Click Music can bring back memories, change our mood, and have us singing along without even realising it! Today, we’re talking all about our favourite songs and the lyrics we love the most.
Maybe you have a song that always makes you happy, a favourite artist you can’t stop listening to, or a lyric that really speaks to you. It could be an old classic, a brand new hit, a song from a movie, or even a guilty pleasure!


What's my favourite song?
I love the Barbie Girl song, I like to sing the barbie song and dance to it. My favourite part of the song is the chorus! I love to sing "I’m a Barbie girl" it makes me feel happy. I love when the song says "come on Barbie let's go party!" Barbie is my favourite movie and it has this the Barbie girl song in it!
I also love the song Zoo from Zootopia! I love singing this song in the car with Sheridan.
This song gets me moving it makes me feel happy, I start to dance as soon as I hear it play. I love to dance to this song!
I love listening to Frozen songs! I have so many favourite songs because music makes me feel so good! I like to dance and sing to frozen songs. I like the songs that Anna sings, like For the First Time in Forever" and Love is an Open Door. I like Sheridan to play these songs in the car.
I really like to listen to Disney songs! Sometimes we listen to them on breaks in the cafe, when we're in the car and at dinner with friends Martina plays the music at Dinner with friends and she plays the best music!
Ronalda.


I have a lot of favourite songs, and they are all Disney so I'm going to talk about a few of them. First up is Mother Knows Best from Tangled. I love this song because it's so catchy, and I like that it is evil. Although the mother in the movie is evil I'm so lucky that I have the best mum ever.. and when she sings “Mother knows best listen to your mummy” I can relate because my mum really does know best, unfortunately Rapunzels mum isn’t good like mine. Next up is a Whole New World from Aladdin, my favourite lyrics are “A whole new world, a new fantastic point of view, no one to tell us no or where to go or say we're only dreaming!” I really wish I could go on a magic carpet ride and see a whole new world! That would be amazing adventure. Lucky last song for my blog will be “You’re welcome” from Moana. I love this movie and all the songs in it but that's my favourite. I love when Maui says “this guy”, I find it so funny.
This is Claire signing off, see you next week.


My favourite band is Ice Nine Kills, Slaughter to Prevail, Lornashore, Falling in Reverse, Slipknot, I-prevail, Vended, Parkway Drive, Metallica and System of the Down they all the greatest band.
My favourite song is Demolisher, Sulfur, Master of Puppets, The American Nightmare, Ronald, To the Hellfire, B.Y.O.B, Wild Eyes and Violent Nature they are all the greatest songs ever and we just listening song in the mum's car.
My favourite artist is Corey Taylor, Alex Terrible, Spencer Charnas, Ronnie Radke and Griffin Parker Taylor is the son of Corey Taylor. They are all the greatest artist and I met Spencer Charnas and Corey Taylor is his the first band called Stone Sour.
My favourite concert is Ice Nine Kills, Slaughter to Prevail, Slipknot, Vended, Lorna shore, I-prevail and Parkway Drive they are all the greatest concerts we just went and we got the good bands at the Knotfest.
This is Korey signing off and have an awesome day.




I’ve got a few favourite songs, but songs lyrics that just hit me on a personal level are different to my favourite songs. Then you’ve got songs that just hit you right into the emotions. 
At the moment my favourite song is Beautiful Thing by Benson Boone.
But now for the lyrics that will hit you right into the soul, well my soul anyways.
One of my favourite lyrics from the a song is “I will never let you fall, I’ll stand up with you forever, I’ll be there for you through it all, even if saving you sends me to heaven” I feel as though it can be one person who loves someone so much they will sacrifice their self for the love of their life. 
Here are a few honourable song lyrics I love that hit me right in the emotions  
“Funny, you’re the broken one but I’m the only one who needed saving”
“It’s pretty in the sky, such a beautiful way to die, but I want my sparkle back” by Jakwob.
“Cause you remind me everyday I’m not enough” by Noah Cyrus.
I cant put the song title in this blog but the lyrics are “Sweet, little, unforgettable, thing” that’s a song that hits my dopamine.
“I’m slowly kill in myself, I’m trying so hard at the back of the shelf, it’s just the same day everyday” from the song Lonely by Noah Cyrus.
Then there’s a heap of linkin park songs that just hits. Heavy and One More Light are my favourite.
Last song is Twisted by Skylar Grey, Eminem and Yelawolf. Well for now these songs and lyrics are my favourite.


Hero of War is by Rise Against and is one of the songs that when you’re listening to it, you can actually feel the emotion by what they’re singing. So from my perspective you get both a hero but a a soldier fighting in the war. 
The lyrics “a hero of war, that’s what I’ll be and when I come home they’ll be damn proud of me, I’ll carry this flag to the grave if I must, cause it’s a flag that I love and a flag that I trust”. 
Then the solider at war lyrics are 
“I kicked in the door, I yelled my commands the children they cried but I got my man, we took him away, a bag over his face from his family and friends”. 
There’s another paragraph but I think it’s inappropriate for our blogs. 
Another song that just hits is You’re Not Alone by Saosin. The whole song is beautiful but this part just hits “There is more to this, I know you can make it out, you will live to tell, you’re not alone”.
Honourable songs 
Sober by Demi Lovato 
I’m gonna show you crazy by Bebe Rexha
Headlights by Eminem and Nate Russ.
And these are at the moment my favourite songs if you’re going through something and just need to feel something.
Thank you for reading all about my music taste.
Hope you’ve found some new songs to listen too. 
Haley.




I like to use Spotify to listen to music in the Taxi on the way to Umbrella Support. I like all different music, but not classical music. I like lots of music,
and I like all different types of music. 
It makes me happy.
Ben 2.




Hi readers, how are you? Today's topic is your favourite song or artist and  I have chosen to write my favorite song The Winner Takes It All by ABBA. “The winner takes it all!” is my favourite lyric from this song but I have lots of other songs that I love like songs from Delta Goodrem, lots of Disney hits, Jessica Mauboy, Meghan Trainor, Taylor Swift, music from The Little Mermaid, Tangled, The Lion King, Sabrina Carpenter, Kelly Clarkson, Alex Warren, Guy Sebastian, Dove Cameron, Dolly Parton, Alicia Keys, Selena Gomez, Lady Gaga, Tracy Chapman, Katy Perry and Gracie Abrams. I like Delta because I like her voice. Her songs are catchy and put me in a good mood. I have seen her in concert and I want to go again. She is coming out next year. I hope I can go. I like all her songs so I can't choose a favourite. I wish they would play Delta at dinner with friends. Thank you for reading my blog this is pop queen Beth signing off until next week.                  


Dear readers, this week's topic is about our favourite rapper Eminem and
Charlotte and Nick have decided to write a joint blog today.
Let us start by telling you about our favourite songs by Eminem 
Nick's favourite song is Shake That and Charlotte's favourite song is Lose Yourself.
Why do we like these songs it's because we find them cool, inspiring, comforting and it makes us feel happy.
Some interesting facts about Eminem is his real name which is Marshall Bruce Mathers III and 
he was born on the Seventeenth of October 1972 in Missouri United Stares of America
he is fifty three years old and in our strong opinion he is a rap god and the best rapper of all time.
Readers we have a question, what's your favourite song, song lyric or artist?
written by Charlotte and Nick.


Some of them my favourite song but not all of them but I do like rap song and smooth music and voice. Not all the time do I listen to music, I like Eminem and all songs look cool and faster he has the best voice I really like it, because Eminem is cool.  I like his hair style and his songs are amazing. Some are sad songs and some are happy songs.  Not always do I listen to music but sometimes I do. Die Antwood has a really good voice, not too bad because theres a cool rap song. I like rap music and song, they make me calm and listening to music makes my angry mind go away, makes my body relax and when I listen to any song even if it’s a sad song I could cry of course, but nice songs I have.  From TJ.


Today, the blog topic is my favourite songs.
When I was a little kid, I loved kids' songs. I loved Indonesian kids' songs, and one of the singers was Tasya. She is a mum now. I have a Tasya CD, and my parents often played it in the car. Sometimes, though, I had to listen to my parents' music. They loved retro music when I was little, such as Celine Dion, Boyzone and Phil Collins.
Now my mum likes modern music. She loves BTS, which is a Korean band. Sometimes, if there is a BTS concert showing at the cinema, she wants me to accompany her. BTS do have some good and positive songs.
When I was younger, I also loved listening to nursery rhymes. I had three Disney nursery rhyme cassettes, but they were not sung by Disney characters. They were sung by Larry Groce. Those songs are available to listen to on YouTube and Apple Music. I am not sure if they are available on Spotify because I use Apple Music. If you have little kids in your family, I would recommend them. Just type in Disney Children's Favourites.
I used to have nursery rhyme VCDs too. They had different pictures and lyrics at the bottom of the screen. They were not karaoke because they were not instrumental. There were people singing the songs.
Now I like listening to pop music. If I had to pick my favourite pop hits, I would choose Roar by Katy Perry and Can't Stop the Feeling! by Justin Timberlake. I like those songs because they are cool and fun. Blinding Lights by The Weeknd is a good song too. My friend loves that song too. I usually hear those songs on the radio.
On Apple Music, I listen to Disney songs, but I mostly listen to music on the radio while I exercise. I also like Love Yourself by Justin Bieber. Do you like those songs too?
I also like listening to old songs on Smooth Radio. A lot of their songs are pleasant to listen to. I like the song Glory of Love from The Karate Kid movie. I have not watched that movie, but I watched the 2010 one a long time ago on DVD.
I do like listening to both pop and old music. I think it is good to listen to different types of songs instead of just one genre.
When I was at school, a lot of the kids talked about new music only. None of them talked about easy listening music. However, music has no age limit. A school kid can listen to easy listening songs by artists like Michael Bublé. Middle aged people can listen to modern songs too, just like my mum. She loves BTS and she is not ashamed of it. She even has BTS things such as calendars and magazines.
Thank you for reading my music blog.
This is Princess Jacinda signing off.
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My Dream Holiday!
If you could pack your bags and go anywhere in the world, where would you go? Today, we’re letting our imaginations take over as we dream about the ultimate holiday! Maybe you’d love to relax on a tropical beach, explore a busy city, go on an exciting adventure, visit somewhere you’ve always wanted to see, or even travel somewhere completely out of this world! 

