My Grown Up Christmas List

Me, Justin, Eric, and Levi with Santa -- just love our clothes and hair!!

Every year I make a Christmas list of things I want or need and then send it to my mother. It usually contains completely ridiculous wants: a new car, peace on Earth, or my very own husband. My mom usually will chuckle and then say "really, what do you want?"

This year I was making the list and I noticed it is a big reflection on how my life is changing. In the past few months, I have resisted the idea of being an adult. Sure, I follow through with adult responsibilities but I have always felt like a semi-adult. This has all changed with the occurrence of applying for my LCSW license. For me, this is a right of passage into the adult world. I have procrastinated (until last week) getting in all of the licensure materials since I was not sure if I was ready for this step in my life.

As I was making my list, I realized that they were all items that I would use for work and specifically for a private practice. This must mean that I am getting closer to being a full-time adult. However, this is a paradox since all of the items were children's toys/ books. No matter how hard I try to grow up it seems that I will always be a Toys R' Us kid.

My Wish List

1. The Healing Power of Play: Working with Abused Children (Paperback)by Eliana Gil
2. Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good day by Judith Viorst and Ray Cruz
3. Sometimes I Drive My Mom Crazy, but I Know She's Crazy About Me: A Self-Esteem Book for Overactive and Impulsive Children (Paperback) by Lawerence Shapiro
4. 101 Favorite Play Therapy Techniques by Heidi Kaduson
5. The Adolescent Psychotherapy Treatment Planner (Paperback) by Arthur E., Jr. Jongsma (Author), L. Mark Peterson (Author), William P. McInnis (Author), Timothy J., Ph. D. Bruce(Editor)
6. Creative Interventions for Troubled Children & Youth by Liana Lowenstein (Paperback)
7. Legos
8. Talking, Feeling, Doing game
9. Chess/checkers
10. Dress up clothes
11. Sandtray figurines

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