Success doesn’t always start with confidence. Sometimes it starts with simply deciding to back yourself, even when you’re unsure. In a world full of opinions, comparison, and self-doubt, believing in your own abilities can feel harder than ever. But backing yourself is what pushes you to take chances, speak up, chase goals, and grow into the person you want to become. This blog is all about learning to trust yourself, embrace your strengths, and keep showing up for your dreams, even when things feel uncertain.



Today's blog topic is about how I back myself.
I am a superstar and l am very confident in the things I do but sometimes things can get a little tricky. At the start of this year I joined the Reach Employment Program where we run a cafe, it was very scary at the start because everything was new to me. I encouraged myself to show up and learn with the support of Sheridan Steph and Chanel, I've learnt so many things like making coffee, servicing customers, and giving change. I love making coffee and I know that even when things can be scary I can do it because I'm amazing. On Thursday's in media I can get pretty nervous interviewing people in front of the camera, but I make sure I do it and I'm so proud of myself after.
I make sure I help around the house because I'm the best daughter. I like helping mum do the dishes, cleaning my room and looking after my dog Bella Boo. I know that I am very capable to do these things and I enjoy it.
I will always back myself and believe in myself because I'm amazing.
This is Princess Claire signing off, see you next week.


Honestly I struggle with backing myself, I lack confidence, I’m not sure if it is due to my disability or the bullying I have endured in my life, or maybe it’s because I have a lot of empathy for other people and I care for them more than myself.
But in saying that I’m in my thirties, and I’m now learning with the help of my support workers and other supports on my side, how to back myself. I’m learning how to have more confidence within myself. It’s a tough learning lesson and it’ll probably take ages to learn. One of my biggest confidence boosts I had was when I had someone on my side to get my drivers license. As far as I knew I couldn’t do it, but the person on my side had confidence in me and told me how my life would change, and the freedom I’ll get. It did take me until I was 31/32 to actually pass my license and I couldn’t be happier. 
Another backing myself situation was maybe when I was 26/27 when I asked for help for my mental health, because I knew what I was feeling and thinking back then wasn’t right. So I asked for help, again. I did that on my own, but again I’m happy I did it because I had people helping me and believing in me when I couldn’t.
Since then, I have had several different people on my side, and sometimes I take one step forward, two steps back, but that’s okay. As long as you’ve got people who support and guide you to keep going forward.
I know this blog is about backing yourself and having confidence, but I’m actually okay to say that I don’t have much confidence.  I’m still learning how to back myself and it’s okay to go at a slow pace, life isn’t a race.  Because it’s everyone’s first time living, we are all learning everyday.  
I don’t 100% back myself or have a lot of confidence, but again I’m happy to say this. Without all of the supports from when I was 27 until now, I would probably still be a turtle hiding my head in its shell.
So it’s okay to have people helping you to believe in yourself and to gain confidence and to help you to back yourself. 
Haley.


I am brave, and I am confident. Escalators are scary for me, or should I say they were scary for me. They aren’t so scary now. At the start of the year, when I’d go on the escalators, I would hold Sheridan’s hand. Sometimes I wouldn’t get on at all, it was really hard to take that first step onto the escalator. Sometimes we’d need to take a different way, like a lift or a ramp, but not anymore! I prefer to go on the escalators now.
Sheridan encourages me to go on the escalators. She reminds me to tell myself, “I am brave.” Sheridan would tell me I am safe, I am capable, and I can do it!
Now I get on the escalators by myself. I tell myself I am brave. It’s not so scary anymore, and I’m happy to use the escalators to get to see more shops. I like to do it by myself now, but I do still like having Sheridan next to me.
I am very confident in saying I am brave and taking that step onto the escalator by myself. I even got on before Sheridan last week!
When I go on the escalators with my mum, I still hold her hand. I still like to hold her hand. Next, I’d like to work on going by myself with my mum. I also hold my sister’s hand, and I’d like to try not holding her hand too.
Sometimes if I overthink it too much, it’s hard to get on. So it’s good to be confident and brave, take the first step, and get on the escalator!
This is Ronalda signing off. Keep following along for my journey.


I like my work and I like to hangout with my friends because they’re nice people.  I have fun with my good friend, sometimes they’re troublemakers but I do have fun with Daz at the movies.  Best for a scary movie just like Daz. He jump three times. I can’t wait for next year, all my family go to Hawaii this will be fun and beautiful outside and beautiful water like a clean beach of course so we will have nice food. 
TJ.


I would like to start my blog by saying that I’m backing myself by doing this blog today, as I am currently writing this blog while travelling to the airport. Just because I am not at blogging, doesn’t mean I can’t participate in blogging. 
I know that I can do the things that I love and I can also do the things that I may not be as enthusiastic to do. I just need to give it a go and use kind words towards myself, and I will get through it! 
In life I think everyone is battling something. Unknowingly we are all battling together and facing adversity in our own unique ways. It can be a bit of a challenge and at times it’s like you are continuously battling and feeling like you’re alone in this battle. Please know that even when you feel alone that you’re not alone and you are loved my friend.
I know that when I’m faced with adversity that I can always ask for help and advice to get through it, my strength is in the way I deal with anything that gets thrown my way and knowing that I have support and can support others. While I am much better at standing up for and helping  others, I know that I deserve to be heard and am worthy of everything good and kind in life. As is everyone else in this world.
Backing myself and others in any situation is important because there are many times in my past that I, and others have been dismissed especially when it comes to mental health and having a disability. I find that speaking up for myself and kind self-talk is helpful in these situations. I know that I’m brave, strong, worthy, enough and important in this life. No one person is more deserving or more important in this life. 
If something is wrong or unfair towards myself or anyone else my voice will be heard! While I feel it’s important to lead with kindness and encourage myself and others, I will not be made to feel like I’m not worthy of having my voice heard. 
Thank you for reading our blogs! Sending you our readers love and kindness! 
Your friend, 
Shan.

Monday I was really good for making the 3D animation this is the first time for last year so I drawing the character to make sure looks like the Minecraft animation from Villager News.  I was so clever to do things, but the walk cycle is very long to do that but I'm so clever. On Tuesday I ask my teacher Sam and guess what, I’m going to make something like Tim Burton but first I need the big clay figurines from the stop motion. I need the set up to make sure it’s spooky and I’m going to be clever to do that, but it is so long to make things. We went to the Fountain Gate to buy some stuff from JB-HIFI buy many cd's and I like buying many games, all that stuff.
We are trying for driving practice test on a week off, I will back myself to try my best.  
Korey.


Dear readers, this weeks topic is about confidence being key. Let me start by telling you about how confidence is key in anything you do. 
Readers I have a question, what do you think I mean when I say confidence is key? 
I remember so many times I needed to be my own cheerleader and gave myself a confidence  booster, like the first time I started to learn to drive or when I got my new job at Rosebud RSL. I told myself “I’ve got this” and to breathe but sometimes I still feel anxious which I know is ok.
Readers, I have another question, did you ever need to be your own cheerleader?
Written by Charlotte.

My idea and fun today is working on my designs and clothing range. This is my happy place where I feel confident in knowing I am making what I love and sharing with the community.
My growth in confidence by being able to do this has made my life different.
Ben 2.

Dear readers, how are you? Today’s topic is being able to feel comfortable in my space, and how I back myself when I am not feeling comfortable.  
I remember when I went to the hair salon to have my hair coloured, it was going to be purple because this is my favourite colour but they had to bleach my hair first. I sat at the hairdressers for 2 hrs, but I know that when my hair is done I will be so happy and feel beautiful and confident. So I did it anyway and am so glad I did.
I also remember when I was told that I was going to get braces on my teeth and that I felt very anxious not knowing what to expect. I went to the Royal Dental Hospital in Melbourne. My mum and I were there for a few hours and once they were on I felt a little sore in my mouth, but knowing that this will help with my teeth I was happy I had it done.  I had to have medication before and afterwards for the discomfort and pain, which would last just a week or two. Here I backed myself because I knew the outcome would be worth it. 
Now not only do I love my hair style and braces I feel so confident and happy, but still getting used to the braces.  
Readers, I shared some of the things I've overcome now tell me yours: what's something you thought you couldn't do but conquered? let us know in the comments below we would love to know.  
Thank you for reading my blog. This is Beth with a new hair style and more confidence each day. Love life, love yourself and love others.

This is how I encourage myself:-
I love my job. I stay motivated by keeping my hands busy and pulling things apart.
I have been at the tip for a few years now. I wasn’t nervous at first and have only enjoyed it more and more. I work best by pulling things apart and then putting it all back together again, it helps me to learn. I have a mechanical mind.
I back myself everyday. And people who I work with are also encouraging of me when I say “l know what I am doing”
Nick

Breakfast for dinner,some people think it’s the best idea ever, while others believe breakfast foods should stay in the morning! From pancakes and bacon to cereal, eggs, and toasties, “brinner” has become a fun and popular meal choice for many families. But is it just a lazy dinner option, or could breakfast foods actually make the perfect evening meal? Today’s blog will explore why people love breakfast for dinner, the best foods to include, and whether it’s something worth trying more often.

​For breakfast my favourite bread is raisin bread, it is so nice and sweet. I have that all the time, but raisin bread for dinner that is strange for dinner.
For dinner my favourite is steak sandwich and it is so delicious.
For lunch my favourite sandwich is a jaffle, it’s got ham and cheese in it and it is so good I will not have a jaffle for dinner it is so disgusting, only lunch.
For breakfast we have a pancake for breakfast and has got sugar and lemon in it and it is so good.
For dinner we having chicken wraps for dinner which has tomato, cheese and lettuce but is so delicious for me. 
For dinner I will be having pizza for dinner and I save something for lunch. Today I have chicken schnitzel and I have barbecue sauce in it and it is always tasting good.
On dinner we having the chicken Parma for dinner, and it was so good I do that in the restaurant.
From Korey.


Sometimes I eat with my family and sometimes I eat my dinner by myself in my room because I can watch a movie in my room it’s really good to eat as I watch the movie.  Also, what about dinner with friends it’s a good place to go and hangout with friends every month on a Tuesday and sometimes with another program. I don’t do dinner in the morning, breakfast at night time only. 
From your friend TJ.


I don’t believe any foods should have strict rules around when you are allowed to have them, it just seems really restrictive and in all honesty completely uncalled for. Clearly that sentence tells you exactly where I stand for this blog topic. Which is, would you have breakfast food for dinner? The short answer is yes I would. I don’t think we should limit breakfast foods to a certain time as I believe that you can have whatever brings you joy for breakfast, lunch and dinner. 
Breakfast foods, I think are great for anytime and I mean ANYTIME.
I think because I have grown up around people who have breakfast foods like cereal or raisin toast for dinner or supper, it’s just becomes normal for me. Though I’m sure I’ve taken it a step further by having breakfast foods all day and sometimes the same thing for each meal because, why not? 
Shaking up when you have breakfast foods can also bring lots of good little memories to our lives, for example my Grandad excitedly ordering a big breakfast plate for lunch at a cafe. I find myself getting excited when a menu says “all day breakfast”. It just feels so good to be able to have scrambled eggs for lunch. 
I love that breakfast food brings me so much joy and makes life a little more exciting. We really need to find what brings us joy in our lives. Embracing those small moments that bring you joy are truely golden. Maybe your joy is dinner food for breakfast and lunch. If that’s the case then embrace your menu shake-up and continue living your best dinner for breakfast life! 
Apologies if this blog topic has made you hungry. 
Enjoy the small joys in life and I hope you have the best week! Your friend, Shan.


Would you have dinner for breakfast? 
I have my favourite food which is pizza. It would have salami, olives, pineapple, grated cheese and garlic prawns and this would be my breakfast. I would order two pizza's just in case I was still hungry. I am in my bed enjoying this feast. My mum would not approve but she knows I will tidy it up when I am finished.
This is my comfort food in my comfortable bed. It's not the normal breakfast most people would have but if I had a choice, this would be my choice.
To finish off I would have lemonade to wash the pizza's down.
How good would it be if I could reverse my food around and not eat the usual food for that time of the day.
Maybe I could start a new trend....Nick.


