Hot days can be the cause of a “CONUNDRUM”!
 
What does that word even mean? A conundrum is another word for challenge or problem and oh boy did we cause one today! We asked our team to use this unfamiliar word in their blogs and do their best to understand the meaning. Be sure to look out for the word CONUNDRUM in all of our blogs today…
 
Also, the day these pieces of writing took place the temperature in Melbourne was forecasted to hit 38 degrees. If you can’t remember what that day was like…It was HOT! Sweaty uncomfortable sticky heat and for our team, it was a day we decided to write whatever we were feeling! It was our “Choose your own adventure” day!
 
Personally, I think this team did incredibly well just to show up and get busy. Those super-hot and uncomfortable days sometimes challenge us in many ways including our mindset so a shout out to the “JUST WRITE” blogging team who as always, got busy and delivered these impressive pieces of writing… with a conundrum thrown in for good measure!
 
 
 
Welcome to our blog this week, it’s another “choose your own adventure” week.

Taylor Swift is a singer who is currently touring Australia, on her Era’s Tour and she performs many of the songs from her albums.  She has written most of her songs. They are the best, especially her original songs.  They are very well known. 

Getting ready for the big day was a lot of fun.  I got ready at my friend's house I curled my hair and I looked a bit like Taylor Swift, it was really cool.  I’d been making friendship bracelets to swap with others at the concert, since July 2023! I met a couple of little girls at the Mexican place we had for dinner, and I gave a bracelet to them, they were very happy.  

Sabrina Carpenter was Taylor’s support act, she was really good.  She performed a song I knew from Grease the Movie.

I was so excited when the countdown clock for Taylor started, everyone in the crowd counted out loud.  It was magical. Melbourne has been her biggest concert in the Eras Tour so far.  The effects were amazing, I sang all the songs and danced to most of them.  I had no voice the next day as it was one of the best concerts I’ve ever been to.

Some of my favourite rite Taylor Swift songs are Cruel Summer, Love Story, Welcome to New York, You Belong with Me, Shake it Off, Style, and Blank Space.  There are too many great songs to list.   

We had a conundrum on our special day, there were many crowds and I thought we might get lost.  My friend and I stayed as close to each other as we could, so we didn’t get lost.  We had Maccas on the way home as we were starving after our dancing and singing with Taylor.  

This week's joke is, you guessed it, about Taylor Swift! 
What do you say if you were ever to fire someone who is a Taylor Swift Fan?
I knew you were trouble, trouble, trouble! – Scarlett
 
 
 
Hello readers, I get to blog about anything today, it’s a choose your own adventure.  It’s about myself, I love playing Xbox but I like to play scary game it’s called Amnesia the Bunker.
 
I can’t do it anymore because my little brother will say ahhhhh and he will have a bad dream. One more thing I love my job and all my beautiful friends. Whatever they do I will always care about them. This is how I make good friends.
 
Today Cindy has given us a challenge she wants us to use a new word, “conundrum” and my conundrum is I don’t know how to use it; there I used the word Cindy does it make you happy. LOL

Thank you m8 (mate) from TJ.
 
 
This week we chose our own topic and honestly today is very hard thinking of what to write about. I would like you guys in the comments to give us ideas about what to write because it has been getting harder and harder to write new things.

It is such a conundrum- wait now I remember, Cindy gave us a challenge about using the word conundrum, anyway with that out of the way I shall talk about the other times I have traveled overseas. Let’s get started!

The next leg of my many trips going overseas took place 4 years later when I went to Singapore with my cousin and my yaya and with her friend and her two grandchildren.

Yaya chose to go to Singapore with me and my cousin because that’s what my brother and sister did when they were 12 as well, it helped me be independent and learn how to plan and learn about different cultures, did you know in Singapore it has the most lighting strikes than anywhere in the world! Crazy right? And it is illegal to chew gum in Singapore too. Singapore is especially very clean and very humid. 

We stayed on an island called Sentosa island in a resort called Shangri-La Rasa. I chose an activity on the first day and I chose to go to the Merlion and the dragon trail nearby.- Holly
 
 
Hello to my amazing readers! How are you all?  To be honest this week's topic is a bit of a conundrum to me because I couldn't think of what to write. So that is my conundrum right there.  
 