There are no rules when it comes to a dream holiday. It can be somewhere real, somewhere you’ve already visited, or a place you’ve completely imagined yourself.
My dream holiday would be to drive across America. I would buy a car off Facebook marketplace once I arrive in the States and fix it up over there. Then I would drive. Wouldn’t matter if it broke down because I could fix it or just buy another cheap one over there. Hopefully I can do this one day and hopefully it will be a Dodge Pickup.  I would travel across eight states including California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Illinois.
In California I would like to learn about the East LA riots and maybe visit Skid Row, in Nevada I would go to Las Vegas and take a helicopter to the bottom of the Grand Canyon for breakfast.
In Arizona they put the airplanes in the desert so that they don’t corrode. The air doesn’t have any moisture in it. They require the engines, and the body of the planes are recycled into Coke cans. I would love to see all the planes in the desert like that, and see the flight simulator enthusiasts use the cockpit for the future simulated flying.
In New Mexico which is also a lot of desert so I would go to the Blue Sink Home for a swim. It is 81-ft deep. 
In Texas I would go to the Freedom Factory to see all the car racing.
I can’t wait for one day travelling across the US on Route 66.
Nick.


Today's blog topic is my dream holiday.
When I think of a dream holiday one thing comes to mind, Disneyland! I would do a Disneyland tour visiting all of them in the world. I would start off my tour going to China, I would visit Shanghai first and then go to Hong Kong. Next on the list will be Japan and I would go to both Disneyland and Disney Sea. I've been there before but will be great to visit again. Next up will be America, Disneyland first in LA and then Walt Disney World in Orlando. While I'm in America I might visit some other theme parks like Six Flags and Universal Studios. Lucky the last place on my tour is Paris! I can't wait to visit this Disneyland and maybe see the Eiffel Tower too. I love Disney and I love theme parks. I look forward to going on the teacups and the enchanted tale ride which is Beauty and the Beast theme. I will take photos with all the Disney Princesses and characters that I see, especially my favourites like Belle, Cinderella, Rapunzel and Mulan. My holidays will go for around two months giving me plenty of time to enjoy all the different places I visit.
Thank you for reading, Claire.


Ever since I saw the movie Hostel, I’ve always wanted to go to Amsterdam, that’s my dream holiday. Call me crazy to go to a country where a horror movie was filmed. My parents and I did have plans to go to Amsterdam for my 30th but unfortunately Covid happened and made the plans disappear to dust. But not in my mind. Another place I would love to visit is Ireland, the greenery has got my heart, and because I also have family over there.  I think it’s just a pretty place. Also I’ve always wanted to go to Salem in America for Halloween.
But I think my dream holiday is just a cabin in the woods next to a running river, and animals come and go when they please. 
I think I just want a nice and peaceful holiday with animals no people unless its my friends. Then we can have bonfires, sit out at night and watch the starry nights. I’m a simple person but I would prefer a cabin over a tent. So yeah they are my dreams holidays. 
But any holidays I go on are all my dream because the world is your oyster and we only live in a small part of the world, in Australia is so big, I’ve only seen a small amount.
There you go, those are my dream holidays and hopefully I get to them one day. 
Haley.


My dream holiday by Ronalda.
I like going on holiday to Sydney, to see my cousins. I want to play games with my cousins and the Frozen card game.
My dream holiday would be going to Barbie World and hang out with Barbie. I'd go to Barbie World with my mum, sister and my brother. I'd drive a car in Barbie World, I’d drive to the shops and go shopping with Barbie. Barbie would buy me clothes, she'd buy me pink clothes and shoes. We would eat at the cafe, I would have pink chips and a pink sandwich with a pink lemonade.
I would dance with Barbie and her friends. Barbie and I would play with toys. I'd go to the beach with Barbie to swim and build sandcastles. Barbie would take me to her house, I would stay at her house and we'd watch movies.
Goodbye from Ronalda.



My dream holiday would probably cost me a kidney or two, I can imagine it would be the most expensive holiday I would ever go on. It would be well worth it and would bring me an endless amount of joy and would also make my inner child very happy also. Everything in my life usually also comes with a bit of anxiety but I reckon even my anxiety would do a happy dance with this one. Parts of the holiday would be a bit heavy for some but I am on a journey of learning and seeking an education of all things historical. 

As many people know I am a big Disney fan I would love to go to Paris, France to visit Disneyland. It wouldn’t be the only place I’d visit in Europe but it would be the first stop after arriving. I’d have to purchase extra luggage for the plan ride home because I would empty the gift shops. I would also love to go and see many of the historical sites across Europe. I’m very interested in learning more about the Holocaust and World War 2. I want to learn about any and all places of history. Obviously I’d have to do research on where I would visit and places to go to make my dream holiday the most amazing and educational holiday I’ve ever experienced. 

A few people have told me that I would love Japan and after hearing stories and looking on the internet (how good is Google?) I believe that they are right in saying that I would love it there. It basically has big Shan vibes, with all the beauty, history, Disney, studio Ghibli and so many cartoons that I love have come from Japan. Being the birthplace of Pokemon I think it would be the most exciting place to play Pokemon Go. I’d definitely be going to the Studio Ghibli museum, it’s a must on my list of things to do and watching my neighbour Totoro in Japan would be amazing. 

While I don’t have a full itinerary for you, I have given you an idea of what my dream holiday would look like. While I believe it wouldn’t be for everyone I’m happy to say that it would be perfect for me. Magical, historical and educational. 
Thank you for coming on the journey. 
Your friend, 
Shan.

My dream holiday is when we go to Honolulu, because I remember Cindy’s dad told me about Hard Rock and Im gonna see Hard Rock maybe buy a jacket and stay at the hotel in Hard Rock maybe not sure, they have got yummy food like seafood mmm yummy!! Maybe there is a boat not sure, but there will be beautiful beach and hot weather. I gonna go with my family of course and have a fun long holiday of course. I am happy to see my sister and my nephew and niece and my brother in law and my little nephew.
TJ

Where is is my dream holiday?
I would like to go to Perth and visit my friend on holiday. I would like to go shopping when I’m there, and eat food with my friend like cake and hot dogs and sandwiches.
I would like to go to Queensland if I had the chance to. I would go with my friend if we organise it together.
Ben 2 


Hi readers, how are you? Today's topic is my dream holiday.
I would like to spend my holiday in Seminyak Bali with Cindy, Chrissie and Krystle and stay in a hotel with a private pool. In the morning I would relax and in the afternoon I would go shopping. For the next few days I would like to go to the jungle and see the rice terraces. I would go to the spa and have a massage and a facial. I would also love to visit temples, waterfalls and some of the beautiful villages to see how the local people live and what they cook.
For the rest of my holiday I would like to relax by the pool, watch the sunset, have long lunches and do lots of shopping. This would be my dream holiday and the best two weeks ever. I hope it comes true one day and thank you for reading my blog this week.
This is Bali Queen Beth signing out until next weeks blog.    

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Seven years ago, we went to America. We went on the plane with Qantas and we went to the hotel. This was my dream holiday already. 
We went to Disneyland. My favourite ride is Splash Mountain. It was good fun.
My worst ride is Space Mountain because it is so fast for me. We went to the Nightmare Before Christmas ride, but it was a good ride.
My mum, my sister and my brother went on the Incredibles ride. This is super fast, except for me and my dad. We went to the Toy Story Mania ride. It was good fun.
We went to Disney California Adventure. We went to Cars Land, but we tried to get on the Radiator Springs Racers ride, but the tickets had been sold out, which just sucks. I loved seeing the Radiator Springs neon lights. It was so cool.
We went to the Guardians of the Galaxy ride. I was so shocked because it goes up and down.
We went to the Star Wars ride. This ride was okay, but it was a good ride.
We went to Universal Studios Hollywood. We went on The Simpsons Ride. It was good fun, so I was given a Bart Simpson teddy.
We just took photos with Homer, Marge, Bart and Lisa. We went to Krusty Burger for lunch, but this food was okay.
We went on the Harry Potter ride. I was so brave on the ride. I was almost upside down.
We went on the Jurassic World ride, but it looks like Splash Mountain.
We went on the tram and saw Universal movies. We saw the Norman Bates house from the movie Psycho, and we saw the robot shark from Jaws. It was so good to see it.
We went to Las Vegas, and I loved all the neon lights. They are so cool.
We went to San Francisco, and we just saw the Golden Gate Bridge. It was so awesome.This was the best year in 2019, and we were so lucky before COVID-19. This is Korey signing off and have an wonderful day.

This week, it’s time to get creative with our very own Choose Your Own Adventure! 
Everyone gets to write their own story and take it in whatever direction they like. It could be funny, exciting, mysterious, adventurous, or completely crazy, there are no rules about what your story has to be!




Today is Choose Your Own Adventure!
Today I’m going on an adventure.
I’m going to Treasure Island. I’m going to dig in the sand for buried treasure! When I find the treasure box, I open it and find chocolate, puppies, and jewellery.
Next, I’m going to space. I’ll travel in my rocket all the way to Saturn. I meet a nice alien who says hi to me, and we explore the planet together. We see a meteor shower that looks like sparkling balls.
I’m leaving Saturn to go to Dinosaur World! I’m hiding because the dinosaurs are scary!
But then I make friends with a Tyrannosaurus Rex. She lets me ride on her back, and she invites me to meet all of her dinosaur friends, until something unexpected happens! We hear a loud noise. A volcano is erupting! I realise it’s time for me to go!
Off to the Fairy Kingdom I go! Princess Ronalda rides on her Tyrannosaurus Rex to the Fairy Kingdom. When we arrive, we go to the flower garden to pick some flowers for my dinosaur friend. Then we visit a fairy princess in her castle. My dinosaur friend fits inside the castle, so we have a lovely tea party.
The sun is going down now, and it’s getting late. Time for Ronalda to go home.
Thank you for coming on my adventures.
Goodbye from Ronalda. 




I like staying at home and watching movies or YouTube while eating my yummy popcorn. I love watching scary games on YouTube, and I watch people play them all the time. Sometimes the scary parts make me jump, and my popcorn goes all over the floor. Oh Lord!
Sometimes I go out with my friends too. They’re really cool, and I always have fun with them.
TJ.