Is breakfast ok for dinner?
What about left over pizza for breakfast? The best.
I normally have tomato on toast, butter, salt and pepper. And usually with milk in a glass. Would I have this for dinner? Yes absolutely I would.  In fact, I would have bacon and eggs, mushrooms on the side and toast for dinner too.
If I was super super hungry and in a super super rush, I would be happy with Vegemite on toast with butter.
I wonder what our readers would think about dinner, for breakfast? 
A roast meal is my favourite, in fact I will have one this weekend. Roast pork is by far the best, with roast potato's, crackling, apple sauce, gravy, roast pumpkin, broccoli, cauliflower with cheese sauce and crispy bread rolls. Yes I would definitely have this for breakfast.
Now pizza, that's a breakfast I can agree with. Warmed up pizza in the morning is delicious. Not an everyday food, but a sometimes, if we have the left overs, kind of food.
Sometimes my dad will eat steak for breakfast, and scrambled eggs for dinner.
My mums favourite dinner is chicken Parma with chips and I have seen her have this for breakfast once.
Thank you for reading my blog, Claire.


What I would have for dinner, I would have pizza for breakfast, or two eggs for breakfast. I would have cheese on toast for lunch
Ben.


Hey readers, how are you? Today’s topic is can you have breakfast foods for dinner? 
What would you make, would you cook or order take out?
I sometimes would have breakfast foods for dinner like raisin bread with jam, scones, cereal and milk, eggs, pancakes with ice cream and maple syrup, waffles with sugar, golden syrup and ice cream. That's the type of food I used to eat but now I have braces I am limited. I can only have soft foods like soft cookies, soft biscuits, fish, fruit, soup, yoghurts, cheese, salad sandwich, bread and pasta. I can sometimes have tea, ice cream, chips and flavoured milk. I cant have donuts, chocolates with nuts and hard things, nuts, lollies, toffees, bubblegum, toffee apples or anything hard and crunchy and sticky. 
Thank you for reading my blog.
This is Beth signing off until next week. Please let us know in the comments below if you have breakfast foods for dinner.          


Dear readers, this week's topic is whether you would have breakfast food for dinner.  
Let me start by telling you about how I don't eat breakfast food for dinner.
Readers, may I just say if you tell me that breakfast for dinner is your thing then I’m just going to call you a weirdo!
I prefer to eat breakfast food in the morning after I wake up, and dinner at dinner time like a "normal" person. I like to eat for breakfast food in the morning after I wake up. Oats with fruit or scrambled eggs with a piece of toast. My support worker Martina and I do one to one sessions and we decide to go out for breakfast and then I like to get eggs benedict and for dinner I like to eat leftovers from the night.  Whatever we might cook on the previous night, for example if we have steak or spaghetti, then I will eat that.
Readers I have a question, do you eat breakfast  food for dinner?
Written by Charlotte.

I am choosing my own adventure this week.
I love the movies and love to go with my friends and support workers. If I had my way I would go to the movies every night.
I love to go with Krystle and we have a list on her phone. It has lots of green ticks so far.
This year we have seen so many. We have lunch too and I get a Coke Zero and a salt and vinegar chips. Krystle always gets a small latte downstairs first.
I loved Frozen 2 and How to Train Your Dragon live action.
Wicked one and two was also my favourites with Krystle.
I love going to the movies with Steph, Gabby's Dollhouse, SpongeBob and Mario Galaxy.
I love to watch the dancing fairy show and Barbie on YouTube, they make me smile, and I love the colouring-in games with my iPad pen. Especially the Disney pictures of my favourite Princesses and Disney animals. Snow White has lots of lovely animals from the woods like birds, fawn, chipmunks, squirrels and rabbits.
I like to help mum with the cleaning. Thursday nights are my washing night for me. Now I'm back to dancing! I am so excited finally back to dancing to learn many new moves.
Claire.


Hi my name is Nelly, I’m not from this this planet you humans call Earth, I’m from the planet Ognoth. It’s a cold place but my people need me to go to Earth to research the human race. 
I got into my spaceship and headed for Earth.  My brakes in my ship didn’t work and I crashed into the this white type of texture, it was cold, I was cold. I tried to fix the ship, but I needed some tools to fix it.
So I headed into the nearby town called Greenville. I walked along for a while until I reached a strip of buildings, there were humans everywhere, small, tall, young and old and even humans in these things with wheels like the spaceships, but no cover over them, strange I thought to myself.  They cry and the older people go to their demand, are they their leaders? 
I’ve also noticed people calling me,  “Mayor Johnstone” which is weird who is this human? 
I walked past a building with a mirror and I don’t look like an alien, I must have transitioned into my human form once I landed on Earth.  The lady in the building is very pushy for me to have this free hat because I’m the Mayor.  I took it and walked out, then I placed it in this smelly thing with flies around it. I said it looks good on you and walked off,  I finally got to the tool place, and took what I needed, but as soon as I walked out I got tackled by this hairy beast wearing a silly bright coloured vest.  I got up and the hairy beast got up,  he ran back into the shop.  Everyone was staring at me so I looked at myself in this small mirror on a piece of square metal with wheels. And I had indeed transitioned into my alien form. My tentacles have come out, I quickly started to glide away back to my spaceships. I reached my ships, set the tools out and fixed my space ships brakes and I was on my way back to Ognoth.
Got home and had to video call my boss and started to tell him about the human race.
Haley.


On Wednesday I making the makeup for a horror movie from my other program and we made the blood and gory too. Im doing as the zombie and it is so awesome and gross.
One evening me and my Gran are playing board games for my horror questions game, it was good fun.
On Monday I am still making my animation and it is almost finished but you guys will love it for my videos is going to be funny and hilarious.
On Tuesday I am going to still make the stop motion. I was doing the voiceover for my animation and it’s still going great for my videos.
Today I’m going to see Collingwood vs Hawthorn with my dad, my sister and my aunt as she is the Hawthorn fan.
On the weekend we are going to make the horror movie at the other program of mine and I am looking forward to do that and I can't wait to see it. My mum will love that for the end of the year.
Korey.


Today's topic is a choose your own adventure, and trying to use the word transition.
I'm happy today.
Last week Sheridan and I went to see a movie! It was our first time seeing a movie together it made me really happy seeing a movie with Sheridan. We watched The Magic Faraway Tree it was a good movie. We got snacks before the movie I got some chicken chips. I really enjoyed the transition from watching movies at home to watching a movie at the cinema. I liked when the children went to the magic faraway tree, and saw the magical creatures. I loved the fairy she is my favourite, Silky is her name. I really liked when she turned into a little pink fairy she's so nice and she's so pretty.
I like Polly who plays the mum in the movie, she's so smart. She's so good at drawing, and creating things.
I'd like to go see another movie, with Sheridan. I'm excited because I might go see The Devil Wears Prada movie with my friends from Umbrella and Sheridan, Steph, Krystle and Cindy too!
I really want to see the Frozen 3 movie, it's not coming out until November 2027 but Sheridan and I will go see it when it comes out! I'm really excited for it to come out. I really like Frozen, Elsa is my favourite.
I really enjoyed going to the movies and I hope I can go again soon.
Goodbye from Ronalda.


Dear readers how are you? Today’s topic is a choose your own adventure and we had to use the word transition if we could.  Today in our blog I am talking about a big transition from my long hair which has been coloured and bleached to a short haircut which is just on my shoulders. I love it and everyone loves it too and I cant stop touching it. I keep getting called cute, and I have chosen to write about how I got my hair cut. The hairdresser I go is named Mitsu. I have known her for a year she has a salon at home. She washed my hair with shampoo and conditioner and then towel dried my hair and put leave in conditioner and hair smoothing treatment. She then brushed out my hair and cut my hair and my fringe then blow dried my hair. Lastly she went over my hair with a straightener.  Hey readers, have you needed a transition? If it’s your hair or something else please let us know in the comments below.
Thank you for reading my blog this is feeling fresh princess Beth with my new haircut signing off until next time.


Today’s blog is a choose your own adventure blog. I need to say that when writing blogs or any piece of writing, it can be hard to choose a topic because you may overthink it and then the mind goes blank. I am very guilty of overthinking everything as I may have mentioned in previous blogs. Though today, a topic came to me while I was making origami cranes, or in the words of the lovely Krystle “cat covered birds.” I have some beautiful cat patterned origami paper that was gifted to me by a beautiful friend of mine. I have been learning to make other things but paper cranes are what I am most passionate about making and you will read why in this blog. 

There is a legend in Japanese culture that says that if you make 1000 origami cranes (this is called Senbazuru I believe) you will be granted a wish or it will bring you good luck. I remember reading the story about a young girl Sadako Sasaki who was battling leukemia and had started folding the paper cranes with the aim to get to 1000 so she could make a wish to cure her illness. This story inspired me to start to learn origami and why I am so passionate about making paper cranes. 

I often give the cranes I make to others because it’s a small token of love or kindness for friends and family from myself. I love how much joy such a small gift brings to others and I made it myself so there is apart of myself that goes with the paper crane. I also will sometimes give a group of  10 paper cranes to someone because it’s said to be a token of goodwill, friendship and well wishes. Paper cranes and origami are not just paper, there is so much meaning behind this traditional Japanese art. 

Origami is basically just folding paper but their is absolutely nothing basic about it, it’s truly a beautiful art with so much history and many stories folded into it. I highly recommend learning about the history and the many stories behind origami. There is joy but also sadness which is the only spoiler you will get from me before you could go on your googling journey yourself. Now I better transition into the end of my blog because I may be last to get mine in today. 
With kindness and love, your friend always, 
Shan.

My adventure today is about how I would be able to fly to San Francisco and get into the Alcatraz Island where there is a prison, but before I go over to the island I would go to the tip and get the biggest dump truck which will attract all the zombies to follow the sound and truck to put all my supplies in it, and make the sound system in the truck to come to the island.
Once there, I would prepare myself for when the zombies come over to the island. These zombies are very dangerous and if I could, I would get them into the prison cells and lock the gates. My plan would be to transition them back to human beings and get rid of all diseases that they might bring with them. If this task is too impossible and my plan fails, I will have to destroy all the zombies by getting a huge van and putting explosives inside. Once they are all in I will detonate the bomb to put the zombie world out of action for good.
Not only have I saved the world from the evil disease, I have made the world a better place to live in.
This is Nick the brave who saves the world.


Next year I go to Hawaii where there is beautiful clean water and it’s nice outside.  I’m not sure what food they have but it looks nice.  I will try spam musubi, I haven’t tried it yet. I have seen many photos with mountains outside and it looks beautiful. It will b a transition from my last holiday to this hoilday 
TJ

Dear readers, this week's topic is a choose your own adventure, including the word transition.  
Let me start by telling you about a signature question that I like to ask the interviewers at Hellow Media on Thursday afternoons. It is "Who would I invite to dinner and why"?
I would invite my dad to dinner and me, my mum, and my sister would have a lot to talk about especially my new job at the Rosebud RSL. My cooking skills and the smell of delicious Hungarian food cooking. We transition to the dining room and for dinner we have cherry sauce and schnitzel and chips, and for dessert we would have palacsinta,  which is thin rolled crepe and you can put anything like Apricot jam or strawberry custard inside the crepe as filling.
I love my dad and I miss him everyday. 
Readers I have a question, who would you  invite to dinner and why?
written by Charlotte.


One day there was a person called Sam and he went to school,  and he transitioned to a different school.
He had food that is chips, a chocolate and bananas and apples to eat for lunch.
Ben.

Have you ever looked at something and thought, “I wish I came up with that”? From everyday essentials to life changing innovations, inventions shape the way we live, connect, and experience the world. In today’s blog we’re exploring a fun and imaginative question:- if you could have invented anything, something that already exists or something completely new, what would it be? 
 
I’ve always wanted a body double of myself, so I could get more tattoos, more piercings and dermal. I wish I could invent a machine that would print out more of my bodies, so the original Haley can be creative on the other replica Haley.
One would have all tattoos, one would have all horror icons, another one would have Disney and Pixar icons. I would be covered in tattoos, no space left behind. 
 
I’ve tried ages ago when I did have twelve piercings at once, but I was getting older so I thought they looked silly. I had a Monroe, and an industrial piercing. I did have my belly done three times, unfortunately one time the belly piercing just jumped out off my body and died.  And also my body rejects some kind of materials.  I also had four dermals, two on the hips and two on the upper chest area. 
But my other body double would have finger dermals, under the eye dermal and behind the neck, but they’re a bit different from normal piercings, the piercer would take a dermal punches and they would punch a hole into the skin to place an anchor. Once that’s placed they screw on the top part of the jewellery. 
 
