The week that got away
Its been another week that has slipped by. Well, no, not really slipped. More like breezed by. I don't know, I'm no good with metaphors and allegorys.
Needless to say the week was tremendesly busy. There was a lot of preparatory work that went into my volunteer activities advising in service as chairperson for Club Otaku. I experimented with charting my time spent with R&D and I clocked in well over 9 hours that week!
However, I really find that I love what I am doing. These gives me quite the satisfaction that I feel when I work for pay, engage in my personal hobbies, or go out for drinks with friends and family. I actually find myself quite tested to overcome some of my own personal challenges, while doing club related work.
My accomplishments have included revamping and structuring the website related to the club. I was procrastinating on it for quite a few months. Other things included orchestrating things so the club members could have a really nice time planning and implementing their first party.
In the truest sense I have become an Otaku mama to the fledgling Otaku in our community. As with my own kiddos I make it my business to scaffold their development. Team building is one of the goals for any group.
The club meets every thursday. October 29 was our scheduled Cosplay Party. Each person had to choose an item to bring to the party and sign their name to their chosen item. This way we wouldn't have twenty bags of Doritos...yuck!
While there were those who were overly enthusiastic about things. Most were quite serious about doing their best. There were one or two who didn't bring in their items and found the result to be rather devasting as the club depended on the item to complement the meals. ie cups and forks.
Of course, I refused to be involved anymore than giving them the responsibility, the right and the authority to solve their own problems. I would simply back them up when other adults misunderstand the mission. Make sure they were safe physically and psychosocially.
Problems were solved as the forgetful young Otaku went back out to buy the missing items. It was a good lesson for all the members. They organized themselves to tasks. Others set up gaming stations for dueling...others browsed manga and gaming magazines. We simultaneously broadcasted anime a member brought for viewing. We had a few new members of which I assigned our most energetic person the task of public relations and unofficial greeter.
On a personal level the rest of the week was chaperoning my young adult children to their anime club party, book club "pizza and pages" party and closing with a WallMart adventure for new jeans. It was exhausting and a lot of fun.
Even though I wasn't there with them at the parties I felt somewhat drained. It was an exercise in practising how to let go of your child to do their own thing. I didn't realize how much of a milestone this would be for me as a parent, to let go. When all the conditions are right there is safety, knowledge and a feeling of emotional stability (trust) in a situation the next step is to give your young adult child room to expand. To go on their own to task and activity.
That was my personal accomplishment last week.
As for anime, I got part of my order of anime and manga: Otomen vol. 2, Fighting spirit vol.1, Hoop Days vol.1,Sugar vol.1, and X vols. 1-3.
Oh and as a bonus, I find out that I won the random Halloween give away contest on the Otaku Social Network.
Yay me. That rocks my socks
Next time photo posts of the week.
Websites mentioned:
http://clubotakuny.webs.com/
Needless to say the week was tremendesly busy. There was a lot of preparatory work that went into my volunteer activities advising in service as chairperson for Club Otaku. I experimented with charting my time spent with R&D and I clocked in well over 9 hours that week!
However, I really find that I love what I am doing. These gives me quite the satisfaction that I feel when I work for pay, engage in my personal hobbies, or go out for drinks with friends and family. I actually find myself quite tested to overcome some of my own personal challenges, while doing club related work.
My accomplishments have included revamping and structuring the website related to the club. I was procrastinating on it for quite a few months. Other things included orchestrating things so the club members could have a really nice time planning and implementing their first party.
In the truest sense I have become an Otaku mama to the fledgling Otaku in our community. As with my own kiddos I make it my business to scaffold their development. Team building is one of the goals for any group.
The club meets every thursday. October 29 was our scheduled Cosplay Party. Each person had to choose an item to bring to the party and sign their name to their chosen item. This way we wouldn't have twenty bags of Doritos...yuck!
While there were those who were overly enthusiastic about things. Most were quite serious about doing their best. There were one or two who didn't bring in their items and found the result to be rather devasting as the club depended on the item to complement the meals. ie cups and forks.
Of course, I refused to be involved anymore than giving them the responsibility, the right and the authority to solve their own problems. I would simply back them up when other adults misunderstand the mission. Make sure they were safe physically and psychosocially.
Problems were solved as the forgetful young Otaku went back out to buy the missing items. It was a good lesson for all the members. They organized themselves to tasks. Others set up gaming stations for dueling...others browsed manga and gaming magazines. We simultaneously broadcasted anime a member brought for viewing. We had a few new members of which I assigned our most energetic person the task of public relations and unofficial greeter.
On a personal level the rest of the week was chaperoning my young adult children to their anime club party, book club "pizza and pages" party and closing with a WallMart adventure for new jeans. It was exhausting and a lot of fun.
Even though I wasn't there with them at the parties I felt somewhat drained. It was an exercise in practising how to let go of your child to do their own thing. I didn't realize how much of a milestone this would be for me as a parent, to let go. When all the conditions are right there is safety, knowledge and a feeling of emotional stability (trust) in a situation the next step is to give your young adult child room to expand. To go on their own to task and activity.
That was my personal accomplishment last week.
As for anime, I got part of my order of anime and manga: Otomen vol. 2, Fighting spirit vol.1, Hoop Days vol.1,Sugar vol.1, and X vols. 1-3.
Oh and as a bonus, I find out that I won the random Halloween give away contest on the Otaku Social Network.
Yay me. That rocks my socks
Next time photo posts of the week.
Websites mentioned:
http://clubotakuny.webs.com/