On Thursday we watched Melbourne Storm against the Panthers, but we lost the game. We hate the Panthers, but we know that’s just how the game goes sometimes. The next round is Melbourne Storm vs Broncos, and hopefully we win this time. They play tonight.
On Friday, my dad, my sister, and I went to see Collingwood against Brisbane, but Collingwood lost because Brisbane got the bigger score. We left the stadium after the game.
The first AFL final is Collingwood vs Bulldogs. Hopefully Collingwood wins, but we’ll have to wait and see. If they lose, we’re cooked!
On Saturday, my dad and I went to Fountain Gate and visited the AFL Store. I bought a Scott Pendlebury bobblehead, so now I have three Collingwood bobbleheads and one Melbourne Storm bobblehead. I’ll get another one next time.
On Sunday, I kept working on the villager’s hair for my 3D animation. On Monday, I almost finished my 3D animation and made the boss battle for the episode. On Tuesday, I finished making my house with all the bricks for my stop motion. I can’t wait to make the video called The Dream of the Lake House. I’m really looking forward to it.
My mum and I also went to see Parkway Drive, the Aussie band, and we were so close to the stage. There were three Aussie bands playing. The first band was Bad/Love, and they were really good. The second band was Hands Like Houses. It’s a weird band name, but they were okay. The singer jumped off the stage to join the mosh pit, which was crazy! Then Parkway Drive came on. We were in the mosh pit, and everyone was going crazy. I didn’t fall over, but we almost got crushed because everyone was pushing. I was trying to take videos at the same time! It was one of the greatest Aussie metal concerts ever. We were so exhausted afterwards that I took the next day off. Yesterday I just vacuumed my room upstairs.
Korey.






Today I decided to write about Father’s Day.
This year, Father’s Day is on Sunday, 6th September. Last year, I bought Dad two pairs of socks with cute designs. One had Shrek on it, and the other had Mike Wazowski from Monsters, Inc.
I usually make Father’s Day arts and crafts at my Handmade group. I do not remember what I made last year for Father’s Day, but I do remember that a long time ago we made a snack jar. Inside the jar were pretzels, M&M’s, and nuts.
I also like writing cards for Father’s Day. I love putting cute stickers on the cards too. Dad always appreciates my gifts.
We do not usually do anything big for Father’s Day. We wish Dad a Happy Father’s Day, give him a hug, and give him his gift. However, I remember when my brother, cousin, and I were younger, we went out for dinner to celebrate Father’s Day. We went to Lazy Moe’s in Oakleigh.
Now I would like to write about my dad. I love my dad because he is a great cook. He cooks most days. Mum can cook too, but she mostly cooks on the weekends because she is a busy bee during the week while she is at work.
Dad works too. He works really hard and wakes up early to go to work. Even during winter, when it is still dark in the morning, he keeps working.
After work, Dad rests for a little while, has a shower, and then prepares food for his dad, who lived in aged care for three years. Dad often falls asleep on the sofa because he is exhausted, and he can fall asleep quite easily.
Dad can cook a variety of food. He can cook both Indonesian and Western dishes. My family and I love both Indonesian and Western food. Dad cooked some special dinners when my brother returned home after working in another country for three years. He made sausage rolls, lasagna, and potato bake with cauliflower.
I also love my dad because he takes me to fun places. I really enjoyed it when he took our family to Safari Park in Indonesia when my brother and I were still kids.
He has also taken our family to many fun places in Australia. We have been to Bright, Geelong, and Phillip Island. He even drove us all the way to Adelaide!
Dad usually plans our holidays. I wish I could travel more often like Cindy, who goes to Bali often, but it depends on our family budget. Last year, Dad organised our holiday to Indonesia in October. We have no idea when we will go on another big trip because Dad needs to save up first.
I also want to work hard at Woolworths so that one day I can contribute towards our family holidays.
Sometimes Dad tells me off when I make a mistake. For example, one time when we were on holiday, I forgot to knock on his door before entering his room. I can feel upset when Mum or Dad tells me off, but I know Dad wants me to become a better person.
I also do not like making mistakes, but everybody has tiny oops moments. Making a mistake does not mean we are bad. It is something we can learn from.
Dad and I have different interests. Dad enjoys cooking and watching sports, while I prefer watching animation. Even though we do not always enjoy the same things, we still get along well.
I am grateful for everything Dad does for our family. He works hard, cooks delicious food, takes us on adventures, and supports me in many ways.
Thanks for reading. I hope you enjoyed my story about Father’s Day.
This is Comfort Queen Jacinda signing off.


So Ive an idea to write a letter to my younger self and tell her how much has happened and how much she has  achieved here’s go.


Dear Haley,


You’ve reached level 35, almost 36.


You were born in November 1990. You spent most of your early life in hospital, but you don’t remember too much of that.


One story Mum and Dad always tell you is that the doctors thought you were blind and deaf. They asked the house paediatric nurse to come and do a test. She put hundreds and thousands on the floor, and you reached out for them. That’s when they knew you weren’t fully blind. What a relief.


As a child and young adult, you completed Year 12. Not by much, but you did it despite all the hurdles that came your way. I think Year 10 or 11 was probably your hardest year. There was a mean person in your friendship group, which led you to sit in the corridors by yourself at recess and lunch.


But once again, you were strong and handled it really well, even when your best friend since kindergarten chose to side with the mean person.


You’ve achieved so much, both in and out of high school. You even received Excellence Awards in IT and Food Technology, and you earned your Green Cord in Scouts.


After Year 12, you had an interview for your dream job. Sadly, you didn’t get it. It broke your heart because it was all you had ever dreamed of doing.


Instead, you ended up working through a job agency in nursery gardening. It turned out you loved it, but there was another hurdle. Every job only lasted about 16 weeks, so for a while you felt like a ping pong ball, constantly moving from one job to another.


You’ve travelled to so many amazing places, including China, Thailand, New Zealand, and Bali. Every trip became its own adventure.


In your mid twenties, your best friend of almost 20 years ended your friendship because her boyfriend didn’t like you. That really hurt, but it also made room for new friendships. Those friends are still in your life today, and you treasure them with all your heart.


You’ve also had a few surgeries to help you along the way. I won’t go into the details because I don’t want to gross you out, but they were just more hurdles that you overcame.


For now, I think you would be so proud of everything you’ve achieved and everything you’ve survived. I want you to know that I’m still trying my best to chase all of our dreams. Sometimes it’s really hard because of the way our brain works, but I’m trying for you.


We’re in this together. No matter how high the hurdles are, we are strong.
From,
Haley




Do you ever have something that you’re waiting for and you’re super excited about it, but it feels like it’s never going to happen because it’s so far away? This is me right now. I’m excitedly waiting for an album to come out later this year and a concert I’m going to next year. The countdown doesn’t seem to be moving fast enough, though I’m trying to be very patient and I know it will come eventually. It’s nice to have things to look forward to, though.


Now I’d better tell you what I’m waiting for. On the 6th of November 2026, Delta Goodrem’s eighth studio album, Pure, will be released. As a good and loyal Delta Goodrem fan, I have already pre ordered the physical CD, pre ordered the album on iTunes and Apple Music, and pre saved it on Spotify.


While the full album won’t be out until November, Delta has been kind enough to share two songs from the album with us already, and there’s a third coming out on the 28th of August. (It will have already been released by the time this blog comes out.) The songs Eclipse and Hologram were the first two to be released, and next is Warrior.


It has me wondering about all the other songs on the album, and I’m really excited for that first listen when I can finally hear the album in full. It’s such a cool feeling when your favourite artist releases new music, but it’s the waiting that gets me every time. This isn’t me complaining in any way. I’m just very excited and looking forward to it.


I am also very lucky to have tickets to her tour in April 2027. My lovely sister will be joining me, even though she isn’t quite as enthusiastic about Delta as I am. That’s okay because we all like different things, and that makes us who we are. Plus, I think it’s really lovely that she is coming with me, and I’m very grateful.


Thank you for reading our blogs, friends.


Still waiting,


Shan. 




It was Sam’s Birthday!
Choose Your Own Adventure
Tonight I am going to TGI Fridays for my birthday dinner!

1. I like how big it is.
2. I choose ice cream for dessert.
3. I have lemonade to drink.
4. I eat crispy chicken and chicken wings.

Then Sam has a birthday cake and invites all his friends to celebrate. Sam’s friends all enjoy different foods, and everyone has a great time together.
The End. 
Ben. 




Dear Readers,


How are you? Today’s topic is Choose Your Own Adventure, and I have chosen to write about a spa day.


Once upon a time, I decided to have a full spa day. I was going to get new lashes and have a facial. When I arrived at the spa, I was offered a robe and shown to a room to get changed. When the beautician arrived, she asked me to lie on the bed and started putting cream on my face. She cleansed my face, which was very relaxing.


She told me her name was Willow and that she had a new little puppy that she had brought to work. She said I could name the puppy. I had a very long think and decided on the name Molly, and she loved it. Willow put Molly on my chest, and it was so cute. Molly lay there without moving. Then Willow asked if I wanted to have Molly because she was moving house. Of course I said, “Yes, please!”


To end the perfect day, Willow did my hair and makeup, and I went home with Molly. It was the perfect adventure to end a perfect day. That’s where my story ends for today. I’m so excited to welcome my new puppy, Molly, into my life, and I can’t wait for many more adventures together.


Welcome home, Molly!


Thank you for reading my blog.


This is Beth and Molly, who says “Woof!”, signing off until my next adventure.








Cindy’s Bali Belly Adventure


Cindy is living her best island life in beautiful Bali, enjoying the sunshine, tropical scenery and plenty of relaxation. Well, that was the plan until Bali belly decided to make an unexpected appearance! Suddenly, exotic Balinese breakfasts were replaced with the comfort and safety of good old Vegemite toast. Sometimes, when your stomach is staging a protest, you just have to stick with what you know!


Thankfully, Cindy is now feeling much better and is slowly getting back to enjoying everything Bali has to offer. The sun is shining, the holiday vibes are back, and there is even talk of cocktails later today!


After all, a Bali holiday isn’t complete without a little adventure, and Cindy has certainly had hers. Hopefully the cocktails behave themselves better than the Bali belly did! For now, it’s Vegemite toast, plenty of rest and a positive attitude before getting back out there.

​I like Vegemite! I enjoy it on toast or bread, and I love a Vegemite and cheese sandwich. I wouldn’t eat it by the spoonful though.
Have you ever dipped your chips in ice cream? I have, and I like it! I also like chocolate covered strawberries.
How do I feel about pineapple on pizza? I like it!
I’ve had a cheese and jam sandwich before, and I like that too.
Have I ever had chocolate covered bacon? I haven’t, but I’d definitely try it.
Do I eat Milo straight from the tin? No, I like it with milk.
Have I ever had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? I have, and I liked it! I had it with purple jelly. (Jam).
I haven’t tried frozen grapes, but I’d give them a go!
I like food, and I enjoy trying new things. I always try new foods during cooking on Tuesdays!
Goodbye from Ronalda! 