​Oh! I know what to tell you all about, my amazing trip to the city last weekend, with my awesome family.  
 
 We took the train to the city, the train was partially full but not too full, luckily.    
My family and I went to Melbourne Central. Melbourne Central is so big and its filled with brilliant stores inside.  I look forward to going to Melbourne Central every time.

On the train, we saw some Swifties and some of what they were wearing was absolutely incredible. There were feathers, there were sequins, there was so much colour and everyone was so happy. I had a great day with my family and look forward to the next day out together.
 
Thanks readers, I look forward to next weeks blog with you! Angelina
 
 
 What are you afraid of ?

Welcome back my dear readers, today we are blogging about our own adventures or topics.  Today I’m writing about what you are afraid of. 

The Quote Of The Day
“Choose the great adventure of being brave and afraid at the exact same time”

Just a heads up, a little warning about my blog. It is about losing someone.  Sorry if anyone has lost family member and loved ones.

So what are you afraid of? Well, I’m telling you guys what I'm afraid of. I’ve been through my fear already. Unfortunately I lost my Nana in March last year.  I found it very hard but I’ve accepted things now and I'm feeling okay.  It was a conundrum for me to start, as I didn’t know how I could live without my Nana. It was really hard.  Every year I will think of her especially around my birthday, it will become a happy memory and eventually not sad.    

We are all the pieces of what we remember. We hold in ourselves the hopes and fears of those who love us. As long as there is love and memory. There is no true loss.

Thank you for reading my blog. Signing out my readers – Kathryn
 
 
 
We were given a word called conundrum for today’s blog
 
I am going away to Corowa to see my grandma for the weekend with my mum and dad, we will be driving there tomorrow afternoon. My conundrum is the car ride is going to be a four hours in the car and my bottom gets sore when sitting for that long. 
 
I will be away from Friday until Sunday. Myself, mum and dad will be staying for 2 nights and 3 days. The next conundrum is I hope I don’t wake up early on Saturday and Sunday because I like to sleep in.
 
For those who would like to know where Corowa it is a country town in NSW and it a beautiful place to visit they have Lakes and parks that you can go on walks with your family. Its on the bank of Murray river . My favourite things to do when I am there is to go the chocolate factory they make big chocolate freckles. I am excited about going to Corowa to spend  quality time with my grandma. – Alannah
 
 
 
Conundrum.  “If you run into a problem which does not have a clear solution”- Cindy 
Hello Friends,  
 
So today we were given the challenge to use the word Conundrum in our blogs. I think I'm winning today as I've used conundrum 3 times now. I could just end the blog here and call it a day, but where's the fun in that?  
 
You know what isn’t a conundrum? Writing the rest of this of this blog. After being offered the challenge of using “conundrum” in our blogs we decided to do a choose your own adventure. So where are we going with this blog? Did you know Taylor Swift has cats? If you didn't you do now.  
 
I’m a bigger fan of Taylors cats than I am of Taylor, and they didn't have to do anything at all for me to love them! They are the cutest cats ever; they have the cutest faces and they're so fluffy. Honestly, they didn't even have to be cute, I just love cats (and dogs). Let's get into their names, breeds and who they were named after.  
 
Taylor Swift has three cats; Olivia Benson, Meredith Grey and Benjamin Button. Olivia is a Scottish Fold (cat breed) named after the character from Law & Order: SVU. Meredith is also a Scottish Fold and is named after the character from Greys Anatomy. Benjamin is a Ragdoll and is named after the character from the movie “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” 
 
Obviously, these cats have well and truly landed on their paws (see what I did there?) If I was a cat, I'd want to be Taylor Swifts cat. These cats live a life of Absolute luxury, they get featured in Taylors social media, they've met famous people, and they also appear on a t-shirt dead pool wear in Deadpool 2.  
 
Benjamin stared in the song ME! He was given to Taylor to hold, and she fell in love with him. He was adopted by Taylor after she was told he was available for adoption. So, if you're a cat that wants to be adopted by Taylor Swift that's the way to do it! 

When time magazine told Taylor she would be person of the year she immediately asked if she could bring her cat. Benjamin is on the time magazine person of the year cover with her.  
 
