posts. We expect this part will happen all at once after I start doing the drawings. Last we talked about the "gleaning from pass" assignment and how one thing I learned from the student's project I graded was how sharing your feelings on the project is important.
I'm now going to share my feelings, which I actually struggle with. Talking about myself, the problems I face, and what I'm happy about is something I don't feel super comfortable doing. It just seems like a waste of my time and who ever is reading, that's not why we are here but I'm going to try too so I can have a well rounded journal. I'm happy with my project, every step for me is exciting, and I'm really enjoying what I'm learning. I have always loved doing research which is weird I know but I have since I was a kid. I used to do research and easy when I was a kid on random animals or events for absolutely no reason except to do research. At 8 I would print out pages of information, and go sit in the forest and write an essay; I was a freak. But now doing research on these rooms is awesome. I love history and having a plan so being able to creatively plan the restoration of a house I control completely is such a great project for me.
Because of my love for research I think I have been going a bit overboard in being a detailed overachiever. Its taking me longer to get started on rooms because of this. I don't have the hours a day I would like to just focus on this because I work 5 days a week and have school. That's a bit of a challenge because my project is a little ambitious, but I love a challenge. If there was one thing I would change about this project is how I have not actually visited the house. I really want to go take my own pictures, unfortunately California is a little far.
So Maeve, I'm really glad to see that you took the challenge to articulate your feelings in your journal. Although it may seem strange and as you indicate, "pointless," striving to communicate your feelings about your work is vital to self-understanding, and self-understanding is vital to functioning well in life! It's cool to see that you've had years of "searching for research treasure" and creativity. It's valuable to learn that you enjoy this work--what you might try to articulate is the why--WHY do you enjoy it? Unpack that.
ReplyDeleteOn another note, I don't know if you watch HGTV, but I think you should watch this woman's show "Rehab Addict:" http://www.hgtv.com/shows/rehab-addict . I'm confident you'll enjoy it! Ms. L