Good morning, my friends! Today’s topic is weird food combinations that you would eat.
When I go to the shops, I always order my favourite hot dog with peanut butter, tomato sauce, and a sprinkle of cheese on top. Then I have a can of Coke to wash it all down.
Once I have finished my meal, I look at the ice cream menu and try to decide which flavours I can have. My ice cream would be made up of lots of flavours and plenty of lolly creatures! The flavours I would choose are liquorice, pineapple, and strawberry, with chocolate coated ants all over it to make it crunchy.
My next unusual combination would be made up of lots of different ingredients. I would try the weirdest and yuckiest flavours mixed together, and I’d like to know if you would all try my food. I like the idea of mixing snails soaked in caramel sauce with salt and pepper sprinkled on top!
THIS IS CLAIRE signing off to create a special dinner for my family… hopefully they eat it all without getting ill! 


Every time I was drinking Milo with CC’s chips, but it’s so weird to eat them together.
I tried peanut butter with dill pickles, but I don’t like pickles. I used to like pickles when I was a kid, but not anymore.
I tried dipping chips into a milkshake, but it tasted so weird and so disgusting, and it made me feel sick. I prefer dipping my chips in BBQ sauce.
I tried sharp cheddar cheese paired with honey and apple pie. It’s okay, but a little bit weird, and it’s delicious.
I tried sushi, but it tastes so weird, and I don’t like sushi that much. My brother and my sister like eating sushi.
I tried honey on pizza. It tastes so weird and so disgusting, but I prefer BBQ chicken pizza. It tastes so good, and I love it.
When I wake up in the morning, I tried eating creamed corn with mashed potato for breakfast. It tastes so weird and so disgusting. I prefer raisin bread instead.
I tried pickles with vanilla ice cream, but it’s so weird to eat, and it’s very disgusting.
I tried steak with eggs. Ew! It’s so disgusting and so weird, but I love steak. It’s my favourite meat.
Anyway, you know it’s just pretending to eat these weird things to do.
This is Korey signing off. Have a good day, everyone!




Hi readers! How are you?
Welcome back to the blog!
Today’s topic is weird food combinations. Some people love these, while others think they’re a little strange! Here’s what I think about each one.

• Vegemite and cheese – Yes! 
• Peanut butter and dill pickles – Not for me.
• French fries dipped in a milkshake – No thanks.
• Cheese paired with honey – No thanks.
• Watermelon and cinnamon – No thanks.
• Bacon and jam – No thanks.
• Hot chips dipped in vanilla ice cream – I’d like to try it!
• Pizza and honey – I’m not sure.
• Popcorn and M&M’s – Yum!
• Apple slices and cheese – I’d try it.
• Banana with peanut butter and a sprinkle of salt – Sounds good!
• Strawberries and vinegar – No.
• Pickles and peanut butter – No.
• Hot chips with chocolate sauce – I don’t know about that!
• Cheese and jam – I’m not sure.
• Vanilla ice cream with olive oil and sea salt – No thanks.
• Watermelon and feta cheese – No thanks.
• Banana and tomato sauce – No!
• Peanut butter and cheese toastie – No.
• Chocolate and potato chips – No.
• Cucumber and peanut butter – No.
• Celery and peanut butter – Yum!
• Cucumber, banana and peanut butter – Maybe!
• Cucumber and strawberry jam – No thanks.

Thank you for reading my blog! What weird food combinations have you tried? Let me know your favourites!
Beth signing off until the next adventure. Bye-bye! 



Weird food combinations 
Spaghetti Bolognese and peas with cheese.
2 eggs, fried toast with bacon. 
Chocolate milkshake with sardines, ice cream and paprika.
Ben 


When we were chatting this morning about Vegemite and blog topics, Haley came up with the idea of talking about weird food combinations, and it really got me thinking. There are an endless number of food combinations, and I believe there are even more opinions about them. Some people are all for getting adventurous with food, while others (Steph!) want everything on separate plates. Honestly, I think you should just eat whatever makes you happiest. I just may not partake in it with you.
It’s not really a food combination, but I have heard about people going on holiday to Paris, France, and trying frog legs and snails. This is not for me. I appreciate that it’s a novelty for some people, and they absolutely love it. I’m happy for them, I really am, and I’m sure it’s a wonderful meal. I just can’t get on board, and I’m not a fan. No amount of butter or dressing them up could convince me otherwise. You couldn’t even pay me to eat them. I’ll go to Disneyland instead.
I have heard of and seen packets of bugs being sold as snacks, such as ants and crickets. It’s just not something that I’m comfortable with, probably because they’re not usually considered food, and I’m not a bird or an anteater. It feels a bit gross to think about eating them. Speaking of gross, there are coffee beans that are eaten and digested by animals and then collected from their poo to be used for coffee. I believe it’s called Kopi Luwak. From what I’ve heard, it’s quite expensive, and I’m sure it’s wonderful tasting coffee, but no thank you.
I’m truly happy for everyone who has found their weird food combinations. I’m all for people finding joy in their favourite foods and living their best lives. I’m just not going to share a cup of Kopi Luwak and chocolate-covered ants with you.
Your friend,
Shan.


So, I’m very picky with my food, but I do have a few weird food combinations that people would probably find odd.
I used to eat 100s and 1000s with a Flake or a Twirl. Delicious! Then I used to eat toast with maple syrup. Also delicious.
This is where I find myself being weird. I love chicken nuggets, with vinegar. When I was younger, my go to sandwich was honey, but now I don’t even touch honey.
Again, when I was younger, my go to snack was a bowl of frozen peas. A little side story My cat Buffy would come and sit by me, and we would share the frozen peas together.
My brother went through a stage of having chilli sauce on ice cream. That didn’t last long!
This is me being picky. I dislike tomato sauce. I even dislike touching the bottle. For some reason, the smell lingers, and it’s disgusting. As a matter of fact, I don’t like any sauces at all. My dad jokes about putting soy sauce on my dim sims, and I say, “Don’t you even dare. Don’t you even joke about that!”
Anyways, that’s me and my weird food combinations. Maybe you, the readers, can try some of our food combinations and tell us in the comments below whether you like or dislike them. Haley. 


Dear Readers,
This week’s topic is weird food combinations.
Let me start by telling you about a list of weird food combinations I’ve tried: peanut butter and apple slices, strawberries and blackberries, cheddar cheese, Macca’s french fries and ice cream, bacon and maple syrup, popcorn and chocolate, oranges and honey, ham, feta and olives, sweet corn and chicken soup, and coconut water.
There are many weird food combinations out there, but these are just a few that I decided to share with you. I would like to hear from you, readers. What weird food combinations have you tried? Please leave them in the comments below.
Would you try my weird combinations? Why or why not?
Written by Charlotte.

​Today we are blogging about the weirdest food combination.
I like to eat chicken nuggets with rice. You might think that sounds strange, but it is actually very common in Indonesia. Rice is part of my everyday food, which is why many fast food chains in Indonesia serve rice with their meals.
However, when I eat McNuggets from McDonald's, I usually eat them by themselves without rice. When we have KFC, we usually get takeaway, so I can eat the fried chicken with rice. I think it is delicious, and I especially like KFC Wicked Wings.
Sometimes I also like to eat instant noodles with rice. This is also common in Indonesia, although sometimes I just eat the noodles without rice. I also like eating rice with eggs and soup. As you can probably tell, I eat rice quite often, but I also enjoy Western food such as pizza and pasta.
Sometimes I eat macaroni with rice too. If there is not much macaroni, I might add rice because otherwise I will not feel full.
I have never tried this combination myself, but I have seen kids on Instagram dipping French fries into ice cream. My mum has tried it too! When we went to Wendy's, she dipped her fries into chocolate frosted ice cream. Have you ever tried dipping fries into ice cream?
Recently, Dad made lasagna and it was yummy. He does not just put meat in his lasagna. He also adds vegetables. Usually, people put mince in lasagna, but Dad adds capsicum and carrot too. It was still delicious! I had lasagna for lunch on Monday when I went to my Handmade program.
Everyone has different food combinations that they enjoy. Something that seems strange to one person might be completely normal or delicious to someone else.
Thank you for reading my blog. I hope you enjoyed learning more about my food preferences and some of the unusual combinations I eat.
This is Comfort Queen Jacinda signing off. See you next week!

Have you ever imagined what it would be like to write your very own book? Well, today we’re putting our imaginations to work! If you could become an author and write a book about absolutely anything, what would it be? Maybe it would be a hilarious comedy, a thrilling mystery, a magical adventure, a love story, or even something completely crazy that no one has ever thought of before!
Today, our writers get to decide what their next big bestseller would be about. Who knows, we might have some future famous authors in the group! 




I am so in love with Disney characters so I would write a children's book on Disney stories.
My favourite story would be Cinderella and her adventures with Prince Henry and their love story together. My characters would also have my two stepsisters, but instead of them being nasty, they will be loving, caring and kind to me and the Prince.
This story will be completely different from the original movie, where it is a much happier ending. I want to make everyone feel good and happy reading my story.
I will start the first chapter where my sisters and I will go shopping together for our new outfits for the Royal Ball. I am looking to get a beautiful blue dress with lots of sparkles and my shoes will be the most gorgeous crystal made slippers ever made in the world.
Anastasia is looking for a pink flowing gown that has flowers all over it, with hot pink shoes and Prizella has picked out a green dress with blue ribbon around her waist and wearing white shoes.
We have 3 days left before we go to the ball and I will organise the most amazing night.
Part two to come, thank you for reading! Claire.




I love making my animation and l used to be making the stop motion animation on a stop motion app. I was thinking about watching Villager News on YouTube and I was making the Villager News animation in stop motion animation program. I’m really good at the voiceover as the Villager.  I like to make the walk cycle and I will make the mouth talking too.  I'm posting on YouTube this is my first YouTube videos so everyone can see my animation as they are funny and hilarious. You can subscribe to me on my YouTube channel.
If I wrote a book it would be about how to do animation.
Last year was my first day from my animation program and my first time I'm making the 3D animation called Blender.  First I'm doing the voiceover in Recording Studio and second I start making animation. I like to make the walk cycle but it is a little long to make. I like to make the run cycle as it is quick to make.
This is my first 3D animation video called Villager and the Ghostlight parody of Disney Pixar Cars with Mater and the Ghostlight. I'm posting on YouTube so everyone can see my 3D animation and love my videos, they are funny and hilarious and everyone loves my videos 10/10. 
On September 23rd we are going to watch my 3D animation on the big screen in the cinemas in Hawthorn, I'm looking forward to see it.
This is Korey signing off and have an awesome day.