When I was in my 20s, I did have a fascination with Scarification tattoos, they’re different to normal tattoos, from my knowledge the tattooists create wounds in the body in the style of your choice.  According to the internet, they usually take six months to twelve months to heal.
 
So you see, I would love to invent a body maker or some kind of machine that creates doubles of myself. So you can creative or express yourself without damaging your own body. Even now I do have tattoos but they are all mostly covered because I don’t like drawing attention to myself. Hence why I would invent a body maker, so I can walk around in the shadows while all of my body makers would be showing all of my creative side, that original Haley doesn’t want too. I would also let other people use it to let them show off their creative side too.
Haley.
 
If I could invent something magical, I would like to make a room in my house full of Disney characters and there would be Mickey Mouse, Cinderella, Pinocchio, Donald Duck and Daisy, The Beast, Prince Adam and best of all, Goofy.
We will have to have seven king size beds in the room with fluffy colourful doonas. I would have lots of fun playing with my friends and play Disney dream light on PlayStation, Toy Story Play Station, and watch the movie The Lion King.
They would be my best friends forever and we would share our dreams and good times together. The laughter we would share and the memories we would make would be my magical dream come true.
This is Princess Claire signing off and gathering my Disney friends for another fun night tonight.
 
I could invent a tie-dye machine and would have lots of colours like pink, blue and greens and I would like the machine to be green. I would love a tie-dye machine so I can make my merch properly and professional. I think its important to have
professional equipment.
Ben2
 
Dear readers, this week's topic is if I could invent  anything what would it be?
Let me start by telling you about what I would invent. Two inventions actually, that would help me daily to make my bed after I wake up and get out of bed and I would invent another that would fold and put all my laundry away because that would help me and my parents when it come to housework especially when we decide to do a big spring clean.
Readers I have a question, if you could invent anything what would you invent and why?  
written by Charlotte.
 
 
Shan’s something I wish I could have invented or that I had invented blog…
Have you ever seen a product or something advertised somewhere and thought; “I wish I thought of that” because I know I have for many things. 
In 2003 (though I feel like it was released in Australia much later) a new toy came out called a Pillowpet, a Pillowpet is a pillow that could be folded over and held with a Velcro strap. The idea was that it was a pillow but also a pet. It even had a catchy slogan “it’s a pillow, it’s a pet, it’s a pillow pet!.” It was a very popular toy and I didn’t know many people who didn’t have one. 
I was completely in awe of the Pillowpets idea and I thought it was a genius idea. This is because a favourite toy being also a pillow was just what we needed and we didn’t even know we needed it. It made sleepovers more exciting too because kids could just bring their pillow pet and it eliminated the need to bring both a soft toy and a pillow. It was the best space saver too, unless you were like my sister and had around fifteen of them all stacked on your bed. I believe I had three pillow pets, my favourite one was my dog pillowpet that now lives in my best friends house because her chihuahua loved it so much I couldn’t take it from her. 
I’m sure many of us in our childhood and possibly adults too spent years using soft toys as pillows, I heard many people around me say that they wish they had thought of Pillowpets because of how popular it was. I just wanted to be able to say that I had thought of it, feels like a pretty cool thing to have on your resume. 
What do you wish you had invented and why do you wish you had invented it? Let us know in the comments! 
Goodbye for now friends, your friend, 
Shan.
 
On Saturday we went to Supernova with my friends from another program and it was such a big day. I met Spike from Buffy, his real name is James Marsters and he's now 63 but that's a good age. And guess what, I got the autograph on my pop funko and he gave me three photos I was so lucky to meet him.  I dressed up as Dean Winchester from Supernatural as he is my favourite character. I bought a Castiel pop funko and I got the Supernatural book.
Last week I went to a funeral with my family and Grandparents. It was my uncle who had a heart attack. He had two golf trophies and he loved Carlton but is so sad very very sad. There were  childhood memory photos at the funeral and was  sad and we will miss him very much and we love you for Uncle Graeme.
Korey.
 
Today's blog is what do I wish I could invent or wish was invented?
My invention, or rather super power would be to understand what dogs are saying.
I only want to be able to understand dogs this will be Ronaldas super power. Only I would be able to understand dogs no one else!
I want to understand what dogs are saying because I love dogs and it would be awesome. When I talk to the dogs they will understand me, and so when they bark I'll be able to understand them too. 
The dogs would want to say hello to me. My dog Zeus would want to talk to me about getting him the yummiest food! He'd ask me to get him McDonald's for dinner! He'd ask me to come play with him, to roll around in the grass and play with toys.
Dogs would say hi to me, and I'd say hi back. The dogs would say pat me!! Cuddle me, Play with me! Give me belly rubs! Give me treats!
I would also be able to understand elephants! Why? Because I like elephants! The elephants would be asking me for bananas!
I would also be able to understand a tigers roar!
I'd want to be able to understand animals because I love them!!
I won't be able to understand all the animals just the ones I like, sorry but not cats so I can't tell you what they said!
Animal super power Ronalda signing off!
 
If I was to invent something it would a Titan submersible, but i would make it better.
For those that dont know a Titan Submersible is an underwater vehicle which needs to be transported & supported by a larger water craft, which is what makes it different to a submarine.
I would make my submersible into a sphere shape because it would be stronger and lighter and it wouldn’t come apart.
 
I like submersibles because you get to see things you normally cant. I think the deep sea is pretty cool.
Nick.
 
Hi friends, how are you? Today’s topic is if you were to invent something, what would it be and why? I have a question for you readers: if you were to invent something what would it look like and why? I would invent my own karaoke place because I like singing. It would be fun with disco balls, lights, stage,  karaoke screen, mics stands, dress ups, chandeliers, food, songs and drinks. It would be called Beth's Karaoke Room. Friends and family support workers are welcome to come.  I would invite Cindy, Krystle, Bernie, Steph and Sheridan, Chrissie and Chanel and especially Delia. 
The music would be Pop music and Country music and more, where everyone could sing each word and dance to the beat.
I would hire a hall to put this entertainment in and tables and chairs for everyone so they are comfortable. 
Thank you for reading my blog. This is Beth the karaoke queen signing off until next adventure.              
 
What do you wish you’d invented or want to invent? Well every time I go on my Xbox I’d like if it could help me understand what people saying. Words could come out from them and I can read them, whatever they saying I always do mic off. I don’t do talk much, only sometimes as they don’t always understand me and I got mad sometime. I can play myself or a friend. But my invention would make it much better for me. TJ

​Today’s blog topic is about inventions. If I could invent something, I would want to invent a soft toy that can talk and understand emotions. Sometimes things at home are not perfect like I’m sure most people experience. There can be conflict and misunderstanding. It can make me sad if I get into trouble. If I had a soft toy that could talk and understand emotions, I would feel better. It could say, “It’s okay Jacinda, not all days are good.” Just like my favourite show Doc McStuffins, when Doc is feeling down, all her toys comfort her and Lambie gives her hugs and sings a song to her.
I might bring this emotional support soft toy to Umbrella Support, in case someone had a difficult week. The soft toy could comfort my friends and understand their feelings. It would also understand comfort levels, so if I don’t like something, it would respect that. I would name this soft toy Snugglet.
I also want to invent a bed and pillow that help you fall asleep automatically. Once I lie down, I would drift off straight away. I want to invent this because I am someone who does not fall asleep quickly. I am inventing it for anyone who struggles to sleep. All hotels and Airbnb places should have beds like this. Are you a hard sleeper or an easy sleeper? I also want to invent an automatic eye mask. Once you wear it, you will fall asleep straight away.
I am also inventing a social battery silicone wristband, similar to the Umbrella Support wristband that Cindy gave everyone, except this one says “Social Battery.” The colour would be aqua, but if I have too much social interaction, like when I go to Indonesia, it would change colour to red. I would explain this to people around me so that if they see my wristband turn red, they know I need a break. After some quiet time, it would turn aqua again.
Being social is part of life, but too much can be exhausting. I am an introvert, so I need quiet time to recharge.
Thank you for reading my blog. This is Princess Jacinda signing off

Would you rather…? It’s a fun question that can tell us a lot about who we are!
 
Today, we’re asking everyone to come up with their own “would you rather” questions it could be something silly, something tricky, or something that makes you really think. Would you rather be too hot or too cold? Would you rather always be early or always be late?
 
There are no right or wrong answers here  just your opinion, your personality, and your creativity. Let’s see what everyone comes up with!
 
 
Hello everyone welcome back to our blog this week. We are blogging about would you rather this, or that. 
I love Disney the most because of the princesses and the music.
I hate the news on the boring tv that mum and dad watch.
I would always rather, Disney.
Like in Frozen, there are two princesses but also two men. One is nasty. So I would always rather the true love.
Also in Aladdin. Jafar is the evil one, but Aladdin is the good one. I will always rather the good one. For the Disney music, I would rather Tangled and The Jungle Book music, but not Steamboat Willie. Because it's too old sounding.
I love movies more than books, unless they are Disney books. I love the books because I like the pictures they are the same as the movies. I find books tricky to read and so I don't enjoy all the words. I have many Disney books at home. My favourites are The Little Mermaid, Cinderella and Tangled. They are my favourite because there is always bad versus, good.
I hate cold days, so I will always rather sunny weather. I like holidays that are in the sun like the Disney castle. Blue skies are better than rainy clouds. I have had winter holidays where it's cold, but it's also sunny skies. Cold sunny. And that's ok because I can have warm clothes like jackets and beanies and scarves on. That’s me done, Claire.
 
It’s a “would you rather” blog, Would I want to learn about space or animals? Well this is easy for me, I would love to learn about all of the animals in the world, because I find them all fascinating. Lately I started to follow a few people on instagram who talk about animals and uncommon animals. There’s one lady who loves wild and unhinged animals. I could watch her reels for days. A water bear also called Tardigrade is so tough that it can survive space. 
Another amazing animal she speaks about is a fish parasite that attaches itself to another fishes tongue and starts to kind of take over the fish and eats it and lets the fish starve. There is another lady I follow she spoke about a lizard called Horn lizards AKA (phrynosoma) which shoots blood from their eyes.
One kind of frog species has a love heart pupil, and I’ve learnt that prey animals should have rectangle pupils while predators have vertical slit pupils. There’s another person I follow and she talks about the uncommon animals that most people don’t realise they’re alive. She spoke about a Pink fairy Armadillo, which is the smallest species of the armadillo family.
 
Even in the deep sea, there are probably sea creatures we haven’t yet discovered, but my favourite sea creature is a leaf sheep. They’re adorable, vibrant and green, something you would see out of a cartoon movie. Then you have the angler fish. I learnt last night, the female is bigger than the male, but up to eight males attaches themselves to the female and take over her body, kinda weird but interesting, huh? See, I think learning about animals is a never-ending cycle, you can learn so much. Where to me I think space would go and on but I don’t think it would fascinate me as much as the animal kingdom. Haley.
 