There you go my lovely friends, we started at conundrum and ended with Taylor swift's cats. We could not get anymore authentically Shan than that. I mean we could but not today we don't have the space for that.  
 
Go have a wonderful day and I hope you don't run into any conundrums (that's 7).  
Love you all  - Shan  
 
 
 
Hello welcome back fan club, today’s topic is to use the word, “Conundrum”. What the heavens does the word mean and how do I use it? 
 
I wanted to talk about another topic today but now I have this conundrum to use the word in my topic I hear you ask” what is my topic? 
 
IVF Babies and some of the steps involved. The reason why is someone close to my heart has been through the process.
 
We sat down and had a talk about what they went through, and the many steps involved. Some of the process was to use a sperm donor, egg collection, egg fertalisation and transfer of embryos and there is plenty of medication, tests and time involved along the journey.
 
They were lucky to be successful with the egg collection and transfer, sadly not all participants are. The eggs not used are put into a freezer and are frozen for a number of years or until they want to try again. They were fortunate to have Twiblings.
 
The IVF Journey involves lots of science, lots of love and support, plenty of patience as there is a lot of waiting and plenty of emotions, plus it costs many many dollars.
 
After learning  of the IVF journey I am amazed and admire anyone who goes through it. Do you know anyone who has been through this journey and what a “conundrum“ it is for them.
 
From Conundrum Jess lol 
 
 
 
Good morning sunflowers today’s topic is a choose your own adventure or topic.
 
Today I learnt a new word, one I had never used before and that word is “conundrum”. I have had a conundrum to deal with in the past but first I want to tell you about friendship.
 
For the people who don’t know what friendship is or what it means, is that you have people who are true friends are that extra bit more special to you, and you are extra special to them. I know it’s hard but you need people who are kind, sweet, supportive and caring and know what you have been through. You don’t want a friend who is not a true friend. They are bullies to other people and are not nice and may do bad things to hurt you. Don’t have those type of friends.
 
Conundrum is that big word I need to use in my blog, but how you may ask? If you have a hard problem that you can’t handle and feel there are no solutions, that is a conundrum. I’ve had an experience with bullying in the past, but I have grown past it and I feel so much better now. I want everyone to know that you don’t need to go through bullying on your own. It is important to tell a trusted person that will help you.
 
They are true friends as well as your family and that was my conundrum you will have bullies around from time to time but stand up for yourself and know that you are not alone. Thank you for reading my blog – Beth
 
 
 
Last week's topic was choose your own topic or adventure and what I chose is the changing seasons. Let me start by talking about the four seasons in Australia.
 
This year we started with summer and most of us will say it is the hottest and for me most nights are so hot that you can’t sleep but I am lucky to have the air conditioning and can turn on the fan when I need it.
 
Some ways for me to cool down in summer time are to go into our spa, the beach, eat ice cream, have icy cold soft drinks, cold showers and as summer ends we slowly move into Autumn which means it gets colder and leaves on the trees start to fall off.
 
How do I feel about Autumn? I like Autumn because it’s getting colder. However, some days do get a little warm and sunny. It’s a good time for me to look after myself by doing self-care and going for a walk as Autumn ends Winter starts and my conundrum is I don't like winter but the only thing I like about winter is my birthday also drinking hot drinks and eating hot comforting foods, having hot showers, my warm comfy bed, my warm clothes like my pyjamas.
 
As winter ends we start spring. It's time for flowers to bloom, bees are buzzing, the sun is shining, it’s nice and warm.
What is our favourite season?
Written by Charlotte
 
 

Song writing for me can be very challenging and seems like a conundrum at times because I really need to think about the song title first.  The structure of the songs, the lines of the song and how my song will grow. I find it important when I think of a word or a few words, I can write them down straight away so I don’t forget what my thought was.  I can then put my thoughts into lines, which then form the verses of my song.
 
I will also think of tunes and hum them vocally and I will practice these tunes and hums.  With practise I will be able to sing my song vocally and record my song. I really prefer to write my own songs because that is very important to me and I am doing song writing lessons.  I really love writing my songs and I have just finished my first song. Now I have to start voicing my song so I can record it.
 