If I was an author, what would my next book be?
If I was an author, I would draw a book. I would create a picture story book. It would be A4 size and hard cover. The pages would be filled with drawings. The book would also be a pop up book! There would be pages that you can touch and feel.
My book would be about animals, the characters would be a koala with a baby, three pandas, a bird with a long neck, a rabbit with big ears, a big cat, and a princess with red curly pigtails.  Her name is princess of the animals. All the animals are her pets.
The book would be nice, it would be funny, and adventurous.
It would be called “Princess and the Animals”. The animals can only talk to the princess but not to anyone else! They would live in a tree.
Goodbye from Ronalda.


If I got a chance to write a book, it would be about respecting other people. I would call my book "Respecting Other People".
I decided to write a book about this because respect is important. I would write about how everybody is different. We should not try to change other people just because we like something. Just because you like something does not mean that other people have to like it too.
For example, at Umbrella Support, many people enjoy birthdays with lots of noise and attention, but I do not really like that. I would like people to let me be myself and accept that I have different preferences.
I also want my book to show that friends can have different personalities.
In the story, Cindy and I went to a loud restaurant called Party Palace. I did not like the loud environment, but Cindy loved the restaurant. Whenever someone had a birthday, the waiter would bring them a cake and candles and sing loudly.
Cindy wanted to celebrate her birthday at this restaurant the following year. Cindy ordered chicken parma and chips, while I ordered spaghetti bolognese. I enjoyed the food, but the restaurant was very noisy.
We saw a little girl celebrating her sixth birthday. The waiter brought her an Elmo birthday cake and sang for her. She jumped up and down because she was excited and loved being the centre of attention.
"That little girl sounds like me. She has an energetic and goofy personality," Cindy said.
Afterwards, Cindy took me to Sanrio Puroland, a theme park with cute characters such as Hello Kitty, My Melody, Cinnamoroll, Keroppi and Pompompurin.
"I love this place more than Party Palace restaurant, Cindy!" I said.
"I am happy too. Even though I am not a big fan of cute things, I am glad you are smiling," Cindy replied.
We went on a ride called the Sanrio boat ride. It reminded me of the It's a Small World ride at Disneyland. It was calming and not too scary. We looked at all the different Sanrio characters during the boat ride.
After the ride, we looked around the gift shops. I bought Pompompurin stickers and My Melody stickers. Cindy bought some Kuromi earrings.
"I thought you were not a Sanrio fan," I said to Cindy.
"I am not as big a Sanrio fan as you, but these earrings are cute. I might wear them when I go to work," Cindy replied.
We also went to a chocolate shop. Cindy bought Hello Kitty chocolate, while I did not buy any chocolate. I like chocolate too, but I decided to enjoy it in moderation.
Cindy and I had a great adventure. We went to a noisy restaurant and then visited Sanrio Puroland. Even though we have different personalities and preferences, we can still have fun together.
The message of my book is that a quiet person can be friends with an outgoing person as long as they respect each other's comfort levels. I respect Cindy's favourite things, and she respects my quiet personality too.
If you got a chance to write a book, what would you call it? Please tell me in the comments.
Thanks for reading. This is Princess Jacinda signing off.




If I was writing a book, it will be about all people with disabilities, and sometimes I use pretend characters
Ben 2.


I have a question for you our wonderful readers; if you were to write a book what would it be called and what genre would it fall under? I also wonder what you would write about? This would make a really great ice breaker if you needed one. I’d love to hear from you in our comments section. Either about your book title ideas or your ideas for good ice breakers. You might even inspire a future blog topic. How cool would that be?
I have quite a few book title ideas but my favourite one is always “Travelling with an empty suitcase.” This sounds like something that would be a red flag for airport security or customs. This isn’t a travel guide though and I hope that doesn’t disappoint anyone. I would not be a great travel writer as I get distracted way too easily and I’d take far too long to get it done. I’d also probably end up talking about something completely unrelated, probably something about history or a cool bug I saw. 
So why “travelling with an empty suitcase.”? I will explain the meaning behind my title, in my life I feel like I’m always forgetting something important and it makes me feel like I’m going travelling with an empty suitcase. While most of the time I’m over prepared for everything because my memory can fail me due to anxiety and my disability. The empty suitcase is everything I have forgotten and everything I could forget. It’s almost like never being able to be confident in yourself and your ability to have everything prepared and organised. 
“Travelling with an empty suitcase” would be a deep dive into the chaos of a brain that’s just doing its best, short stories of real life experiences with a comical twist, hypothetical scenario from an anxious brain and a lack of seriousness in serious situations that I haven’t quite understood. I’m living it and your coming along for the journey with you guessed it an empty suitcase. 
Your friend, 
Shan.


Hi readers, how are you? Today's topic is if you could write a book, what would it be and who would it be about. I have chosen to write a mermaid book and it would be called the “Mermaid Princess and me” as the mermaid Princess name would be Cleo.
Once upon a time lived a mermaid princess whose name is Cleo who lived with her mum and dad, and their names are Wendy and Dave.
My story would start with the adventures under the sea with my family and friends and support workers. They would have their own dolphins, pixies and other animals and humans. We would be in mermaid tails and have hair accessories and makeup done. We would swim up to our castle under the sea and have a lot of fun, it would be the best day and we would do it again and would celebrate and have a ball. I have a special necklace on and dress that I can use and wear both whenever I want to be a mermaid and a princess.  I would become a mermaid princess and I can invite my family and friends and support workers to come. Stay tuned for the next episode for more fun.
Thank you for reading my blog this week and look out for more blogging adventures to come. 
This is mermaid princess Beth signing off with a splish and a splash of my tail and mermaid magic and best wishes swimming and splashing off for now, until next week Bye Bye.  


Dear readers, this week's topic is if I was to write my own book and what would I  call my book
Readers I have a question: if you wrote a  book what would it be  called and why?
Let me start by telling you about if I would write a book and what would it be called. If I wrote a book I think it would be a cookbook and it would be called Chef Charlotte's Cookbook and the front cover would be sparky purple with a photo of me wearing my chef jacket. Each and every page would be a photo of what each tasty dish is  and on every page there would be detailed and organised ingredients and step by step methods. I would do fancy recipes for advanced cooks and easy recipes for new cooks.
Written by Chef and author Charlotte.

Isn't it nice having an extra day of the weekend?
If I had an extra day of the weekend, I would go on a recreation trip because it would give my brain a break from my normal routine. I have enjoyed going on recreations since I was little.
I would like to visit animal attractions such as Melbourne Aquarium because I love fish. I have been to that place twice when I was in primary school during term breaks, and then I visited again as an adult with my mum as a belated birthday gift. Since becoming an adult, I do not enjoy loud birthday attention, so I prefer having a fun recreation day instead.
I would look at different kinds of fish. I like yellow tang fish because yellow is my favourite colour, clownfish because they remind me of Nemo, and pufferfish because they are interesting too. I even have a pufferfish plush from a Mario character. I would have a wonderful time looking at all the sea creatures.
I would also like to go to the zoo. I would choose Melbourne Zoo because I love seeing different kinds of animals. It is not only children who feel excited about going to the zoo, adults can enjoy it too. I would see many animals such as koalas, kangaroos, lions, tigers, and many more.
I visited Melbourne Zoo when I was in high school as part of a school excursion. We had worksheets to complete and had to wear our school uniforms. Looking back, I think I would prefer to enjoy the animals instead of worrying about completing worksheets.
If I was still living in Jakarta and had an extra weekend, I would visit Safari Park in Bogor. It is one of my favourite recreation places, and I still love that place even though I live in Australia now. I would see many different animals, just like when I visit Melbourne Zoo.
When we still lived in Jakarta, my dad liked to drive our family there. I would love to visit Safari Park every weekend because it is a very spacious place. You do not just see animals there. There are also rides, a water park, gift shops, and many other activities.
I would love to see the updates from Safari Park because I have not visited since moving to Australia. However, I did visit Bali Safari last year.
It would be wonderful to visit Safari Park again if I ever get the chance to visit Jakarta. I would hire a driver to take us there, but my dad said that if we visit Indonesia again, we probably will not do many outdoor activities. He would rather relax, eat delicious food, and visit shopping centres.
Even though I have not visited Safari Park for a long time, it is still a meaningful place for me. I follow Safari Park on Instagram and enjoy watching videos of people taking their children there.
I love visiting animal attractions. How about you? Do you have a favourite recreation place?
Thanks for reading. Have a nice day. This is Princess Jacinda signing off.


If I had a three day weekend, what would I do?
This would be Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
On Friday I would go to the movies and see Moana with my friends, we would buy some salt and vinegar chips followed by a coke zero drink. I have two really great friends and we would have a fun time together. After the movie has finished we would go and have some lunch.
On Saturday I have plans to see my support worker her name is Krystle and she takes me shopping and we buy a coffee and movie tickets. We are seeing Spider Man. When the movie is finished we go and have some lunch. I so love being with Krystle as she is so kind and caring.
We have so much fun together.
The last day of my three day weekend which is Sunday I go to church with my dad and after that we go home to have breakfast, love Vegemite on my toast and Dad likes having eggs.
When we have all cleaned up and the kitchen is tidy I go and see my dog called Bella Boo and cuddles together and she plays with her toys
I JUST LOVE A THREE DAY WEEKEND......and wish it was like that every weekend.
This is Claire signing off and hoping you all have a great three day weekend.


On Monday I work on my voice over at the recording studio and start making my animation, a new episode is coming called Villager had Hair, as all villagers are bald. But he didn't want to be bald so he wanted to have hair, and it is going to be a little funny and hilarious this video.
On Tuesday I am making the house for my stop motion animation and it is made of cardboard and I am painting the sky, grass, night and sunlight, I can't wait to see it.
On Wednesday we are doing the film and we are making the editing for the film. But it is a romance film, so boring.
On Thursday we watched Collingwood vs Carlton but we lost the game against Carlton which sucks and the next round is Collingwood vs West Coast Eagles, I'm hoping we win this time.
On Friday I just vacuum my room and the downstairs and I watched Melbourne Storm against Bulldogs and we lost the game, oh well the next round is Melbourne Storm against Sea Eagles is going be a very hard game but I think we will win this.
On Saturday I just watched the movie The Expendables, it is a
good action movie it was Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Terry crews, Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger and my favourite character from the expendables well of course is Terry Crews.
He’s the very strong dude but I like him he's good and he loves his yogurt, Terry loves yogurt.
I would have so much fun doing things I love if I have an extra day of a weekend every week.
This is Korey signing off, and have an awesome day.