Today’s blog topic is “Would you rather?” I am going to write about going to temperate countries or tropical countries. I have chosen temperate countries because I do not like it when it is really hot all the time. I get tired easily, but when the weather is temperate I do not feel as tired or sweaty. Usually, the best time to go to temperate countries is during spring.
We went to Japan in February 2019, and it was cold because the season is opposite to Australia. We wore warm clothes, but we still had a great time. We also went to Japan in 2024 during March, which is spring there. When we went to Tokyo DisneySea, it was cold and raining but we still had fun. We spent time at The Little Mermaid indoor area, and it felt warm and cozy. There was a cafe there, and the food was yummy. We ate pizza and fries.
However, I also love going to Bali, even though it is very hot. I remember on the first night we had dinner, I was tired and did not have much appetite because of the heat, and my body clock was still on Australian time. When I went to Japan and New Zealand, I had more appetite because the weather was cooler. New Zealand time is also two hours ahead of Australia.
When I went to Bali I did a lot of walking to see waterfalls. My body felt hot and tired, but it was my first time there so we did a lot of sightseeing. Do you prefer going to a temperate country or a tropical country?
I also want to do another “Would you rather?” topic. This time it is about Disney Junior shows: Doc McStuffins or Sofia the First.
I like both cartoons, but if I had to choose one I would pick Doc McStuffins because she loves playing with her soft toys, just like me. I also love Doc because the kitchen and bathroom floors in her house have a checkered pattern, and I really like that style. Her baby sister’s room is pastel yellow, which is one of my favourite colours.
Sofia the First does not play with plush toys like Doc does, but she has an amulet that lets her talk to animals. She also has a power that can make her very small. I watched Sofia before my wisdom tooth surgery in 2018, and it helped me feel less anxious because I was watching my favourite cartoon.
I also want to do another “Would you rather?” topic about receiving digital cards or physical cards.
As you know, I prefer digital cards because I can look at them anywhere. With physical cards, I do not usually carry them around. Another good thing about digital cards is that there are many designs to choose from, such as Hello Kitty, Snoopy, and Minions. In shops, there are not many cards with cartoon characters, and you have to pay for them. With digital cards, you can just take a screenshot and send it. My grandma also prefers digital cards and does not really buy physical ones.
However, my dad’s parents prefer physical cards. I remember they used to give my cousins, my brother, and me Christmas cards. Even though they are not digital, I still appreciate them. They are not familiar with digital technology, and that is okay.
Do you prefer digital or physical cards?
Thanks for reading. This is Comfort Queen Jacinda signing off. 
 
Would you rather have water or juice? I would have juice
Would you rather have chips or chocolate? I would have chips.
Would you rather have chocolate or would rather cake? Cake
Would you rather have a phone or an iPad?
I would rather have both
From Ben2
 
Today’s topic is would you rather and I am going to talk about would you rather build or buy things I like to build things because it keeps me busy and I get satisfaction from doing something myself, even if I have help from my dad. My dad prefers to buy thing but that is not as much fun. I also enjoy finding things that are broken, pulling them a part finding what’s wrong and fixing them. I love turning trash in to treasure.
I have a new mower coming but I need to get rid of one my old one first. I
threw it our because I’ve pulled it a part 10 times and the gearbox is broken and can’t be fixed. With my new mover I will take the blades off and change the pulleys and work on work other parts of the mower as well. I am very mechanically minded and I enjoy using my hands. This is Nick signing off , see you next week.
 
 
Would you rather go up the stairs or the escalators?
I would rather go up the escalators, 4 months ago I would've said the stairs. Now I'm more confident to go up the escalators, they are less scary for me they are okay for me now. They are less scary because I went on them, I've practiced, I am brave.
Stairs are okay too, I go on them by myself because I am brave.
When I go on the escalators, I say "I am brave".
And I say "I can do it!" "Look Sheridan I can do it".
I've been practicing every Tuesday with Sheridan, we go up and down the escalators. I hold on to the side rail and take a big step, when we reach the bottom we take another big step. It's less scary doing it together.
Would you rather go on the escalators alone or with someone? I would rather go on the escalators with Sheridan :)
I can do the stairs by myself, maybe soon I'll write a blog about doing the escalators by myself but for now I'm enjoying doing the with Sheridan.
Goodbye, Ronalda.
 
 
This blog will give you an idea of both how old I am and how I feel about the early days of my internet journey. I’m going to say straight up that the dial up internet tone still haunts me to this day. It wasn’t an enjoyable experience, but it was our only option and a “you get what you get and you don’t get upset” kind of situation. I think we were just lucky to have access to the internet at that point. Having internet also wasn’t a necessity like it is today, which I suppose sound bizarre to say with how much we need and use it today.
 
I grew up without internet until high school, when I was fast becoming one of the last people without internet. Thinking about it now it was probably a good thing that I didn’t have internet until it became necessary. It probably would have changed my childhood if I had it too early. I didn’t need internet and the world outside was still fun without the extra noise of today’s world. But that’s a topic for another blog and I don’t want to get off topic to much. 
 
Writing emails wasn’t something I did until my teen years, I will point out this was not because I wanted to but because we had to, as teachers thought we might need to learn how to email. I much preferred handwriting letters and notes because it felt a lot more natural to me, I could be as creative and artsy as I wanted to. Emails always felt like I had to be really formal and there were so many rules on what to say and how it should be structured. We had a school email that was created for us and we were supposed to use it to communicate with teachers but I would email friends and most people did the same. Most days in class my friends were much more helpful to email than the teachers. 
 
Letters are so much more my thing, a letter is something we can look forward to and make beautiful. I don’t feel guilty for not liking emails, they’re not something that I choose to do as I mentioned before, it’s just one of those things that I had to do sometimes in life and if I can avoid them I will.
 
Which would you rather; letters or email? Let us know in the comments, my friends. 
 As always, 
Your friend, 
Shan. 
 
Dear Readers, this week's topic is would you rather. 
Let me start by telling you about what I would rather celebrate Easter or Christmas?  Well if had to pick I would Christmas over Easter any day even I don't like going to the shopping centre at  Christmas  time when it's busy  however I still love to celebrate Christmas  and  spend with my family and give presents to family and also I like receiving  presents and setting up for Christmas lunch and after Christmas lunch sitting on the couch with my family watch Christmas  movies. 
May I just say that at Christmas time everything looks so festive. 
Readers I have a question: would you rather stay at home and watching tv or would you rather go on a holiday?
written by Charlotte 
 
 
Hey friends how are you today's topic is would you rather this or that readers would you rather have spaghetti hair or smell like garlic forever, would you rather always be hot or always be cold would you rather poop glitter or rainbows would you rather sneeze glitter or hiccup bubbles would you rather have a tail or fur you can't shave would you rather have pancakes for feet or pancakes for hands would you rather have a tongue too big for your mouth or taste buds in your bottom. 
Would you rather if you could spend the rest of your life with one famous person who would you pick what would do and why? I would rather have spaghetti hair always be cold, poop rainbows' hiccup bubbles' have a tail pancakes for hands' have taste buds in my bottom. Would you rather if I could spend the rest my life with one famous person it would be a Youtuber named Cookie Swirl C. We would make youtube videos halls crafts unboxing gaming toy reviews cooking and baking, why because I watch her youtube videos and she has inspied me and I would love to meet her in person one day 
thank you for reading my blog this is chirpy Beth signing off until next time.  
 
 
 
I would rather stay in America all my life because there is hot weather and it’s a beautiful place bigger for ever. But there is a small place too. Some big houses but all small houses make me a happy life in America. If you would rather any you want to make a wish for yourself. Like you want to go to a different country or any place you want to go.
I would rather see my sister and my brother in law but they’re a good time to hangout with family, to have fun and enjoy my time.  Big food and small drink Oh lord.
I’ll be full of big food make my belly fat Oh nooooo from TJ.

It’s funny how just one hour can throw everything off. One minute you’re in a good routine, and the next, daylight saving hits and suddenly everyone’s tired, people are waking up at weird times, and nothing feels quite right. Some people love the longer evenings, more time outside, that nice “summer’s coming” feeling. But for others, it can take a while to adjust. Sleep gets a bit messy, moods can feel off, and it’s like your body didn’t quite get the memo. This week, we’re chatting all things daylight savings: how it affects our days, our routines, and how we each deal with the change (or don’t!).
 
RONALDA 
I like when daylight savings ends because we get an extra hour of sleep. I like winter but I love summer. I like summer because it's hot and I like going to the beach. That's why I like daylight savings because it gives me more time in the sun. I feel happy in the sun because I get to wear my sunglasses and my hat. It makes me sad when I can't wear my sunglasses. I don't like how it gets dark early because I have less time to wear sunglasses. My favourite pair of sunglasses is my love heart shaped ones I wear them with Shelly and at Umbrella when I go outside.
 
CLAIRE
I don't like when daylight savings ends because that means summer and warm weather is coming to an end. I do like the day it changes over and I get an extra hour of sleep, I love sleep and being cozy in bed. I like in summer how I get extra daylight and can spend extra time doing things like swimming in the pool. I don't love the cold weather and winter but I do like having warm Pyjamas, robes, fluffy slippers and cuddled with dad on the couch. I like patting my dog Bella's belly she loves it, she also likes playing with toys. Day light savings ending changes my routine a little because just want to stay in bed and be warm and cozy. I look forward to next summer where I am swimming and relaxing.
This is Claire signing off, see you next week
 
KOREY
I like summer because summer is good for me as I get nice and warm. Daylight savings looks so pretty and my sister takes photos of the sunsets when they look like the paintings. I like daylight savings as the clouds looks like paintings and it is so beautiful. I don't like when it ends because i feel like i go backwards and it gets darker early. I like feeling forward in daylight savings it’s much better then feeling backwards.
 
BETH 
Hi friends how are you today's topic is how does daylight savings changes my mood. I don't like it ending because it gets dark quicker and colder at night because it’s about to be winter. It means I can't go outside because it’s not as warm and its not summer anymore. I love daylight savings because baby animals are born and flowers bloom and I like how it stays lighter for longer. Although it gets darker earlier when it ends, my bed feels nice and warm. I like the food and hot drinks i can have while in my warm pjs especially when they come right out of the dryer. I love wearing robes, slippers and blankets while watching movies  and eating snacks and drinks. 
Thank you for reading my blog, this is bubbly Beth signing off until next week.
 
JACINDA 
Do you like when daylight saving starts, or when it ends?
Many people feel excited when daylight saving begins in October because there is more daylight. There are also lots of celebrations like Christmas, Halloween, and New Year. Kids get excited for their long breaks too. Some people say “Woo hoo daylight saving is here!” I know Cindy is one of them. But I am different. I feel okay, I do not shout or get overly excited.
There is something nice about this time of year though. My grandma sometimes comes to visit from Indonesia. She prefers coming during the warmer months because she does not like winter. When it is daylight savings, she enjoys going outside in the evening after dinner. When she visits, the house becomes more stimulating for me because she likes to talk to her friends on the phone and spend time outside. I prefer a quiet home, but I know it is a privilege to spend time with her.
Even though summer has many happy moments like Christmas and family visits, I still prefer winter. I do not enjoy hot and humid days. I am not sure if my grandma will visit at the end of 2026. If she does, that will be nice. If not, that is okay too. I will still spend time with my mum and dad.
When daylight saving ends, it does not bother me that it gets dark earlier. In winter I like to wear my oodie and trackpants to stay warm. Here is a fact. When daylight savings ends, Australia is three hours ahead of Jakarta. When daylight saving starts, Australia becomes four hours ahead of Jakarta and three hours ahead of Bali. That is why I felt jetlag and tired when I travelled to Bali last year, and also when I came back.
Thanks for reading.
This is Comfort Queen Jacinda signing off.
 
Ben
I like daylight savings because it gets dark quicker. I like winter because it means i get to have cups of tea and hot chocolate to keep me warm. 
 
TJ 
I like daylight savings because it’s lighter for longer. It’s nice to have fun on the weekend so I spend my time playing games and cleaning the house. I make sure all the doors are locked before it gets dark so no bad people can get in. This week is all about work and coffee, so I’m looking forward to having more fun next weekend. From your friend, TJ.
 
Charlotte
Dear Readers Let me start by telling you how daylight savings affects me. It can be a bit confusing, and sometimes it feels like my brain takes a while to adjust as the days change. Even so, I actually prefer autumn over winter because it’s not too hot or too cold. I especially love the warm, sunny autumn days. It’s not that I don’t like summer because I really do! In summer, I get to swim in our pool. Yes, you heard that right readers, we recently had a brand new pool installed in our backyard just before Easter. I was so excited to finally swim in it once it was finished. It’s on winter mode now, but I’m definitely looking forward to using it again when summer comes around. Another reason I enjoy summer is because I get to eat ice cream, and the days are longer and brighter. In contrast, winter days are shorter and darker, but there’s still a lot to love about winter. It’s the perfect time to stay warm and cozy, enjoy hot drinks like hot chocolate, tea, coffee, or a chai latte, and eat comforting, warm meals. I also love wearing cozy clothes, sitting on the couch, wrapping up in a blanket, and watching a TV show or movie. So Readers, do you like daylight savings? Written by Charlotte
 
Daylight savings doesn’t just affect people, it also affects the animals around us including pets and wildlife. I know this for a fact because of my cat, Banshee. His dinner time is usually 5pm and he normally wakes up around 5am but when daylight savings ends, he thinks 4pm is dinner time and 4am is when he should wake up. Luckily, I can tell him, “No it’s still bedtime,” and he usually snuggles back down. Because daylight savings ends at the start of autumn, the nights begin to get colder. Banshee and Maggie take turns sitting in the bean bag to stay warm. Last night it was Maggie’s turn, so Banshee came and sat with me instead. For me, it only takes a day or two to get used to daylight savings. On the first night, I usually go to bed about half an hour earlier, even though I still wake up at the same time. One thing I do love is being able to snuggle up with Banshee on the couch, watching TV while it’s dark and sometimes gloomy outside. Anyway, that’s my take on daylight savings and how it also affects animals. I can’t wait for daylight savings to start again in October! Haley. 
 