Next week I will be starting to write my second song which is very exciting, it will get easier and easier. But the best part of writing my own song is singing it and then recording it. I have been singing since I was a little girl and all I ever wanted was to be a pop singer.  This year my aim is to work on my most important ambitions and dreams, and this has made me a happier person and how I feel in myself. 
 
Don’t let any one stand in your way. If you have a dream, go for it.
 
I really love Taylor Swift, she is a mega star and she really inspires me.   She is my biggest inspiration and if had an opportunity to meet Taylor Swift I would. She inspires me and I love her positivity and how well she sings and beautiful her voice. Her performances are fantastic. She is incredible.
 
I hope you all love reading my blog because I loved writing it. - Gypsy.

​I’m stuck on a desert island…
 
This week we had some fun with our writing all whilst using our super brains!
We discussed what would we bring if we were stuck on a desert island. BUT… we put some boundaries around the piece of writing (because we wanted to challenge our team).
 
Please enjoy these creative pieces which we can assure you, caused so much conversation and lots of laughs within the team. You as the reader will be looking for the three main key points given to our bloggers in their brief:
 
1 The Island name
2 What does the Island look like?
3 What 3 – 5 items would you take with you?
 
Enjoy! This one was a lot of fun and the best part, it was suggested by our blogger Jess!
 
 
Hello Readers! How are you all?
Today I'm going on my own adventure to a historic deserted Island named the Angea Island.  The Island has been deserted for 100+ years.
I have just landed and it's so pretty with wildlife. I have just remembered that I brought very limited supplies.  I've bought 3 water bottles, 1 packet of original Pringles and a phone without the charger. I'm in BIG trouble! My family is probably wondering where I am but they will never know because I have NO data or service to contact them.
 
What would you do and take if you were on a deserted Island?
 
Now it's been 20 days and I have just finished half my packet of Pringles, a water bottle and my phone battery is on 66%. I am in grave danger!

The wildlife has disappeared and I'm trying to hunt for some food to eat because I'm so so hungry. I need so much help! There is no more battery on my phone, I can’t even take photos anymore!
 
20 minutes later... It's been over 20 minutes since I've blogged what I have been up to on this miserable and pathetic Island. I have searched through and through, this deserted mysterious and jungle is so thick, but it is colourful.  Oh!!! Did you hear that!??   I’m sure I just heard a species of animal, but it has flown away.  What am I going to do?!
 
It has now been over 20 days and I have spotted a helicopter and I believe that they have spotted me form way up in the sky. Heck yeah!! I have been rescued and brought back home.  Thank goodness!
 
Oh no!! I've left my phone on the island....  I wonder if I can go back and get it!??
 
Did you enjoy my story? 
What part did you like?
 
Thank you so much for reading! – Angelina.
 
 

Today's blog is about what you would take to the island, it's an interesting topic. This topic reminds me of one of my favourite shows, I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here. This is a show where they compete for food and it is airing next on the 24th March. There have been loads of celebrities I've heard of on this show, but also some I have not. 

Some of the things I would take to the deserted island are a bottle of water, blanket, a mat to sleep on, and some insect spray to keep the bugs away and enough snacks to last me 1 year. I would love the Island to have lots of trees with branches to keep some of the rain off myself. My island would be called Jungle Adventures where something different happens each day. I think if it wasn't interesting, I would get very bored.

Every day on the Island I would wake up and make sure my bedding did not have any bugs or insects in it. I would just get out and explore nature and enjoy the sunshine of the sunny days. There are many movies and TV shows related to the jungle, another one is The Jungle Book and there is a movie called George of the Jungle.

This week's joke is related to Camping.  

What did one marshmallow say to the other around the campfire? 
Time to get Toasty! 
 
I love marshmallows especially when they are toasted as they are nice and crunchy and yum. – Scarlett
 

 Today we had a lot to talk about with this unique topic at hand. “If you were stuck on a deserted island what 3-5 items would you take and why?” We had a lot of discussions about this topic so we decided to make a topic of our thoughts.

So let me list my chosen necessary items for survival.

