WELL HELLO I AM BACK!

Back for another semester of blogging, exept this time for Participation in Occupation II wahoo!! This blog will be a little different from the last! I will be blogging about a particular activity I engage in at least two hours a week. What is this activity I hear you ask??
COOKING!


The pure reason is my love for cooking and the meaning behind it. Cooking is something that i engage in often and is an activity that brings people together. To enable me to choose cooking as my activity, i must engage in it at least two hours a week which is easy as it is something i enjoy!

Why did i choose cooking?

Cooking to me, is a very meaningful activity as I believe food is an essence to bringing people together. For example, cooking a delicious feast for a group of people (could be family, friends etc) will welcome them and bring them together. Living in a flat with four other girls, we each are designated a night to cook during the week. Preparing meals for one another is a time consuming task as we usually put a lot of effort in and we are all aware of the importance of eating a balanced diet.

Meal time at our flat is important for us all, as we are all busy students, meal times are usually the only times we can talk and chatter together. Being young females, this is obviously very important to us!! 

How is it used in Occupational Therapy?

Cooking can be part of survival for a human being. Without it, substantial meals will not be eaten regularly and humans could not survive. Cooking is an important activity of daily living, it can be something as simple as putting a piece of toast in the toaster. During my placement, I was involved in kitchen assessments done by patients. This was not only to examine their mobility around the kitchen, but to test if they were capable of cooking a substantial meal for themselves. Cooking is a meaningful activity that most humans want to be capable of doing.

Practical Considerations

To be able to cook it is important to have the correct ingredients and cooking facilities. We usually do our flat shops together and decide what we will make for tea that week to ensure we buy the correct ingredients. As we are all given a night a week to cook, it is our own responsibility to manage our time and study effectively so we have time to make a decent meal for the flat.