Nick
On the 5th of April 2026 day light savings ended where we turned our clocks back 1 hour. The good thing about day light savings is I get to be outside longer and be in my shed to fix up stuff that I have collected from the tip. I find things people have thrown out and hopefully with my skills I can fix them. Now the 6 months of day light savings has finished and I look forward to October when the day light savings starts up again. This is Nick signing off till next week....

​Shan
Before I get into it I would like to just say that I’m just talking about places that partake in daylight savings, I am aware that some places don’t have daylight savings and this is wonderful for them and I hope to learn more about how that works for them. I love that this has given me an opportunity to learn. Ok let’s go my friends! 

Daylight savings makes me feel like nothing has changed and everything has changed at the same time. The times on the clocks have changed by an hour and this happens at some ridiculous time in the morning so for those who still have clocks that need changing it can be confusing as to what time it actually is. I have clocks that automatically change time but I still have to check that the times are correct because I have trust issues with daylight savings. I also get anxious about being late if the times aren’t correct.

While all of this is happening with the time change, our day to day activities are still expected to stay the same. We carry on as if nothing has changed, even though it has. The days suddenly feel either longer and lighter or shorter and darker as one comes with summer, and the other with winter. Because of this, many people tend to prefer one over the other.

I also feel for our pets, who get confused when their feeding times suddenly shift. I’m fairly sure they’d hold a union meeting about it if pets had unions!

Daylight savings is always a popular topic of conversation. It seems to come up every year, and we talk about it like it’s brand new, even though we’ve all experienced it before. It’s something that happens regularly, yet it still feels disruptive. It changes how we plan our days, how we go about our routines, and even when we feed our pets. Overall, daylight savings makes me feel both anxious and tired at the same time. How do you feel about daylight savings?

Your tired friend, 
Shan

 

​In this space, we’re sharing the things we wish others understood about us. The parts that aren’t always obvious, but shape our experiences in big ways.  We find it can be easy to be misunderstood but when we understand each other better, we can support each other better. 
 
At times people can underestimate my ability to do the things because of my disability but I am a smart woman and can do so many things. On Wednesday's I help run a cafe, I take orders, make coffee and hand them out to customers, some people may think I can't do that but I can and I'm getting better and better each week. I live with my parents but that doesn't mean I don't help around the house, I clean my room, wash dishes, make my mum and dad coffee, set the table and other things too. I like to be helpful and help set up and pack down at my activities, my favourite task to do is emptying the bins and take apart the media wall. I love to work a part of a team and help people out. Some people may think I'm just Claire, but they are wrong, I am Princess Claire! This is Princess Claire signing off, see you next week.
 
What people misunderstand about me is that I’m into different type of music and history. And if people say that isn’t interesting, I think it is, especially history.  Some people have said to me why would you want to remember history stuff, it’s pointless, and I’m too young to remember or understand. I don’t understand why people are so ignorant about my music knowledge and I don’t even understand why people don’t like the type of music that I’m into like from the 60s, 70s, 80s, and some of the 90s like from Pearl Jam to Southern Sons but saying that, I get my music knowledge from my parents like my mum because she knows lots of musicians like John Farnham, David Hirschfelder and Peter Reggie Bowman. I also know the Rayne family and I’m so grateful that my mum got me into different types of music.  If it wasn’t for my parents I would never have been given the listen to the music or get a chance to see them like Southern Sons, Jimmy Barnes, Cold Chisel, Bryan Adams and Noise works.  I’m so happy I got the opportunity to see the John Farnham concert in March this year. In saying that how many young ladies get to see a lot of Australian musicians in their lifetimes and get the chance to meet them as well. It’s like me seeing Southern Sons too many times and I also got a chance to meet Ross Wilson from Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock as well and of course I got a chance to meet Russell Morris who sings “The Real Thing”. Did you know that Ian “Molly” Meldrum was the producer and Johnny Young was the writer and did you know the original film clip was lost. By Ash.
 
 
Today’s topic is about things that people misunderstand about me. What are some things people misunderstand about you?
One thing people misunderstand is my preference for cooler days. I am not bothered when daylight saving ends or begins. Many people prefer summer because they like the beach and sunshine. I like the beach too, but I do not enjoy very hot temperatures. Some people might think I am different for liking cooler weather. At Umbrella Support, everyone respects me and understands my comfort levels. I like cool days because I enjoy wearing tracksuits more than summer clothes.
In primary school, people picked on me a lot, which felt very unfair. I went to a mainstream school, and some people treated me differently because I have special needs and I am quiet. It hurt when people were rude to me. In sports class, we often had to work in pairs, but nobody chose me. The teacher had to assign me a partner. One time I was paired with a boy who got frustrated with me because I did not catch the ball properly. I felt isolated. Thankfully, I do not see those people anymore.
However, I have a friend from high school who is very kind. We caught up after Anzac Day last year and went to The Glen. She asked me if I felt lonely staying home alone. She misunderstood me because I actually feel very happy when I am at home by myself. Even though she misunderstood that, she knows many details about me because we have been friends for a long time.
My aunt misunderstood me too. At a family lunch last year, she put a microphone near my mouth because she thought I liked to sing or dance. That is not who I am. I did not get upset because she had not seen me for a long time and did not know my preferences. She also did the same to my other cousins.
When I was in school in Jakarta, a teacher once spoke to me in a loud and sharp voice and told me to pay attention. She was not aware of my condition. I did not cry, but I did not like it. Sometimes my parents also use a sharp voice, but I understand they want me to grow. I appreciate that teachers in Australia are more aware of my condition.
Another aunt once assumed that I might have children in the future. She said this to me on WhatsApp, not in public. I replied, “Please respect my decision. I do not like kids.” She respected my decision after that. Even though she misunderstood me at first, I still love all my aunts and uncles. She also sends me stickers on WhatsApp, which I like.
Sometimes people misunderstand me because I talk very fast. I think it is because I get excited, and that is how I express myself.
Thanks for reading. I hope everyone respects my comfort levels.
Princess Jacinda signing off.
 
Hello my name is Shan and this is what people misunderstand about me.
I believe and have observed that this world we live in isn’t always very accommodating to those who might be different, have extra needs or just don’t fit the mold of what is considered ‘normal’. While there are many places that are truly wonderful and very inclusive of all humankind, I have seen and experienced the complete opposite throughout my life. As you can imagine it doesn’t bring joy or make me feel very hopeful in that moment. I will say that I feel very supported and loved with the people in my life and know where to go if I need to talk about anything. I also would like to point out that these are my own experiences and observations. I don’t speak for anyone else. 
 
I feel like I am in-between two worlds in life. I can’t explain that sentence but for those who understand it, I am with you and you are valid.
 
Some people misunderstand that I have an invisible disability which means that you cannot see my disability physically and that just means I look like I don’t have a disability. Because I sometimes need help and extra support with things in life. I have been to many appointments to get this. That process has made me feel like I have had to prove that I have a disability. It’s a interesting experience and I’m sure many people can join me in saying it’s not always the best experience Here is when I have felt most misunderstood. To be misunderstood in a place where disabilities are supposed to be understood is very confusing and disheartening.
 
Now I know that I don’t need to disclose or share with everyone that I have a disability, it’s on a need to know basis and I’m not going up to random people and telling them. Some people however when I have told them they have instantly tried to console me like I have told them the worst news ever or they say something like “well you don’t look like you have a disability.” For future reference that’s probably not the best thing you could reply with when someone tells you if they have a disability. 
 
Honestly, I feel most misunderstood when people make assumptions about those of us with disabilities, invisible disabilities and mental health challenges. It would be more helpful to ask questions or educate yourself on things that you don’t understand, I do it every single day for a world that I don’t understand. 
Your friend, Shan 
 
My mate Matthew is good at animation like and working on animations just like me, but he's so good at animation and I like him.
My sister she the smartest and she was doing the homework for the study and she looks pretty. She likes Collingwood and she loves popular singing like Taylor Swift, she loves Melbourne Storm and she goes to too many concerts but it’s pretty awesome.
My brother he's good too and he's loves playing guitar of any rock music he likes Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Foo Fighters he likes that music.  He also likes footy, he likes any sports and he loves Richmond and I do hate Richmond because Collingwood is better after this.
I tell my mate Matthew and he also likes horror movies.
I post on YouTube and Instagram because everyone likes to watch my videos and other people like my videos.  They are just funny and hilarious. 
Some people may misunderstand my music taste but me and my mum went to Knotfest.
Yes I love heavy screamo music and a stranger dude asked me what's my favourite song for Slipknot and I say my favourite song is “Sulfur”.  Korey.
 
Hey friends, how are you? today's topic is Why do some people misunderstand me?
I am always thinking that some people say I talk quietly and can't hear what I am saying. When I meet people for the first time I feel anxious because I have not met them before, but once I get to know them, I feel comfortable and speak a little louder.
I have good friends who know me, and love and respect me, I thank my family and friends for being a part of my life and wellbeing. On the 24th of April I am being invited with my friends from Umbrella Support to attend at the Lyrebird Community Centre for a morning tea where we are asked to say a little speech regarding Anzac Day. I am so excited to do this as it will give me more confidence to speak amongst strangers. 
This is Beth signing off who one day could be a guest presenter at a major event. What part of you is post misunderstood?
 
Hello, it’s Ronalda! 
This is a tricky blog for me, it’s hard for me to tell you what parts of me are most misunderstood but I can tell you who understands me!
My support workers understand me, they make me happy. Sheridan understands me, and that makes me happy, if I need help I know I can ask her. I can ask the other support workers too, like Steph, Krystle and Cindy because I know they understand me. 
At home my mum understands me and I can always ask her for help, my sister is also very helpful and kind to me, she understands me. 
Krystle and Sheridan help me learn how to do cooking on Tuesday’s, they understand how to assist me with things in the kitchen because some people may think I can’t do cooking but I enjoy making things in the kitchen with some support I can do this! 
On Wednesday, Steph and Sheridan assist me so that I can make coffee, some people may think I can’t make coffee but with some help I can make coffee. Steph and Sheridan taught me how to make coffee because everyone learns differently and because they understand me they can teach me in a way that I understand. 
On Thursday, Sheridan helps me with my blog I tell her what I would like to write and we talk about things and she types it because I struggle to type. I know the letters on the keyboard so if Sheridan spells it out for me I can type she understands how I can complete a blog, teamwork makes the dream work! 
When we do media Krystle helps me she’s really good at the cameras. I also feel that I can work with and ask my media team for help, they understand how to help me. On Friday I make coffees again, repetition is good for me and learning. Making coffees on Wednesday and Friday’s means I get to practice twice a week. 
If I want to read I can ask someone to read it to me, some people may think I should know how to read. Just because I can’t read doesn’t mean I don’t understand, I can read familiar words like my name. Just like writing I don’t know how to write sentences but I can write familiar words with assistance on spelling. I will always give things a go. Like today I am telling Sheridan my words and she is helping me write them together. 
There are parts of me that are misunderstood but I’m happy that I have people who understand me. Goodbye from Ronalda.
 