Three days off for weekend, mmm not sure but Sunday I go to movie night which is gonna be good, but let go back to Friday not sure go out with Tayla. I want to see Tayla’s baby, every weekend I go out with everyone and every Monday I do Handmade and every Tuesday cooking and Wednesday and Friday coffee coffee coffee and Thursday reading, every week I do all that sometime I wake up very early oh lord.  I love everyguys you are all cool person I ever seen, I do rest and relax in bed or sleeping or relax playing games and play with my dog she is always on my bed. I make her sleep on my bed.
So sometimes I go out with Daz to the movie and watch cool scary movies but let’s wait and see. That’s why I love scary movie and scary games, and I love all the stuff which is scary in my room. From TJ.


Dear readers, this week's topic is if you could extend your weekend to three days, what would it look like and what would you do.
Let me start by telling you about what would happen if I extend my weekend to three days and how it would look and how I would feel about it?  At first I would feel happy that I would have Saturday and Sunday and I would play games on my phone and I would watch tv and movies. If I had to have Monday off as well I would start crying  because I love my job at the Rosebud RSL. Working at the RSL and going every week to work and found what new delicious dessert I’m going to make with the chef dessert. 
If I had Monday off because it was a part of my extended weekend I would stay at home and do my housework which would need to be done and I would start preparing and cooking dinner for my  family, I would organise taxi for Tuesday and Thursday and I would organise my black clothes , snacks and my lunch the night before.
Readers I have a question, what would you do if you had an extended weekend for three days?
written by Charlotte.


Hi readers, how are you? Today's topic is if you had an extra day of the week what would you do. I have chosen to write an extra day of the week. Monday I do Handmade which is art and crafts Tuesday is cooking where I cook in a kitchen and do meals and food shopping and once a month on a Tuesday I do Morning Melodies. We make scones and jam and cream. Wednesdays I make coffee and meal prep dinner for my family with Steph. Thursday I do blogging at Bridgewater and media, Friday is back to making coffee. Saturday is a chill day as is Sunday. I would have an extra chill day if I had an extra day of the week on a weekend. Now, I get everything ready for the next day like making my lunch and getting my outfit ready and get in my pjs, that's my week readers, what do you do if you have a extra day and what do you think. Thank you for reading my blog. Let us know in the comments below this is blogging princess Beth who typed my blog by myself with no help signing off until next blogging adventures.



If we had a three day weekend what would it look like for me? I'm going to start off by telling you what I do during the week, On Monday, I do arts and crafts at handmade.
On Tuesday, I do cooking and then go out in the community with Sheridan and Alice.
On the second Tuesday of every month I go to dinner with friends!
On Wednesday, I make coffees at Lyrebird community centre.
On Thursday, I do blogging and I do media with the cameras.
On Friday, I make coffees at Lyrebird community centre.
I'm very busy during the week!
Saturday and Sunday is the weekend! This is a good time to rest.
On Saturday, I can watch movies, I can rest, play games on my iPad.
On Sunday, I go to church with my sister Kaitlyn, my brother Jayden and Dwayne, and mum and dad.
If I could have a three day weekend I'd choose Friday to be the extra day! On Friday's I'd spend time with family, I want to go shopping with them, I’d have dinner with them too.
A good weekend for me is spending time with my sister I like playing games with her.
Good bye from Ronalda.


If I had a full weekend, what would I do?
I would go swimming on a Tuesday, I would still go to work on Tuesday and have extra sleep on Wednesday.
Ben2


Many people live for the weekend to come, it’s the reward after a big and busy week. Though it doesn’t necessarily mean that you have to have had a busy and full week to enjoy a restful weekend. For many, it’s time to make plans and get everything done that wasn’t possible during the week, because of work, family or other commitments. Before you know it though, the weekend can become just as busy and hectic as the week especially if it’s the only free time that you get. 


I don’t speak for anyone but myself here but for me it feels like the weekend comes and that’s when you are officially allowed to relax. From what I have learnt the week is for being productive and contributing to society in whatever form you can (volunteering, paid work, child minding ect). So it would seem like having an extra day in the weekend would be very much welcomed by many. I’d be curious to know if you our readers would be for or against a three or four day weekend? Leave a comment and let us know. 


I believe for mental health reasons an extra day in my weekend would probably not be beneficial, I like the way my weeks are structured and I don’t think I would want to have to reorganise or change anything. Yes I have many people who could help me with the change in routine and I’m sure eventually it would be my new normal. I just don’t think my brain would enjoy it and I like looking forward to my normal two day weekend. Though I may be the queen of unpopular opinions and I’m completely ok with that. 
Though, if I had no choice in the matter which is often the case with these kinds of things, I would prefer that Friday be the extra day to the weekend. Choosing Friday would mean the least impact and change to my normal week. I wouldn’t have to change anything about my day and I could go on happily living in denial about an extra day. I believe after a while I would have fomo (fear of missing out) and want to join in on everyone’s fun. I would enjoy listening to everyone’s stories from enjoying their three day weekend and celebrate their joy. 
Even in a made up scenario Monday would never be a day I would pick, it would take away activities that I enjoy doing and I don’t want to change my Monday in any way. I would really prefer not to even talk about it. I don’t want to accidentally make this a reality but I’m sure I’d get through it begrudgingly. I wouldn’t like it but I’d make the best of it until it was my new normal.  
Funnily enough before I started writing I had thought I would love a long weekend, that wasn’t how this blog turned out and it’s ok. We all have different feelings about change and hypothetical scenarios that might make us break out in hives. Though a tad dramatic those feelings would be and are valid. On the bright side we’d all have an extra day to process it. 
We have come to the end of my blog today and I’m extremely grateful to you our readers for joining us.
Your friend, 
Shan.

Welcome to our monthly Choose Your Own Adventure blog!
Once a month, we put the usual topic aside and give our writers complete creative freedom. This is their chance to write about anything they like whether it’s a personal experience, a fictional story, a hobby, a favourite memory, or something that’s been on their mind.
Every blog in this collection is unique, giving you a glimpse into the different interests, ideas, and personalities of our amazing writers. We hope you enjoy reading this month’s adventures and maybe even discover something new along the way!! 




Today's blog is a choose your own adventure and today I'm going to talk about dancing. I do dancing every Thursday night and my support worker picks me up from home and takes me , and then we have dinner after. I love my dancing classes and learning all my new moves, I have lots of fun and I like the music. I have friends at dancing and sometimes someone new people will join and we will also become friends. I love dancing whenever I can, especially at dinner with friends. Elvis was at morning melodies and I loved dancing to his music, he sang to me and I made him scones. I have lots of fun and have a great time with music and dancing. Dancing makes me happy and I will keep on dancing forever.
This is Princess Claire signing off, see you next week.


I was sick for two weeks oh Lord, but this week I feel better. I am more careful with my body and I’m happy for myself to be back to you all.   Thank you everyguys for the balloon, this week is good to have me back as I missed you all.   I wish Daz could take me to movie night soon to watch scary movies with popcorn and drink with my bro. I am tired to wake up in the morning this week at 6am everyday. 
TJ.




Today's blog topic is a choose you own adventure and I have written about six awesome adventures. 
Adventure 1: Walking through a forest and you find a magical glowing door. Do you open the door or do you keep walking? I'd keep walking! I don't want to open the door in case something scary is behind it!
Adventure 2: You’re at the beach, and find a mysterious bottle in the sand. Do you read the note inside? Or throw it back in the ocean? I would throw it back into the ocean, because I don't want to read it.
Adventure 3: A friendly dinosaur walks over to you, would you feed it or pat it? I would pat it!
Adventure 4: You go to an ice cream shop, do you get Chocolate or Rainbow ice cream, l'd get rainbow ice cream because I like it.
Adventure 5: You arrive at a train station, do you get on the train or do you wave to the people on the train goodbye? I would hop on the train and tell it to take me to the beach.
Adventure 6: You go to the movies to watch Frozen, Elsa invites you to build a snowman or to explore Elsa's ice palace? I would build a snowman with Elsa.
Goodbye from Ronalda.




I have a very good friend called Allie in Western Australia who I would like to go and see. We would catch up and go out to dinner. After dinner we would go shopping and buy clothes and we would have a good time.
Ben 2.


On the weekend I enjoyed making the romance film even though I find it so boring but we smashed it. Next week I’m going to make my movie and that will be amazing.
On Monday I finally finished off my animation the episode called Anger Management and it is going to be a very hilarious video as usual.
Tonight we watch Collingwood vs Geelong and I hope we won this time because we got eight on the ladder, Jordan De Goey, Maynard and Schultz got injured which sucks and they are all good players.
On Friday we are going to watch Melbourne Storm vs Bulldogs but this will be a very hard game tomorrow.
In July my mum and I went to see Garere the band, they are a good band that singer dude has a great deep voice and good scream mode and I was so knackered.
On 25th of August me and my mum will go to see Parkway Drive at the Forum in Melbourne they are an Aussie band and I can't wait.
Next year me, my mum, my dad, my brother and he's mates want to go see the System of the Down at Marvel Stadium is going to be good band but I’m not looking forward to Faith No More the support, I think they are going to be bad but still, I can't wait to see it.
This is Korey signing off and have an awesome day. Go Pies!


There are many things in life that just tickle my brain in the right way, meaning it brings me joy and makes me do a happy dance. I think it’s very important that we are able to have these moments and enjoy the feelings that come with them. However this blog is more about what doesn’t bring me joy. 


Sometimes I think that it’s hard to talk about what doesn’t bring joy, because we are taught that we need to lift others up and always be happy. That can borderline being toxic positivity, which while intended to be helpful can actually be very unhelpful and harmful to mental health. I suppose toxic positivity doesn’t bring me joy, however I like to be helpful by educating people on it and giving them other example of what they can say. 


Politics does not bring me any form of joy and most days makes me a bit anxious. I don’t believe I’m alone in this but that’s all I’ll say on that topic. My favourite products being discontinued doesn’t bring me joy, when I love something I love it forever and having to then find something similar takes time and effort. I’ve not yet recovered from sunnyboys being discontinued. There are now people in this world who has never even heard of a sunnyboy and that hurts my heart. They’re missing out on something awesome. 
That’s just a small part of things that don’t bring me joy. What brings or doesn’t bring you joy? Would you share these with us? Comments are always welcome. 
Your friend, 
Shan.