1: A radio tower, useful for connection and radio frequencies and power source for broadcasting and telecommunications and WIFI, put it on the highest point on the island and it will use the radar in the middle across the whole island so everywhere will have the connection.  

2: Underground bunker for emergencies and liabilities against harsh weather and wildlife, most bunkers have a small simple bed and emergency items for survivability and ventilation, canned food is already supplied by these bunkers, it's not the most luxurious thing but I’m talking about survivability here, you may never know what you'll find.

3: Next will be my boyfriend, I will refer to him by his nickname, Kit
of course it is going to get very lonely and who else would you need to help you survive this ordeal?  Oh wait we're not actually playing a survival game are we, well it don't matter company is company and I feel I don't need another reason for including him.

4: Various seeds of fruits and vegetables to make spices as well, you have to have fresh produce as well but things will rot quickly so why not make your own fresh produce, sure it'll take a few months but it'll be worth the fresh wait for nice greens and fruits.

5: last but no means least a solar generator to power the whole island and provide electricity and protection from elements and the unknown.

My island will have a mountain in the centre, potentially may or may not be a volcano but, volcano's do give a potential for really good soils and useful resources after the magma has cooled down so about that name I shall call it “The island of useful resources” because I shall make the island a trading centre. – Holly
 
 
 Dear TJ, 
 
I am writing to myself from the desert island. I am stuck on the island of Aniwa, near New Caledonia. It is hot and it is dry. I might survive. I have my water bottle and cool orange clothes for a hot day because every day is a hot day.
 
My goggles and snorkel will come in handy so I can catch fish under the water.
There are beautiful trees, sand, and clear water to see the fish to eat. I need to cook them with matches and lucky there are trees to chop down to make a fire.
 
I think I will survive on this Island. – TJ
 
 
 
Dear readers, last week's topic was what would you bring to a desert island.
 
Let me start by telling you about what I would do if I was stuck on Island Charlotte.  Lucky for me my Island already has palm trees with coconuts on it, and banana trees with real bananas on it.  
 
There are five things that I would bring to survive, to help me survive for 40 days. A survival kit, sleeping bag, a snake aid, a flint with matches back-up and clothes.
 
Lucky for me there are coconuts and bananas, I have this food to eat. I need to build a shelter and my survival kit has the tools to do it.  I can build a fire with the flint and matches. 
 
I would write in the sand “SOS” and I will use my clothes to keep warm as I sleep in my sleeping bag. If a snake bites me, I would use the snake aid kit. How would I feel?  Fine and also anxious because I know that even though I'm stuck on an island I would be rescued by helicopter in 40 days.
 
What do you if you were stuck on an a desert island? – Charlotte
 
 
 
If I was on an island the name of my island is called Mango. What does it look like?  It’s beautiful, clean, with white sand, surrounded by palm trees, crystal clear blue water, covered with rainbow coloured rocks, cliffs, beautiful wildlife, and a lot of mango trees. The five things I will take with me are.
 
1 Water
2 Food lollies and chokies
3 Sleeping bag to keep warm
4 Mango my soft toy cat to cuddle with and give me comfort
5 Jess my good friend for entertainment and company.
 
Thank you for reading my blog Beth
 
 
 The five things I would I take with me if I was stuck on a desert island are a surviving bag which contains all the essential things I will need for example, water, non perishable food, a first aid kit , cash, prescription medication, extra batteries, matches, a toothbrush toothpaste, some soap, sleeping bag, solar power flash light , solar power block charger, cord.

The second thing is foldable tent where I can sleep at night and when it rains I won’t get wet.

The third thing I would bring my phone because it’s entertaining and I would play games that don’t use internet.

What would I name my island? The Sunset Island, it’s beautiful and It’s surrounded by white sand and it will have a large pond with fresh natural springs water which is safe to drink and it will also have palm trees for shade. 

What would you do if you were stuck on an island ? Thank you for reading. – Alannah
 
 
Pumpkin Sunset Island
Hello there again my gorgeous readers, today we are blogging about what would you take to a desert island. I want to ask what you would take if you were stuck on a desert Island?

The Quote Of The Day
Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. 

What would I take to a desert island?

