Friday, November 16, 2012

Pathway to thought process


Google is my friend….thought process. 
I was pretty sure when I began this process my thought process was the same with every situation I encounter.  Although with more complex situations the process and stages are a longer process or repeated several times. rinse and repeat =)  argh…

One thing that I have learned is that it is helpful to talk things through with co workers and the best husband in the world to sort through my feelings and my thoughts.  I just need to learn that my husband CANNOT read my thoughts...oops I guess I forgot that one.  Need to work on that communication...lol


For me it is a process to make the right decision I must rethink and think everything over and over.  I feel that when I am dealing with children and their families it is not something we should take lightly.  My thought process is the same for most decisions in my life big or small.   Maybe that is why I am mentally exhausted after a tough day at work…  I am sure my coworkers get sick of me (not really)(smirk). I like to get second, third and fourth opinions.  In the spirit of Thanksgiving I am very thankful for my co workers and they know who they are =)

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Pathways to left and right brain


    In reviewing the table and then looking at myself, I am more the left brain than the right brain.  I am not really that creative but I also think I pull some ideas from the right brain.  I am a very logical person I like facts and evidence to prove my ideas as there will be no issues with the decisions I make.

     When I was reviewing myself in regards to the list I chuckled to myself.  I have been on this journey of school for a long time now with some of my co-workers which I have become very close with and I am sure once they read the post they will say, “Yup that is sooo Crystal.”  It is in regards to my writing, I believe I have good knowledge of paragraphs and ideas and good flow of what I am trying to convey but my lack of technical ability lessens my ideas.  I am definitely more right brain in this matter than left brain.   This was proven when my English professor told me in front of the whole class that I was basically a “coma lover”…  He actually stated, “Crystal there will be no coma splices in your paper right.”  As embarrassing as it was…it still did not fix my coma splices.  The one good thing I have going is that in my circle of school and work friends I have at my disposal the grammar queen!  Thank you Deidra (cheesy grin)

     I like to think that I pull from both as I pull from both sides and adapt myself to the circumstances.  With further investigation into the left and right brain functions and taking a test it confirms that I am left brain dominant.  You can take the test here: http://www.intelliscript.net/test_area/questionnaire/questionnaire.cgi

Interesting to see how each side of the brain works!