My journey of working at Australia Post began in 2018.
I was already working at Woolworths because I started there in 2017. However, in May 2018, the staff at Woolworths told me that I was not needed for a while, so I stayed at home and attended an employment program. Then my employment coach contacted me and told me there was a seasonal job available at Australia Post Sprintpak.
My dad also travel trained me to catch the bus home from Australia Post Sprintpak. I practised many times and became more confident. I was very proud of myself. My mum even posted on Facebook that she was proud of me for travelling home from work by bus, and many people left kind comments.
The Australia Post job was a casual job, so when there was a lot of work, the boss would contact the employment agency and the agency would call me. If I missed the call, they would leave me a voice message. If there was no work available, I stayed at home.
During the pandemic, the company stayed open, but I did not get much work, so I spent most of my time at home and did not see many friends. The only social activity I had was working at Woolworths.
Then, in March 2021, something exciting happened. I was still a casual worker at Australia Post, but I joined Umbrella Support. She took me to different local places and introduced me to new activities.


I spoke to my supervisor about changing my work day because I already attended another program on Mondays. Thankfully, I was able to swap my work day to Friday. During that time, my week was very busy. I attended Umbrella Support on Monday and Tuesday, worked at Australia Post on Thursday and Friday, and worked at Woolworths on Wednesday.
My favourite job at Australia Post was inserting animated design stamps. I always enjoyed looking at the different stamp designs.
I also opened the lids on coin tubes. That job was simple because I only needed to remove the lids and place them into a cardboard box. I also counted stock sheets. I was good at counting, but I found it difficult to stack them neatly on the pallets. If they were not stacked properly, they could fall off when someone moved the pallet, so it was important to do it carefully.
Another job I did was putting labels on plastic pockets. I found that task a little challenging, but my supervisor still asked me to do it. She knew about my disability and always tried to make work enjoyable. Sometimes she would startle me as a joke. I do not like being startled, but I laughed it off. I have found it difficult to be assertive at times, but I am learning and growing.
When my Australia Post job finished in 2022, I focused on doing craft activities with my friends at Umbrella Support and continued working at Woolworths. The company was still open, but my work had come to an end. That is part of life. I have many wise people in my life, including my parents and Cindy. They taught me that sometimes we do not get what we want, and nothing lasts forever.
Krystle once said to me, "When one door closes, another door opens." To me, that means when one opportunity ends, another one begins. For me, one of those new opportunities was blogging. It has given me the chance to write about many different topics and express my thoughts.
Thanks for reading. Now you all know about my second job.
This is busy bee Jacinda signing off.


Dear readers, this week's topic is a choose your  adventure. Let me start by telling you about how I've been very under the weather this week, which is the reason I haven't been at work, to Umbrella  support or Hellow media this week. How have I been feeling?  I am bored but I have been watching tv, playing games, doing housework which had to be done, cooking, playing with my dog Gucci and resting. I miss my friends and I hope by the time you read this I'm back at  Umbrella.
Readers I have a question, what if you turned into a mermaid for a day and what would your mermaid tail and top look like?
If I was turned into mermaid for a day I think my mermaid tail and top would be purple and sparkly and I would swim around with all the dolphins and  be friends with all the sea creatures. I would be queen of the sea and host royal balls and parties and I would go to some other royal balls and look for treasure, and where would I live ? I would live in a mermaid cave. Thats it for now mermaid friends from mermaid queen Charlotte. 




Hey readers how are you? Today’s topic is a choose your own adventure and I have chosen to write a made up story.
Once upon a time there was a mermaid named Olivia and she had mermaid friends I was wearing a special necklace and I had a mermaid dress on and I had a bracelet on. Then they came up to me and invited me to be a mermaid in the mermaid party. I said yes and asked if I can invite my friends and support workers please and they said yes so I asked Cindy, Krystle, Bernie and Chrissie, Steph, Sheridan and Chanel. 
All of my friends would dress up in mermaid outfits and accessories and what fun we would have. We would play disney songs Under the Sea which was in the little mermaid movie and also beyond my wildest dreams also in the Mermaid movie.   
On arrival, the guests would have the sounds of instrumental music playing ocean sounds and upbeat songs with lyrics that everyone could sing and dance to, with food and drinks and karaoke.
My friend gave everyone mermaid tails so we could swim in the pool and look like real mermaids. This would be the best party with all my friends and would be remembered for a long time.
Thank you for reading my blog let us know in the comments below my fishy friends we love to hear from you.
This is wishful Beth with sea shell wishes and mermaid kisses, goodbye for now, signing off until next week.

Have you ever wished there were more hours in the day? Imagine if we never needed to sleep and could stay awake feeling refreshed all the time. What would you do with all those extra hours? Would you learn a new skill, travel the world, spend more time with family and friends, or simply enjoy your favourite hobbies? This week, we’re letting our imaginations run wild as we share what we’d do if sleep wasn’t necessary.




If I didn't need to sleep any of the days, I would do this instead. I would do more in the house to help my mum and dad. I would do dishes in the sink, and dry them and put them away. I would watch movies on my phone and iPad in my room.
I will do all my washing instead of leaving it for the weekend, and ironing too.
If I had these extra eight hours a day I would spend so much more time with my Mum and Dad which I would love, and would love to make more coffee and cups of tea for them.
I think I could go on more holidays, with mum and dad and my family, with my nieces and nephews too. I would definitely go to lots more stage shows.
That’s it for me, Claire-Bear.


If I don't need sleep, what would I do?
Let me tell all of the readers that I am not someone who falls asleep easily once I lie in bed. I often toss and turn, but most of the time I sleep well and have interesting dreams. However, there are times when I have broken sleep.
If I did not need to sleep, I would do some colouring in. I might play the Colour by Number app on my phone or tablet. Have you played that game before? They have lots of themes such as Disney, flowers, mandalas, special occasions, and many more. It is a very calming activity.
I can also colour in my colouring books. I have plenty of them. At the moment, I am colouring in a summer themed colouring book, and it is very easy to colour. I also have lots of colour pencils. I have Faber Castell regular pencils, pastel pencils, Mont Marte pencils, and Officeworks pencils. I feel very lucky to have them.
I can watch cartoons on YouTube too. It is great that cartoons are now available on demand because I do not need to worry about missing an episode. When I was little, TV shows and movies were only available on free to air channels, but now I can pause and watch cartoons whenever I want.
I usually like watching old cartoons that used to be on ABC Kids. Some cartoons are available on YouTube, such as Timmy Time, Shaun the Sheep, Curious George, and The Mr Men Show. I like The Mr Men Show because the characters are colourful and they all have different personalities. I would watch The Mr Men Show on YouTube if I did not need to sleep.
Sometimes, I would eat McDonald's as a midnight snack, but not all the time because McDonald's is not the healthiest food. I would order six nuggets, fries, and an Oreo McFlurry. Especially when the weather is hot, ice cream helps me cool down.
I can also listen to music if I do not need to sleep. I might listen to the radio because they play music at midnight too. I have a mixed music taste because I enjoy many different types of music. I like old songs, current songs, and Disney music. It would be great if there was a Disney radio station. What type of music do you like?
If I stayed in a hotel during a holiday and did not need to sleep, I could do lots of things. I could swim in the pool, especially if I was in Indonesia because it is very hot there. I could also have a massage, watch TV in my room, and eat yummy potato chips.
That is what I would do if I did not need sleep, but in real life, everyone needs sleep. If we do not sleep, it can be difficult to concentrate on our usual activities, and we might not have enough energy to work or do things we enjoy.
If I did not sleep at all, I would not have enough energy to do craft activities on Monday, work at Woolworths, or write long blogs.
Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed my blog.
This is strong-minded Jacinda signing off.




I can't really sleep right now because my dog is barking and my dad is snoring in the house. I just get out the bed instead of sleeping on the couch and listen to the heavy metal music. I love working on my animation and reading my Stephen King book, Flight or Fright.
But really I just like to sleep.
So today’s blog is all about pretending.
This is Korey signing off and have an awesome day. 


Dear readers, this week's topic is if I didn’t need  sleep what would I do.
Let me start by telling you if I didn’t sleep,  what would I do
If I didn't sleep I would always be tired and my body wouldn't function and my brain wouldn't be able to focus. 
If I was a vampire I think I would turn into a bat and fly around at night, and during the day I would suck on blood of all the bad people of the world.  I would wear a daylight ring and then I would come back and go on my ivamp phone and scroll on Monsterbook which is the monster version of facebook and Nightmare which is the monster version of Instagram in my coffin. 
Now it's time as the sun rises I need to head to my bedroom and into my coffin for another super long sleep.
Readers I have a question: What would you do if  you couldn't sleep?
Written by Charlotte.


I would like to start this blog by saying that while I believe that sleep is very important for our minds and bodies, science and doctors would probably also agree with this. However I also believe that sleep can be a complete waste of time and effort. I spend so much time trying to get to sleep that it feels like a chore at this point. It would possibly bring me more joy to be doing something else at least until the novelty of it wears off. 


Not having to sleep would mean that I could spend more time working on my “to be read” list of books. This would mean that I could read more books and borrow or buy more books. Some may disagree and I respect that, but there is so much joy to be had reading a good book. Reading would take up quite a bit of time and would be a main activity that I would choose instead of sleeping. I asked Google how many books we roughly read in our lifetime and it would be roughly two thousand books. If I didn’t have to sleep then I could possibly double or triple this. 


Cleaning and tidying my room would also be something I would choose to do, I think it would be a great use of any spare time I had after my reading. Or possibly, better to do it before my reading time and the reading could be a reward for getting the cleaning done. I think not having to sleep would require a lot of planning to keep from getting bored. I would still go to bed though, the routine of having a shower, getting into pyjamas and getting into bed is an important routine to keep. I love my bed it’s warm and cosy. 
What would you do if you didn’t have to sleep? Maybe you could tell us in the comment section at the bottom of the last blog for this week. 
With love and kindness. Your friend, Shan.


If I didn't need to sleep what would I do?
If I didn't go to bed I would read books, play with toys, watch movies and I'd do more house work. I wipe down the bar stools after my mum, my sister and I eat.
I'd play games on my iPad, and I'd rest at home.
I’d go to Sydney, and see my cousins. We'd go shopping, and would go see more of our family. I'd listen to music, I'd listen to Barbie music, the Frozen music and the song Zoo from Zootopia.  That’s my favourite!
I'd have more time to watch more movies at the cinema with Alice and Sheridan and eat popcorn.
We would have more time for cooking so we could cook things that may take a long time but then, we can eat it together.
I'd do more colouring with my sister Kaitlyn that would make me happy. I would spend more time with my family. I could spend more time with my friends maybe Cindy would run a group during this time we used to sleep. What would we do in this group? Maybe play games? Watch movies? Make yummy snacks or come up with a secret mission!
I wouldn't mind no sleep, but I like resting on the couch at home.
Bye friends from Ronalda.