Sunscreen, first aid kit, water purifier, bulk cases of 20 year shelf life survival food, and a tent. What does my desert island look like?
The blue clear waters of the Southern Great Barrier Reef, perfect for relaxation and gorgeous sunsets everyday. I'm here to swim in the ocean, and to enjoy my time. I am going to make the most of it. This is a holiday for me.  

How am I surviving:
I won’t get burnt because I have my sunscreen, nothing is biting me as I have my first aid kit. My tent is set up, and I can have many good sleeps without the mosquitos and spiders.
 
What would you do if you ended up on a desert island without all of your stuff?.
 
Thanks You For Reading My Blog 
Signing Out My Friends – Kathryn
 
 
 
What would I take to a Deserted Island?
 
My Island is called Mermaid Dolphin Fairy Island.
 
We are only allowed to take five things and with great thought these are the things I would take:-
 
1) I would take a big ocean liner cruise ship, that has all the wi-fi facilities with TV’s and music equipment and with the modern facilities that we use in today’s modern world.
 
2) My five beautiful companion dogs Snowy, Prince, Lucky, Squeaky and Gracie.
 
3) Lots of food and drinks such as cans of no-sugar coke, no-sugar creamy soda, no-sugar lemonade and raspberry cordial. Also sweet snacks, low fat desserts are my favourite. I also love Italian, Indian, Mexican, Thai, Indonesian and Asian food which I can cook. Plus food for breakfast, fruit, veggies and of course a huge cutlery set that has plates, cutlery, bowls and cups. I will also take mine and my dog’s medications and vet supply’s.
 
4) Clothes, all for summer and a few warm things for the night time, shoes to protect my feet and my personals products.
 
5) Notebooks, journal books, pens, markers and highlighters.
 
My island is tropical, and the weather is very warm and tropical so I do lots of swimming. I am in the water a lot and I spend most of my time in the water with the mermaids, the dolphins and the fairies. There are lots of palm trees.  My dogs and I are having so much fun which I love most.
 
What would you take to deserted Island?
I hope you enjoyed my blog. – Gipsy
 
 
 
My Island is called Mermaid and it’s stunning.
 
Let me describe it. There is white sand everywhere ,the water is a beautiful aqua colour and so inviting with the most amazing coral, it’s surrounded by palm trees to give shelter from the sun.
 
We are only allowed to take 5 things, OMG what do I take?
 
Well of course Robert my finance and the other 4 things I have decided on are my phone with a portable solar charger
Water - 365 bottles of 3 litres each. Matches for Robert to light the fire to cook the fish, he will catch and cook our food which was difficult to decide on but after discussion we settled on canned food such as soups and veggies and after a trip to Anaconda dehydrated food designed for camping and a sleeping bag for us to rest on.
 
For me being on Mermaid Island with my own Tarzan (Robert) would be a dream come true. What do you think and what would you take on a desert island.
 
Memo to Cindy next time I get an idea don’t listen to me! 
 
Love the Jess the Mermaid Island.
 
 
 
What would you take to a desert island? 
 
Hello Friends,  
 
So, this blog shouldn't be too hard, I've only got to name this desert island that I'll be stuck on, describe it and tell you what 3-5 items I would bring to this island. Righto let's do this! 
 
Are you ready for my Island name? Here is what I'm calling my Island; Mulysa Mahkra. I had to get extremely creative with what I was going to call my lovely Island that I've just been dumped on. Think “I’m a Celebrity get me out of here.” kind of entrance. Like I was just dumped from the sky onto this island and left to fend for myself. Sounds truly amazing right?  
 
Now to what I'm going to have dropped on Mulysa Mahkra Island, my first item that I will be taking is not an item at all, but a human named Bear Grylls, why Bear Grylls you ask? Because I want to come out of this alive and I have no knowledge of how to survive on this island. You know who does though? Bear Grylls. This makes it hard to think of anything else to bring, anything else I might need Bear Grylls will have the answer for. I’ll bring a spare pack of clothes; trackies (tracksuit pants), a hoodie, a T-shirt and my unicorn Oodie. So, with Bear Grylls that's 5 things. What Bear Grylls brings is none of my business, it will be a bonus if it helps us stay alive though.  
 
