Week 10 Pine candle

 This week I made a pine scented candle. This was my last scent on hand, and I don't really want to buy more fragrance oil, so I think I'm going to find new things to experiment with instead of different fragrances. For starters, I haven't lit all of the candles yet, so I need to do that and compare the different scents. I lit my trader joe candle once, and from that it seems like the strength is comparable to my homemade candles, but for all of them it is pretty low. I think I prefer larger candles with a stronger scent, like the ones from Bath and Body works. 

It is kind of fun to apply these concepts we are learning about in our own lives. If I were to just pick a new hobby, I would not be stopping to think about what it means and how it influences my life, etc. In terms of starting a new occupation, I didn't have complete autonomy since it was required for school, and school continues to be an external motivation to continue this new occupation. However, compared to more typical school assignments, this one was very open ended which allowed space for self-determination and autonomy. It is fun to be able to get to do something just because I want to do it. I've mentioned this in past blogs, but by nature of being school related, my internal motivation to do my occupation of candle making is decreased. Part of this is the feeling that I have to do something conflicts with wanting to do it. Another aspect of this is that when I am overwhelmed with school it is hard to do any of my fun or meaningful occupations. I feel guilty doing things I enjoy when I have homework I should be doing. The irony of this is I probably would be more motivated to do school work if I gave myself opportunities to do other things I enjoy.