If you didn't sleep, what would you do? That is our blog topic this week. 
I would text my friends and keep writing my book about disability to help people write and chat about anxiety. With all this extra time I would do art projects, and I would also go shopping and buy some chocolate.
Ben2


Dear readers, how are you? Today’s topic is if I didn't have to sleep, what would I do instead?
I have eight hours of free time, and with that time I plan to invite my friends to go out and have fun.
Firstly we would go bowling and ask my support workers to join us.
Then we would go shopping looking for outfits, jewelry, and beautiful new shoes. To do all of this I need new headbands to go with all my outfits. I forgot to mention this shopping centre is open 24 hours which gives us more time to enjoy our spending spree. We would go to La Porchetta for lunch and we would get lasagna with lots of cheese on top.
Now I have three hours left of my eight hours and have decided to say goodbye to my friends and take my support workers to my hairdresser salon and treat them to a wash and condition and dry and get curls in our hair. Then we will go and do karaoke together.  I have two hours left so we get our makeup done professionally and our nails done too. I have just one hour left of my eight hours now so we would go to the candy shop and buy lots of different lollies and cookies and take home to share with my family. 
Thank you for reading my blog. This is candy queen Beth signing off until our next adventures, bye for now until next time we speak.  

Every one of us has someone we look up to, admire, or value. It might be a family member, a friend, a teacher, a celebrity, or someone who has inspired us through their actions. These special people can teach us important lessons, encourage us to be our best, and help shape who we are. This week, we’re sharing the people who have made a difference in our lives and why they mean so much to us.


The people I value the most, and who I respect most is my friend called Makayla. She is helping me with my fitness and going to the gym. I see her Fridays and she is amazing. She helps me to work hard in the gym with the exercise bike, arms machine and the rower. She loves Disney music too and we listen to it together. We also get to do fun things like bowling and have a great time.
I have another support worker who takes me to dancing, and guess what, my dancing is back tonight! I love my dancing, I learn new moves that I can show to my friends and we also get to have dinner together afterwards. Sometimes I get help with my room but I can now do lots of things all by myself. I am very thankful to these people because they have helped me grow and learn.
This is Claire signing off, for another week of blogging with my friends.


I don't think I have just one special person or animal.  I guess different stages or different lessons in life will change your special person. 
I had a special person since kindergarten until about I was twenty-three, but things change and she’s not very special to me anymore. But that’s okay. 
When I was twenty one, I met my friends Sabrina and Shane and since then they’ve both been my special people. I feel so different when I’m with them, kinda like I can take my trench coat off and be myself. Then Ned came and he also became a special person in my life, but he has moved to Queensland. We do still talk now and then.
But most recently I have meet the most special person ever, all I wanted was to take my dad to a cafe, I say things happen for a reason. 
Since then whenever we spend time again, she brightens up my day, she’s the kindest soul and wouldn’t hurt anyone.  
We both have a lot in common and we both just annoyed one another, to the point where our bellies hurt,  that a true meaning of a special person. 
Even when we are apart we send reels to one another. 
Then there’s the support workers who are special, even if they don’t know it they all bring joy to each one of us. Especially on our bad days.
My cat banshee and Maggie are special to me too, both for different reasons, Banshee because he chooses me to be his human mum, he pulled me in his cage and he trapped and wouldn’t let me go. Then this sounds crazy but she’s like a sister to me, she finished off our family. Every night one of us bring her into the lounge room because it’s not the same without her.  When she’s in a playful mood she’s hops so we chase her. 
Don’t limit yourself to just one special person.




Have you ever had a moment where you have thought about what the different people in life mean or have meant to you? Not just in passing but really deeply thought about them and been grateful for whatever impact they have had on your life. It can bring on many different emotions or feelings to think about so it’s important to be kind to yourself and take a quiet moment to yourself alone if you need to. 
Sometimes one person may stand out in your mind, wether it’s a relative, friend, teacher or maybe it’s a celebrity that you met. It could be multiple people, it is possible for many people to leave a big impact on your life. It’s like leaving footprints in the snow but it’s on your heart instead. They’ll be there permanently and it will leave warm and fuzzy feelings inside. 
You're probably wondering who my person is, I’ve decided to keep my person close to my heart and it’s funny because most people are aware of who my person is. It just feels important today to keep her close to my heart. I would say that she is extremely important to me and has impacted many lives and not just mine. I love her endlessly and her impacts to my life have been many. She is one of my favourite people and some days when I think about her I do get emotional. I am endlessly grateful for her. 
I hope that you take a moment to think about the people in your life. 
Your friend always,
Shan.


A special person to me is my mum. 
We went to the concert with my mum and it was good fun for me. I just really enjoyed myself and I have so many more concerts in September. I'm looking forward to seeing Ice Nine Kills concert with a terrible support band called Electric Callboy, but we can we just leave the concert.
I get to see horror movies with my mum which I am thankful to her for, we love horror movie together.
We went to the escape room for my 18th birthday with my mum it was good fun and I'm was really good at doing puzzles.
We watch my animation from Villager News it was really funny and hilarious I'm just really good for my 3D animation, I'm looking forward to see the Horror movies from my other program with my mum.  I am sure she will love it at the end of the year. I am very thankful to my mum. 
This is Korey signing off for another week and have an awesome day!


The blog topic is about a person that we appreciate. I am going to write about several people who are special to me.
First, I would like to write about my teacher's aide. She helped me during high school and was also an emotional support for me. If I was not feeling okay, I could talk to her, and she always reminded me that it is okay to cry. My teacher's aide was also very thoughtful. Before I went to Indonesia for a holiday during high school, she gave me a present. Inside the gift were an activity magazine, a teen poster magazine, and some lollipops.
I also appreciate my support worker. She has helped me understand social situations because I sometimes misunderstand what people mean. For example, when someone says, "You should write this," I sometimes think they are telling me what to do. My support worker explained that people are usually just sharing their ideas and opinions. She also picked me up for Umbrella Support and drove me home for four years. In the beginning, I had a different driver who took me to the Handmade group.
My parents are also very special to me. I enjoy spending time with them. Sometimes they correct me when I make a mistake. One time, my dad gently told me not to message people too early in the morning. He was not angry. He spoke in a calm voice. My dad is a great cook, and my mum is a great cook too.
My friend from high school is also very special to me. We caught up last year in April. We have not spoken much lately, but we are still friends. She respects my boundaries, and that makes me happy, even if she has different opinions from me. I have known her since year seven, and we always ate recess and lunch together.
During senior school, we did not spend as much time together because we were both busy. She was studying for her VCE subjects, so I often enjoyed some quiet time during recess and lunch instead of socialising. After high school, we exchanged phone numbers so we could keep in touch. At first, we chatted on WhatsApp, and now we also chat on Instagram because she has an account there too.
My friend asks normal adult questions, such as whether I plan to drive a car or get married. I do not get offended. I simply answer, "No, I am not planning to do that," and she replies, "That's fair." She does not only ask fun questions. She also asks everyday adult questions. Do you have a special friend in your life?
I also appreciate my cousin. I have many cousins on my mum's side, but she is the one who reaches out to me the most. She has a busy life, but on special occasions she always takes a moment to send me a message. Even though she does not celebrate Easter or Christmas, she still wishes me well. She also gave me a Donald bag charm, and I attached it to my Mario backpack.
When she was little, she was very quiet and kept to herself. She enjoyed watching Disney Junior and playing on her DSI and iPad. When I saw her again last year, she had changed so much. On the first night we met, she gave me a big bear hug. I almost cried happy tears because I was so touched.
Thanks for reading. This is strong-minded Jacinda signing off.


The people I value the most and who I respect the most is my sister Kaitlyn and my mum. Because they help me. They give me dinner, they make my lunch, my mum makes my breakfast, my mum helps me with my clothes, my mum and my sister do my hair, my mum plaits my hair, Kaitlyn always brushes my hair makes my hair pretty. Kaitlyn puts me to bed, tucks me in, cuddles me and says good night and kisses me goodnight. Kaitlyn watches movies with me. Kaitlyn paints my nails for me. My sister makes me feel so happy and loved.
Someone else I value and has helped me a lot is Martina. She takes me to dinner with friends every month. Picks me up and takes me home. I like talking to Martina. She makes me feel happy. She used to take me to bowling that was so fun. Martina is always looking out for me. I love Martina. Thank you for everything you do Martina.
Good bye form Ronalda 




Hi readers, how are you? Today's topic is who do you look up to and what do they do? I have chosen to talk about Martina she is amazing at what she does. She is my support coordinator she answers any questions I have and she comes to dinner with friends. She comes to the cafe that we run called Reach Employment. She arranges my appointments and she helps me make important calls. She used to do bowling with me and my friends and other support workers.  We see her at dinner with friends once a month and sometimes morning melodies. She arranges for me to use a laptop every week and supports me. She sometimes hangs out at the shops and we go out to different places and sometimes to the movies. She makes me laugh and gives the best hugs. I am so grateful for her in my life she is full of happiness always smiling friendly and bubbly. Martina is the best and I wouldn't choose anyone better than her. I have known her for five years and hopefully lots more.
Let us know who you look up to and what they do in the comments below. We love to hear from you! Thank you for reading my blog this is blogging queen Beth signing off until our next blogging adventures. 


Dear readers, this week's topic is someone who we value the most and respect.
Let me start by telling you about who are the people I will always respect, they are my family like my parents and my sister and Martina my support worker.  I love  my family the most and will I always put my family first because I was  raise to be respectful and to put everyone first. 
My family do a lot for me like encourage me when something positive happens and they are so loving and supportive when I achieve something, such as when I got a new job or when I  graduated from high school. They are always very good at giving me advice when I need advice and I really appreciate everything they have done and are still doing for me. 
I love spending time with my family and going on holidays.  I love when we go glamping and I love always cooking for them and I can say that's one of the skills that I'm very thankful for, and all the skills they have given me.
Readers I had writer's block when I started writing   
my blog, but you would never know it. 
Readers, I have a question: who's  someone you respect or value the most?
Written by Charlotte.

Today we are writing about the people we look up to.
I look up to my mum. 
My mum is funny, kind and happy. 
We like to watch movies together. I spend a lot of time with my mum, and I enjoy spending time with her and making memories together. She has always supported me and encouraged me to do my best. We like to go camping together. I am the luckiest girl in the world to call her my mum. I love you mum thank you for everything you have done and are still doing for me. My mum makes me feel happy and feel safe and loved. I feel like I can always go and talk to her all the time and she will give me a hug and help me and makes me feel better. I like going out for lunch and going to the shops together. Thank you for reading my blog written by Dayna


The people I look up to. 
I look up to my friend Rochelle. I like my mum when she gave me an iPad. I like my support worker because she takes me out.
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