What make people don’t understand me is hard because I am deaf I can’t hear really well and my mind can get angry easy.  I can see red in my mind. But I’m good at gamer and can make people laugh and learn new things easy. I do have friends who care for me and love me, I don’t like people who be drama all the time because it makes me feel bad.  What I love is everything and my friends take care of me the most and I will take care of you back from your good, all I need is good friends to you all, you all, I need to happy life, have great day and happy Easter. I love to hangout with my good friends who are not rude or mean people all I like is friends and love because they’re nice people, but weekend is off now because Happy Easter soon. TJ
 
Things that people don't understand about me is that have anxiety sometimes but I am working on it. Sometimes it is hard for me to get my anxiety out so I get people to support me.
Sometimes I use strategies to calm myself down or talk to someone sometimes. doesn't stop me from doing things that I want to do. Ben.
 
The most misunderstood part of me would be my height and or my age.
I remember one time I went on holidays with my friends to Tasmania and we went to a sports bar for dinner, because my friends and myself know I’m of age to be able to drink. One of my friends went to the bar to buy the drinks, the bar man said you can’t buy a drink for the little person, so my friend got a bit defensive and got a bit loud at the bar man.  So I went up to the bar to help calm down the situation, and showed the bar man my I.D, he then was very apologetic to myself and my friends. 
Then I felt very bad for my friends because I’m an overthinker and I think maybe it’s better if I don’t go out with my friends due to my height and the situation that usually does happen. 
Sometimes I even have kids who stare or yell something out, about my height, which my brain allows it to ruin my day, but I’m learning and jokingly say I’m like a leader of the kids or something.
I had a person come up to me and say “oh we were just talking about how old you are, I said 28” which is amazing for me but in my head, I was thinking why were they evening talking about me and my age, why does it matter to them?
Another thing I think I get misunderstood about is from myself, I say this to myself on a regular basis, that I don’t know where I belong and that frustrates me.  So I kinda feel like I’m here but mentally I’m not here, if that make sense. I get mad at myself too because sometimes when I feel like I can’t have a proper conversation with people around me. So I stay quiet or the safe option is I talk about my cats Banshee and Maggie. Or I think about how I feel stuck and everything and everyone is rushing past me, which also upsets me because I feel like I haven’t achieved what I should at my age. But I’m learning that everyone moves at a different speed, so you could say I’m moving like a snail but in the right direction, well I hope I am anyways.
This was a hard topic to write about, but I think having a little rant about what people misunderstand about me and myself included, is kind of a weight off my shoulders for a little while.
Thank you for understanding my frustrations about people misunderstanding me.
Haley. 
 
Dear readers, this week's topic is what part of you is the most misunderstood. Readers, I have a question, what part of you is most misunderstood?
Let me start by telling you about what  most people misunderstand about me, and that is my anxiety and yes I struggle.  But, I have learnt different techniques to deal with it and calm myself down. Some people misunderstand that I have a learning disability and might look and think that I can't do daily tasks but I can do daily tasks like housework, cooking, organising taxis and organising what I might need do every week like for work. Things such as my work clothes and my work bag, that I’m learning to drive and that I'm pretty smart.  I'm very independent to be honest. Readers, I'm struggling with today's blog because I have brain block. Readers, have you ever had a brain block?
written by Charlotte

It's our choose your own adventure week here at Umbrella and today, our team share with you their thoughts on anything they like! keep reading...

There’s something pretty exciting about having no rules, no set path, and no right or wrong direction to go in, and that’s exactly what this week’s topic is all about. Choose your own adventure means you get to take the lead whether that’s telling a story, sharing an experience, getting creative, or diving into something completely unexpected.
Think of it like opening a blank page and deciding where it goes next. Will it be funny? Thoughtful? A little chaotic? Totally up to you. This week is all about freedom, creativity, and letting your ideas run wherever they want to go.
Today I am going to talk about Disney because I love it and it's my favourite. I have a lot of Disney clothes like t-shirts, jumpers and jackets and they are what I love to wear. I like to be called Princess Claire and I would love to be a Disney character and find my true love. My favourite Disney princesses are Rapunzel, Ariel, Belle, Cinderella, Aurora and Snow White. I want to go to Disneyland in China because I have never been and I hope that's my next holiday destination. On that note I also want to visit Disneyland Paris. It's my birthday soon so hopefully get to go to one of these places on holiday, or even get some Disney themed birthday gifts. I love Disney cruises, I have been on three, and I would love to go on another one! I have a Minnie Mouse bag and wallet which I like to bring with me everywhere I go. I love everything about Disney, it makes me really happy.
This is Claire signing off, see you next week.


On the weekend I finally finished my animation about Villager News, this episode is called “Night of the Living Zombies” and it is going to be awesome to see people love my videos a lot.   I have 110 subscribers and a lot of viewers.
On Monday I just made Minecraft shorts for my video and it’s going to be even more funny and I just already finished that's all.
On Tuesday I’m making the stop motion animation for another program and this video is called “Villager News - the crime scene” and it’s a great video that everyone can see my animation on a Friday night video for the end of the year in December.
On Wednesday we are still making horror films and we paint the walls, I can't wait to make this and I’m looking forward to seeing that it is going to be amazing and my mum also loves horror films.
Korey.


Today's blog topic is a choose your own adventure.
On Tuesday I went to the shops, with Sheridan. We went on the escalators, I'm getting more confident in going on the escalators. I say out loud, "Ronalda is brave", because I am brave and I can do things I'm afraid of. I find going up not as scary, but sometimes coming down the escalator is scary because it's up high and the stairs are moving quickly.
On Sunday I go to church, I like going to church. On this particular Sunday, I saw Martina! I was happy to see Martina, her daughters and husband were at church and it made me smile I was so happy.
Sometimes Martina comes to my church, I go to the same church each week with my family. I sing songs at church. I like singing.
On Wednesday and Friday I make coffees in the cafe at Lyrebird.
I’ve been learning how to make coffees. I like making coffees.
My brother came home for dinner last night, my sister made tacos. I like tacos I have lettuce, cheese, sauce, and meat. I watched the Barbie movie last night, I love Barbie! Barbie and I have the same favourite colour PINK!!
This is Ronalda signing off, see you next week!


I like working with dogs because they are very cute. I always walk them and feed them. I love playing with the dogs because they are fun and funny, they love when you throw a ball and they love to go swimming. 
My dog’s name is Ollie, he loves playing with my bird.  They chase each other around the house and he sleeps a lot. He loves his treats and he is very cheeky when he wants something. 
Tyson.


Today's topic is a choose your own adventure. Before I start blogging, it has been one year since I joined the Just Write program.
I chose to write about my updates in March.
On Labour Day, I had yummy sausage rolls for dinner that my aunty made. I have one aunt in Australia, but we do not see each other often. On special occasions, we message each other. Have you ever made sausage rolls? I sent my aunt a message to tell her that the sausage rolls were yummy.
I also saw a video of my uncle going to Japan with his family. He hung out with my brother too, who works in Japan. They did lots of sightseeing, ate lunch and dinner, and played in the arcade. My uncle is back home already. He lives in Banjarmasin.
Umbrella Support turned five years old. We had a celebration on Monday, 16th March. I also met two new people, Carol, who works for Umbrella, and Dayna, who is a participant. I am introvert, but I do not feel awkward telling facts about myself. We ate cupcakes and party snacks. We did not eat all the snacks, so before we went home, we had to throw the rest in the bin.
Martina and Cindy encouraged me to come out more, like blogging onsite instead of at home all Thursdays. I hesitated at first because I dislike change. I spoke to my parents about this. They said, "What if you alternate? Blog with everyone, blog at home, then with everyone again. That way you can rest because you work on Wednesday and you can rest." I said, "That is a good idea."
After Labour Day week, I came to Bridgewater. I was comfortable, happy, and a bit nervous because I joined the groups. I could give ideas about what to blog. I said, "What if we blog about childhood memories?"
I mentioned in my childhood blog that I enjoyed traditional birthday celebrations when I was a kid, but I hate it now. However, I am still happy. Krystle asked me, "Why do you not like loud birthdays anymore?" She was not trying to change me. I replied calmly, "Comfort level can change as you grow up."
When we went to the park on Monday, Krystle asked, "Do you think you want to come to Bridgewater weekly for blogging? It will be great if you come weekly."
I have decided to alternate by blogging with the groups, blogging from home, and then with the groups again. This is because I work on Wednesday. If I come weekly, I will be tired. I understand that everyone wants to see me weekly, but I have to focus on my wellbeing.
I love blogging with the groups because I get to hear my friends’ blogs and updates. If I am stuck, the staff can help me. I like to blog from home because I have free time before Krystle sends me the topic and I do not have to wear neat clothes since I am at home.
Alternate blogging suits me. That way, I do not get bored if I blog at home every week, and I do not get tired if I come to Bridgewater every week. Balance is good. Do you agree?
Thanks for reading. This is Princess Jacinda signing off.


I'm going to a tie-dye class on Friday night and it's going to be a lot of fun.
I went shopping with my friend Bri to buy tie-dying t-shirts for her workshop on Friday.
And then we went for lunch and got fish and chips
Ben 2.


I love to hangout with my friends and cool people I have never ever met before. They play with me on Fortnite with Alanna and her friend too. That was fun last night but they think I’m weird I used to be weird all the time.  This weekend I’m not sure what I’m doing, maybe just let chill and relax.  I’m tired today because I was still awake at 1am and I had to wake up 6am in the morning oh Lord, I have to wake up early in the morning, from your friend TJ.


My adventure today is going to an aircraft graveyard. There is an area in Alice Springs Airport which has the facilities for maintenance on aircrafts that need to be fitted out with new equipment. It also serves as a long term storage and decommissioning site for
commercial aircraft, utilising the desert climate to prevent corrosion. I got this info from Google with Bernie’s help.
As you all know I love using my hands with all the collectable junk I find at the Hallam tip. If I could get a job working at the aircraft facility, I would be the chief maintenance man.
My job would be to maintain and collect all the rubbish that can't be used and to get it all disposed to a safe area.
As you all know I also love collecting bits and pieces for my collection and making something out of it all.
Nick.


Dear readers, this week's topic is a choose your own adventure. Let me start by telling you about  Epilepsy Awareness Day and every year on the 26th of March is Purple day for Epilepsy Awareness Day and this day and Good Friday are really close to me and my family's heart.  Every year on Good Friday we donate to the Good Friday Appeal as each donation goes toward  helping all the sick kids at the Royal Children's Hospital.
A little bit of interesting personal information about me readers, which I'm happy to share with you is that when I was two and half years old I was diagnosed with childhood Epilepsy and the doctors at the Royal Children’s Hospital helped me get better. For a couple years I had to take medication but now I’m no longer on medication because I don't have any seizures anymore  which is good. This is why purple day and the  Good Friday Appeal is close to my heart. This year on Good Friday my family and I will be donating to the Good Friday Appeal once again. 
Readers I have a question: If you could blog about anything, what would you blog about?
written by Charlotte.



Just a pre warning that this blog talks about homelessness and hardship.
I have been thinking about people who are experiencing homelessness in our world, while I have always been aware that there are people who are less fortunate and I’m conscious of the hardships that people may be going through. I have noticed that there are a lot more people who are having to find less than desirable places to sleep at night and this weighs on my mind and in my heart. I always hope there is a place for everyone to stay, feel safe and be supported. 

I understand that our world isn’t always fair, hardship certainly doesn’t discriminate and I have a few words for the universe that I am almost certain would be inappropriate here. However, this is the reality of the world we live in though. It doesn’t mean it’s right or that anyone should become complacent about it. There are many stories behind hardship and homelessness and you never know what someone is going through so its important to have empathy and choose kindness always.

I have seen people from organisations handing out food packages and beverages to people on the streets and this makes me happy because it tells me that there are kind people who care in this world. Also nice to know that those people experiencing homelessness or hardship have something to eat and drink. It may not be something that we think about often but one package of food can make all the difference. 

I say this with kindness and have no intention of offending or upsetting anyone. I also know everyone is entitled to their own opinions, I have heard things said about this subject that tell me that some people need to rethink their world view and possibly take a moment to think about whether what they are saying is helpful or kind. Again empathy and choosing kindness is important in every situation I believe.

I do what I can to support organisations through donations when I am able, it is important to remember that no one expects you to make donations if you are not in a position to do so. You can also look up other ways to help like volunteering for example. Just something to think about.

Sending you, our readers, support and good wishes your way today, and cheering you on today and everyday. 
Your friend always,
Shan.


