Creative ways to achieve balance
October 24, 2012
by Kendra
It’s the middle of the semester which means mid-terms, papers, and presentations hitting us like a tidal wave. Students start showing up in pajamas with dark shadows under their eyes. Backpacks appear fuller and heavier and there’s always someone staring intently at a laptop in a corner or empty classroom.
It is during times like these that I absolutely love my zany cohort. Last week a classmate decided to introduce arbitrary color coordination day. One day each week we all dress up in a color or pattern for absolutely no reason other than we can. Last week was blue.
It really makes no sense why we do this and why we all seem to enjoy attempting to get 45 people to match outfits, but it’s a great way to have fun and de-stress for a few minutes or hours. When we learned about balance in our Health Promotion and Wellness class, we talked about eating healthy meals, getting enough rest, and finding leisure time within a working day. Shockingly the textbooks don’t mention that matching outfits helps you find balance. 😊 And yet, it does. It is something to laugh about, something we all share (in addition to the shared stress about tests and papers) and for a brief moment the stress disappears and we are just friends being silly about arbitrarily coordinating.
Somehow this weird little tradition has become my favorite part of the week and a wonderful reminder of why I love OT school!
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