What does Mulysa Mahkra look like you ask? Mulysa Mahkra is an Island that is very simple and literally is surrounded by nothing but the ocean. All round ocean views sound beautiful, you know once you get past the part that you're stuck on a desert island. Picture a whole heap of sand and a little clump of trees in the middle. There is a blanket of grass under and around the trees, the only wildlife you'll see is the colorful fish in the sea and the sharks that eat them. 
 
I'm confident that I will survive this experience because of my genius idea to bring Bear Grylls to my wonderful Island. I will also be learning new skills and finding creative ways to go about the day-to-day things we take for granted, like having food and shelter.  

Go right on ahead and have think about what you would take with you to a desert island, just not Bear Grylls. Thats my idea, I'm claiming it. 
 
Notice anything about my island name? Thats another thing to think about. (Ugh homework)  
 
Love you friends  - Shan  

​Love is in the air this week as we explore what it is that radiates those warm fuzzy feelings. Love is so much more than Valentine’s Day and even more than a day which encourages us to head to the shops and buy things. Love can be felt and shown in so many different ways and our team, as always, has so much to share. So, sit back, relax and enjoy the feelings of love.
 
 
Valentine’s Day is more to me than love, it’s about love for everything in my life, people, places, foods and activities. 

The things I love are, my bed because it’s where I spend most of my time, I love my family because I do fun things with them.  I love my friends and best friend because we go out on weekends and do fun stuff, I love food because I am hungry all the time. I love to watch YouTube because I am watching it every day. I love to listen to music I listen to it when I am going on holidays or in the car, I love to go on my phone because it entertains me, I love energy drinks because they give me energy when I am tired.  I love to go shopping and spend money because that’s what I like to do.  I am saving my money toward a new laptop. I love to cook with my mum and I love to help cook dinner, especially pizza and tacos. 

I love going on holidays with my family because it’s fun and I’m going away for Easter with four families in my street for four days it will be so fun. We’re going to the NSW border Echuca Moama in cabins. I love to play with my nephew Tyler because we laugh a lot and have fun when he stays over.

I think it’s fair to say i have a lot of things in my life to love, and people who love me.  Happy Valentines Day to our readers. – Alannah
 
 
 
What is love baby don’t hurt me don’t hurt me, no more. by Haddaway 
Love is considered to be both positive and negative, with its virtue representing human kindness, compassion, and affection—"the unselfish, loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another."
Ah love, love is everywhere we see and feel, it’s the fundament of our very soul and lives, now each one of us deal with love different than the rest of humanity and I shall explain what my boyfriend and I did for Valentine’s Day.
As you guys may know, my boyfriend lives interstate from an hour from Sydney and he and I brought each other something very different than typical chocolates and flowers for each other although we do that too but this valentine is so much different, This year we sent each other our current favorite booster box from a trading card game we both enjoy, just a bit more expensive than some chocolates and flowers combined.
 I am hoping he gets the cards he needs for his deck as I have just finished making my deck for tournaments as I needed the one card for it and I got it in the booster box, yay! – Holly
 
 
Welcome to this week's blog today, I will chat about what I love. 
One of the things I love doing is working, as I'm learning valuable skills that can help me with future employment and developing my skills. Just remember it is okay to make a mistake as that's how you learn and grow.

My favourite food is lasagne I love making it with the family.  We have it sometimes and I love to help make it with mum, as it brings me joy.

I love playing Minecraft with my friend Kalena we play most nights.  Currently, we are building places we have been to see what they will look like in the Minecraft version.  One of our first ones for the year is almost finished, after this one we are going to build a radio studio.

I love listening to music in my spare time as it is very relaxing.  Some of the artists I love listening to are Taylor Swift, Fleetwood Mac and many more.  I especially love 80s music.
I also love listening to podcasts in my spare time as you learn so much.

For those following along on the countdown to Taylor Swift, It’s TONIGHT and I'm so excited.
I also love watching sports, especially tennis and footy, and love watching different teams play against each other. I love watching my team the Sydney Swans.  They are another love of mine.