We all live in the same world but we all live so differently. For the last week I’ve been on the internet watching how other people live, I’ve been watching people who live in America in Philadelphia, on Kensington Avenue. 
There’s a big time difference, right now it’s 10.01am on the 26th of March in Australia while over there it’s 19.01 on the 25th of March.
The web-cam is situated at a train station on the corner. 
There are always people there, not once have I switched it on and there was no one there. It usually gets busy around 11pm -  2am 
I always think to myself why are these people up and walking around at that time. 
There are a few characters, one night I saw a guy dancing by himself, another man to me looked like he was playing peek-a boo with no one.
Again last night the bin was the main character and everyone was circling around the bin like it had magical powers. 
There was also a man who had his white sheet around himself, he looks like a ghost. 
There’s a building made out of metal with flashing lights like the police lights.  I did ask people and they think it’s a help phone just incase something was to go wrong. 
I just realised how lucky I’m to have a a house and a warm bed to sleep in at night.
Haley.
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There’s something truly special about childhood memories. The kind that make you smile without even realising it. Today, we took a beautiful step back in time, inviting our participants to reflect on the moments that shaped their younger years.
 
Childhood memories have a funny way of sticking with us, the random little moments, the things we thought were so important at the time, and the simple stuff that somehow meant everything. From playing outside until the streetlights came on, to family traditions or silly games with friends, it’s those memories that can instantly take us back.

This blog is all about those moments, the ones that make you laugh, cringe, or feel a little nostalgic. Because no matter how different our childhoods were, there’s always something we can all relate to when we look back.
 
When I was very tiny I was ten and I went to school in Berwick and I liked school. I wore a blue dress and black shoes and it was my favourite. I remember my lunchbox when I was little, it was pink I have a different lunchbox now. I now have a strawberry lunchbox.
I loved science and maths, counting and numbers, and art. I made many things in art for my mum for Mother's Day and Christmas, and my mum put my decorations on the Christmas tree. I have always had a pool and love to swim in summer.
I was in the choir when I was younger and did it after school with lots of old friends.
I have always loved Disney and remember the first time I went on a Disney Cruise.
I have always loved chicken parma, and when I was a kid I also loved steak, with gravy.
I had many pets as a kid but right now I have Bella. She is a good girl who now sits and stays and doesn't jump on my uniform because it is all black. Bella did a poo once in my room but not anymore. I used to have a dog with one eye as she was very old.
I am so lucky I have had lots of honey since I was a kid as my dad had always had the bee hat. He collects the honey and cares for our bees.
I still love the same things I loved when I was a kid, like Christmas and Easter, Disney and holidays.
Claire.
 
Today we are blogging about our childhood memories. In 2007 my parents organised a surprise holiday to the Gold Coast. One night I got a phone call from my mum saying that I had to go to one of my friends places and I said okay that’s fine and my mum and both of my Dad’s were there and my friends family and their friends were there also, saying that I’m going up to the Gold Coast for 10 days, as a surprise! The best part was it was a surprise and my highlight was going to all the theme parks including the scary rides in Movie World.  I even got a chance to have photos taken with different people from Movie World and I also went to Australia Zoo and when I went to Wet and Wild I got a chance to be on TV for the Gold Coast news because I was standing in the background waving and that was the best part about it. Also the highlight was going into the swimming pool every day after we did our fun activities and my mum would ring me every night to check up with me making sure I’m having fun. I was also making sure that I was doing my schoolwork while I was away as well. We were staying in a really nice apartment looking over the beach and one day it was raining so I was watching the lighting over the beach and it was so beautiful hearing the rain with the thunderstorms. I went on this holiday at the end of November until half way in December. I didn’t want to come home but saying that, when I got back I went to the variety club with my school and on the way there we saw my mum in the car with my mums mum, my little brother and sister and the funny thing was we did a catch up and my school teacher said I can go home with my mum and my mum‘s mum and my siblings as well. That was fun. I would like to do that again, but saying that now I’m a grown woman. I have to focus on the future now thank you for reading my blog. Ash.
 
Today blog is about childhood memories.
I really miss being a kid because I like playing with my old school friends. We use to play Tiggy, football and hide and seek.
Barney was my childhood pet he was a boy dog | really liked playing with him and patting him.  We used to play fetch and we used to walk him a lot.
I remember going on family holiday to Bali with mum and dad, it was lots of fun as we ate a lot of food and we swam in the pool. I really like going on the plane.
I remember l used to make house out of boxes and other crafts. I love using my old trampoline, Monkey bars, see-saw and swings.
This is Tyson signing off, see you next week.
 
I remember this day when I was a kid I always got into trouble at school, but then sometimes a good boy in school.  Not as long that I was trouble, yes, but not long time when I was so young. My mum and dad move house all the time and I give up after moving house four or five times. Oh lord why. My good friend got me new games I can’t remember what this was called but this was good games, long time ago I cannot remember the name.   Anyway, I have my Xbox for so long I love gaming but it’s my first time playing Fortnite I died so many time when I’m learning the games.
TJ
 
Today's blogging topic is childhood memories.
When I was little I did fun things!!
I have a big sister Kaitlyn, she would always play with me, we'd play dress ups and played games.
Little Ronalda smiled a lot when she was having fun. I played on the playground, I'd liked to slide down the slide.
I liked to watch movies and rest on the couch I still do now!
When I was little I loved to colour and draw and do any type of craft, I actually still love to do that. I used to dance around the house and sing happy songs, it was so much fun. I remember going to church every Sunday and spending that day with family. We had a lot of celebrations where the whole family would gather at a park and spend time together. Grandma was my best friend growing up and I miss her so much. We used to drive to Sydney a lot and have a little holiday there.
This is Ronalda signing off, see you next week.
 
 
I think about my mum when she took me shopping, And at home I've got a photo in my room of my mum.
I remember when my mum used to come into my room and talk to me. I used to be able to go away with my friends when my mum was here. I used to like it when my mum helped me with my anxiety.
Now I have my dad around he let me do most things my mum let me do sometimes but now l have friends to support me with my hard time and that is so good It stops being sad me now.
This was a hard blog for me but I'm brave.
Ben.
 
My childhood memories mean a lot to me and are very precious. There were no smart phones, digital cards, gadgets, YouTube, or social media back then. I just want to share that I spent my childhood in Indonesia.
One of my favourite childhood memories is being spoiled with cute merchandise. I remember receiving many presents such as cute loungewear trousers, Powerpuff Girls cutlery sets, a Disney Princess backpack, a sheep plush toy, and lunchboxes. I could go on and on sharing about my childhood gifts. Unfortunately, I do not keep all of them anymore. I remember Mum gave away my cute trousers to my cousins. However, I still kept my Snoopy bowl and plate, my Cinderella bowl, and my Barbie plastic cup.
Birthday celebrations and parties were amazing when I was a child. For my second birthday, I had a party at Wendy’s. I do not remember it, but Mum kept all the photos. I did not feel awkward when guests sang to me, but Mum told me I was scared of the mascot characters, which were Pooh and Tweety. My dad’s side of the family attended, and the invitation had a clown design, which Mum still keeps.
I also had birthday celebrations at school. I was happy when all the kids sang to me. My family put the goodie bags inside a cardboard box. Inside there were snacks and stationery. It was nice to have both edible treats and keepsakes. Now that I am older, I feel uncomfortable celebrating my birthday in public, and I do not like it when people surprise me or sing to me. That does not mean I feel sad about my birthday. I just prefer quiet celebrations. I like receiving digital cards from my family because they do not make me jumpy. I just hear a small notification sound on my phone.
I also loved going to my classmates’ birthday parties, usually at fast food places. I enjoyed eating junk food, playing party games, and receiving goodie bags at the end. The parties were usually in the evening because we had school. If it was during school holidays or weekends, the party could be in the morning.
I also loved listening to nursery rhymes. I had Disney nursery rhyme cassette tapes. I had Volume one with Mickey, Volume two with Pluto, and Volume three with Donald Duck. The songs were very catchy. I also had a nursery rhyme VCD with lyrics at the bottom so we could sing along. There were pictures too, mostly live action with some animation.
I enjoyed watching Teletubbies, Barney, Tweenies, Disney Channel, and Playhouse Disney. I never had premium channels myself, but my grandparents did. I think my parents felt it was too much, and I might watch too many cartoons and forget to do homework, since those channels showed cartoons all day. Barney taught children to be positive and kind to others.
Thanks for reading this is Jacinda signing off.
 
 
A year ago when I was the kid my brother and sister and I was playing Mario games and I used to love Mario.
We went to the park and it was good fun as me and my brother love playing footy and going to the playground it was always good fun for me.
Me, my brother and my sister used to watch Hi-5, Mickey Mouse clubhouse, Handy Manny, Little Einsteins, Jungle Junction, Special Agent OSO, My friends Tigger & Pooh, Higglytown Heroes, Imagination Movers, Henry Hugglemonster, the Garfield show, Dinosaurs Train, the Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot about that, inspector gadget, the Penguins of Madagascar, Timmy Time and Mater's Tall Tales, I love these shows when I was a kid. 
On Halloween for my family when I was the kid we went to trick or treat I was good fun and I used to dress up as the Dracula and me and my family watch any Halloween movies we watch Hotel Transylvania, Paranorman, Frankenweenie, Mickey's house of villains, Monster House, Mater and the Ghostlight, Toy Story of terror, Scooby-doo live action and Goosebumps.   I love all the Halloween movies when I was a kid and my mum is never worried me to watch any horror movies but was too young to watch that and I’m now older enough to watch any horror movies.
We will kids we just watch of favourite movies we watch Toy Story, Shrek, Cars, Over the hedge, Flushed away, How to train your Dragon, Monsters vs aliens, Kung fu panda, The lego movie, Megamind and Wreck it Ralph we all love this movie when we were kids.
When I was a kid I would be watching any Cartoon shows we watch Count Duckular, The Jetsons, Adventure Time, the Looney Tunes Show, Regular show, the amazing World of Gumball, The Flintstones, Steven Universe, Total Drama and Uncle Grandpa my mum hates Uncle grandpa because he's stupid, anyways we love this cartoon show.
When I was a kid we just read the books my favourite is We’re Going on the Bear Hunt and I love any Dr Seuss books my favourite Dr Seuss books is Green Eggs and Ham.
Korey.
 
Dear readers, how are you today? Today’s topic is about childhood memories and I have chosen to write about my childhood memories. I have been on a plane only as a baby but never been on one as an adult. I don't remember what it was like to be on a plane as a baby but I am going on a plane soon. I had a baby comforter 'bye byes' instead of a dummy. I went to school by bus. I had very nice school teachers named Jackie and Helen. I played with my friends and then went to high school by bus which was really rough  (I had more fun in primary school).  I played games like tag and enjoyed music class. I did art and craft. I did drama class and started singing when I was a kid. I still like singing (nothing can stop me). I did colouring and still do it now sometimes. I got my glasses in primary school and still have them now I would do anything to go back to primary school.
Thank you for reading my blog. This is grown up Beth signing off until next time.

My childhood memories blog 
I can remember when I was 9 yrs old and I played with my friend named Jake who I went to school with. We had lots of fun together and sometimes we were in trouble.
My other good friend is Austin and we would go to the sprint cars and watch the cars go around the track.
I had a dog called Ollie and he was my little best friend, we would play together and once he jumped into the garden hedge.  We couldn't find him but then I saw his little face we were all so very happy, especially Ollie.
I had a happy time when I was growing up, and I wouldn't change a thing. My family gave me lots of love and support.
This is Nick, signing off to find some odds and ends at my work, and make something with it all.


Dear readers, this week's topic is childhood memories.
Let me start by telling you about my childhood memories. As a child, me and my family would go to the park and me and my sister would have so much fun playing together on the swings and on the slide.  I used to play and build with Lego, and I did art and crafts, painting, colouring in a colouring book and my sister and I went to birthday parties and sleepovers together. We would watch kids cartoons and movies like Barbie, Pepper Pig, Frozen , Dora the Explorer, The Wiggles, Postman Pat, Fireman Sam, Octonauts, Strawberry Shortcake and as a family we would watch the Polar Express at Christmas time. Here is a small list of movies that I would watch as a teenager, Pretty Little Liars,  High school musical all three movies, Bones the tv show, all the Scream movies and the Hannah Montana movie. 
As I was growing up we had two beautiful German Shepherds, one boy and one girl. The boy name was Diesel and the girl was called Lady and we loved them so much but as me and my sister got older we had to re-home them because we moved house. 
Written by Charlotte.


Shan’s Childhood memories blog.
This week we are talking about our childhood memories. Childhood was a time when life was much simpler, where all we had to do was be a child and listen to our adults in our lives, but most of us didn’t realise how good our young lives were and sometimes we were wishing we could hurry up and grow up. How silly we were to want to rush into adulthood, with all the things that come with being an adult if we knew then what we know now, we probably would have wished to be a kid forever. Though you couldn’t pay me to go back to school, I did my time and I’m not doing that twice. 
My childhood was filled with episodes of The Saddle Club, Delta Goodrem Songs, The Lion King movies and a whole heap more. I was filled with imagination, a love of magic and make believe. Until my forth year in primary school, when my sister was born all I wanted was to have a sibling. I would imagine that I had one, playing in the backyard with my imaginary sibling was so fun. I loved the idea of having someone to hang out with all the time and someone that I could love with my whole heart. The closest I had to a sibling was my beautiful friend Ebony who I have known since she was born. When I learned that I was going to be a big sister Ebony was just as excited because it was like she was getting a sibling too. Some people have soul mates in life but I have a soul sister. 
I never imagined that I would actually get a real human sibling as I had always just been an only child, so when I was told that I was going to have a baby brother or sister I cried but it was happy tears. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so blessed and grateful as I did that day. You could say it was like all my Christmas’s, Easter’s and birthday’s had come at once, all my wishing had paid off. The day she was born I was the most impatient to meet her.  I kept getting up and walking around and it felt like the longest wait of my life. She was all wrapped up in a silver blanket thing when I first saw her and everyone was so excited, not as excited as I was though. 
I got upset when I thought a nurse was hurting her and she was crying and I had to go outside with the rest of my extended family to calm down. I was so happy that my beautiful little sister had joined me in this world that I wanted to make sure she was ok all the time. We played lots of peek-a-boos together and I would chase her around playing a game I called “I’m going to get you” it was like chasey but slower, much slower. I loved having this little gift of a human in my life and would always talk about her in the best way because she is one of my favourite humans. 
We were able to share our childhoods and our lives are forever intertwined and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Anyway my childhood was filled with lots of love and fun. 
Thank you for joining us, 
Your friend, 
Shan. 

We’re hosting an event!
 
Imagine having the power to host any event you wanted — no limits, no budget, and no rules. It could be a massive music festival on a tropical island, a dinner party with the most fascinating people in history, or even a completely made-up event where worlds collide. Who would you invite? What would happen there? And where would it take place?

Dear Readers week's topic is hosting an event
Let me start by telling you about how, if I was hosting an event it wouldlook, I would host an Easter party in Paris at a restaurant. How would the decoration look? Of course everything would be Easter themed but it would look so extravagant and amazing!
 
What decorations would I have? I would have a big balloon arch in Easter colours, white and gold plates and the napkins folded in fancy way that looked elegant and neat. Forks and knives on the napkins and on each table there would be a vase with flowers  and I would  invite all my friends. On arrival each guest would get a free complimentary wine or champagne and all the food would be catered for and the restaurant would play some modern pop and Easter songs.
Readers I have a question: what event would you host?
Written by Charlotte
 

Today's blog topic is: If I could host an event, what would it be?
If I could host any event, it would be a Disney festival right here in Melbourne, close to home so it's easy for me to get to. At my festival, everything will be Disney themed. We will have Disney theme rides like Cinderella's Slipper Roller Coaster, Tangled Giant Drop, Belle's Teacups, and lots more rides for all ages.
There will also be shows on all day like The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Tangled, Aladdin, and The Little Mermaid.

The festival will have yummy food like Mickey Mouse pancakes, Lady and the Tramp spaghetti and meatballs, Snow White's candy apples, and Ratatouille's vegetable stew.
There will be characters walking around interacting with all the guests. You can get a princess or prince makeover if you like. The Fairy Godmothers will do your hair and makeup and organise a special outfit just for you!
There will be a special disco room that will play Disney music to dance along to. On the main stage there will be a karaoke competition.
Basically, I'm going to create a Disneyland at a festival.
This is Claire signing off, see you next week.
 
 
 
If I could host an event, I would do it in a cozy and quiet room because I do not like events that are too loud. The walls of the room would be lilac, which is a relaxing colour. The people there would be my intimate family and family from my mum’s side, like my aunts, uncles, grandma, and all my cousins. I would also invite my aunt from my dad’s side and her family. All of my cousins are teens and adults, so they do not run around like little kids do. It would be a family reunion event.

The event would be during the day, from 12 PM until 3 PM. I would send the invitations digitally because these days people do not use paper invitations. I would ask all my family to dress to impress or wear neat casual clothes, like a nice top and trousers. At the event, there would be yellow smiley face stickers that my family could take home. Everyone who came would get a sticker.

The food at the event would be Indonesian dishes, including yellow rice, fried chicken, kerupuk, which are Indonesian crackers, and fried tempeh, which is a soybean cake. For dessert, there would be two options people could choose from: Oreo ice cream or choc mint ice cream.

There would also be karaoke. Do you like to sing? I am not very fond of singing or dancing, but at my grandma’s birthday lunch last year, there was karaoke. Most of my aunts sang and danced to the music. Anyone who does not enjoy singing could just relax. After karaoke, we would play pass the parcel because it is a calm and relaxing game.
After the event, I would relax and take it easy, maybe have a nana nap, even though in real life I do not usually take naps unless I am unwell or tired from a big holiday.
Thanks for reading.
Jacinda signing off. Bye!
 
My topic is that I am going to the Collingwood game. It is going to be a great game.
Our topic is: what event would I like to host?
The event I would like to host would be a horror convention. We will host Chucky, Ghostface, Pennywise, and Jason Voorhees.

Everyone will be dressed like scary things such as zombies, vampires, werewolves, and Frankenstein.
There will be a ghost train with lots of jump scares. I can buy costumes and fake chainsaws and knives.
They will sell food. They will have burgers and chips.
Blog by Korey 
 
 
The topic is: I am hosting my own event. Who will be there? Where will it be?
My brother invited me to a wedding. Ooo la la! I wore a suit for the wedding, and they all had a party all night. Oh dear, my grandma was sleeping. Why did we have a party all night anyway?
So I got home and went to sleep at night time. In the morning I needed to get up early. Oh no, why me? I got up and got ready.
I met Tayla. I played golf with my friend and went out for lunch. 
From your friend TJ.
 
 
If I hosted an event it would be a party. I would invite some friends. I would have my favourite food, pizza and chips. My favourite drinks chocolate milkshakes, Fanta and lemonade. I’d play music at my party. 
From Ben. 
 
 
Today we are talking about hosting an event. (This is a fictional event which means it's come from my imagination). 
My event would be a Southern Sons concert with John Farnham band members like Phil Buckle, Venetta Fields, David Hirschfelder, Brett Garsed, Angus Burchall, and Jack Jones. It would be at a music festival, and I got a chance to be in the front row. I also got a chance to do the sound check with my mum, and she showed me what to do.
Then Jack Jones asked my mum, “Who’s this young lady?” Then my mum said, “It’s my daughter Ash, and she has a huge crush on you. She thinks you look so cute with your long hair, and she has her wall covered in Southern Sons pictures of you. She says that she loves you every single time.”

Then we got a chance to meet all the band members, including the band members of Southern Sons, and we ordered KFC and heaps of beers as well. I wasn’t allowed to drink because I was 16 years old at the time, but I had a lot of energy drinks and, of course, water and Coke.

The best thing is that I got a chance to get free memorabilia and merchandise. Out of nowhere, Glenn Wheatley was so excited to see my mum and me setting up the stage for the shows. I got a big hug from John, saying thank you to everyone who has supported me in the shows and helped keep us on top of things that we have done.

John mentioned to everyone at the show that it was my birthday, and I got a birthday kiss from Jack Jones on the cheek. He said, “Ash, will you marry me?” and I said yes. Everyone was so excited. Then my mum said she knew that he was going to pop the question, and my mum was in tears saying that my baby is growing up too fast.

John said, “Congratulations on the news. I’m so proud of you guys,” and he said that he would be planning our wedding. Then Jack paid for us to go to America in business class, and I was so happy to see his hometown and meet his family.
Then I got a phone call from my mum. She said, “How do you feel to be married?” Then I said, “It’s great. Thank you, Mum. Thank you for letting me be with Jack.”
 
Thank you for reading my blog,
Ash.
 
 
Hello, I’m Shan and this is my event planning blog.
This blog is about events that we would like to have and all the things that go into hosting them. I’m not super great at planning events, and I’m sure there would be a whole lot of anxiety and apprehension involved. Planning things can be a bit hard and scary sometimes, but as always, this is a safe space for new or scary things. But enough stalling. Let’s get into my event.

I think I’d like to host an anti-social social gathering: a place for introverted or socially anxious people to come, be included, and feel a sense of togetherness while still being comfortable in a safe and supportive environment.

It would be held at a book café. I’m not sure where I’d find this book café at this point, but in my vision I see a cosy, old-style café filled with books, comfortable chairs, and little tables. It would also have an enclosed outdoor area with lots of greenery and sunshine. I imagine the space smelling like fresh coffee and baked goods, with dimmed lighting in some spots for anyone who might need it. Hopefully it would feel very welcoming.

My mind is blanking on who I’d invite at the moment, but the dress code would simply be to wear whatever feels most comfortable and brings you the most joy (you can even wear PJs!). Just come however you want and be ready to get social in the most anti-social way.

I think it would be an all-day event where people could come and go whenever it suits them. There would be absolutely no pressure at this event because where’s the fun in that? You could order food through your phone if you feel more comfortable doing that, or you could go up to the café counter and order there. The food would be typical café meals along with a variety of beverages.

The address, menu, and layout of the venue would be sent to all guests beforehand, along with an interactive map. This would hopefully help with the unknowns and reduce anxiety about attending the event.

There would also be fun introduction cards for any servers who are working at the event. These would be available on request (and of course only with the servers’ consent, because that’s important). I think this could be a really cool event without the normal pressures and expectations of typical gatherings and parties.

Would you want to come to something like this? What kind of event would you have if you were planning one? If you’d like, you can share it in the comments. I look forward to reading your ideas, and I hope you all have a wonderful week, my friends.
Your friend,
Shan
 
 
Dear readers,
How are you today? Today’s topic is: If you could plan an event, who would you invite and what would it look like?

My event would be on a cruise ship, and my friends and I would have the whole cruise ship to ourselves!!!

The cruise ship would be Mamma Mia karaoke themed. I would invite my friends, my family, my support workers, and famous people such as the Mamma Mia cast, Delta Goodrem, Jessica Mauboy, Emma Watson, Selena Gomez, Sabrina Carpenter, and Rapunzel (but no promises that she won’t hit anyone with the frying pan she carries hahaha).

My event would look like a Royal Caribbean Mamma Mia cruise. It would be decorated in blue and white and covered in pretty fairy lights, disco balls, microphones, dress-ups, food, drinks, stages, and more.

We would sing Mamma Mia songs, Disney songs, country songs, songs from The Lion King, and many others. There would be hot foods like hot dogs, fish and chips, pizza, pasta, and more. We would also have cocktails, mocktails, and soft drinks available.

There would be a Mamma Mia and Disney playlist playing throughout the cruise, plus screenings of Mamma Mia movies and Disney movies. We would even have a real life singer performing live as part of the fun.
Thank you for reading my blog.
This is Disney fan Beth signing off until the next adventure. 
 
Dear readers,
What event would you host and who would be there?
I would like to host my friends on a TV show. My friend Dave is from school and he would come on my show. On my show we would talk about cars. All cars are my favourite and I love trying to fix them.

I also love lawnmowers, so my show would include lawnmowers and all my friends as guests. I want to be an undercover spy, but I can’t be both a spy and a TV show host, so I’ll settle for a TV show.

On my show I will drive buggies and do tricks. I will also show people how to fix and work on lawnmowers.
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Every show, one lucky viewer will win a free gift, which will be different each time. They could win things like lawnmowers, cars, or scooters.
This is Nick signing off. See you next week.