This week's joke is related to love. 
How can you tell if you are in love? 
If they stole a pizza from your heart. – Scarlett
 
 
 
Valentines day is about everything that I love.
There are lots of things that bring me love and joy. 
I love my good friends as we hangout together on Monday to Fridays.  And I love bowling too. I get to hangout with my mate Krystle and we are both trouble. But I love trouble. I love my weekends as I get to hangout with Kristian. I really love my dog and I love to walk with my dog every afternoon. Happy Valentines day to everyone reading. -Tyson
 
 
Hi my awesome readers! How are you doing?
This is the week of Valentine's Day, and Valentine's Day is about self care and love.
Valentines is a special and magical day but it is also about self care for ourselves. And that is really important. You might not need a partner for love, but for me the love I share is with my family and friends, that’s what Valentines means to me.
Valentine's day can also be a chill day. Valentines can also be called Galentines and its about looking after the gals.
Happy Valentines day my loves! – Angelina
 
 
 
Valentine’s is just about love, but also love of anything and appreciating someone. I have a wonderful friend and her name is Jess. She supports me and helps me in blogging and handmade groups and she also tries her best to help me with what’s upsetting me. She is very beautiful and very friendly, she has a big heart of kindness and is very trustworthy, she loves me and I love her. She is bubbly and this makes me happy and comfortable. I look forward to coming to the groups because Jess is there.
 
It’s also important to care and love for yourself on Valentine’s Day, and all days. It’s not all about what is going on in your head it’s about friends and family. It’s about how you appreciate someone who has been through stuff and you want to have friends who are there for each other. It doesn’t have to be anything big it can just be something small it’s all about being kind and understanding people and how they feel. I have five cats their names are Sonny, Sasha,  Leo and Girly and a 1 month old called Sylvia and have one dog named Ripley and I have 3 fish that I play with and I love them.
Do you have any pets? Do you have a love of your life Thank you for reading my blog - Bethany 
 
 
My love is our dog his name is Froggy and my little sister got froggy for her birthday. He is a black pug and I was so excited when we got him, now he is 2 years old, he sleeps on my bed and I always love to give him a lots cuddles. We play fetch all the time when I throw the ball to him he is so happy and it is his favourite game to play with me and my older sister. We love our dog he is part of our family.


I also love listening to music I love Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift and Pink their music makes me feel happy. I love to hangout with my mum the many things we do together is feeding the horses, we cook dinner and we watch TV.  I love to go to bowling, I love to go to the movies, and I love looking after my horses. Thank you for reading my blog and I was happy to share a bit more about have a nice week Kiara.
 
 
Hello to my fan club today’s blog is about Valentine’s Day and love. I will be talking about myself and my fiancé Robert.  
Our relationship has grown so much this past year we have been engaged for 2 years. Let me share how wonderful he is.

He is kind, not only to me but his family, my family, and our friends. Rob is generous in his love and support to me and my family. 

Teddy bear (Robert’s nick name from me) is supportive in what I am doing and always asks how I am going. Also he is caring about how I feel and is very honest.

He is an all-round fabulous guy, who I LOVE VERY MUCH. 
How lucky am I to have Robert as my fiancé and friend.

Do you have someone or something special in your life? – Jess
 
 
Galentine's Day (Blog was written before Feb 14th)  
Hello Friends, 
 
While many people are getting ready for Valentine's Day I am getting ready for Galentine's day. For anyone thinking “what the heck is Galentine's Day?” Let me explain; Galentine’s Day is a day to celebrate the other important relationships in your life. You know friends, family, pets and even your plant babies. I think that you could also have a solo galantine's/valentine's day. There'll never be a more important relationship than the one with yourself so celebrate and take care of you too! I will mention this a bit in this blog. 
 
If you're celebrating Galentine's day whether by yourself or with others remember that the most important person to consider is yourself. Do something that YOU and your friends will enjoy, you don't have to spend all your mental energy on a day/night you won't be able to enjoy, and you can always do something small, it doesn't need to be a big extravagant party or gesture. That being said, if big and extravagant is your kind of thing then by all means go right on ahead, I'm not going to rain on your parade and I'm sure that it will be a wonderful time. 
 
You don't even need to do too much, a simple card with some kind words about how important they are to you and how grateful you are for them is enough. It's the simple things that mean the most after all. Maybe have dinner together and just be in each other's company, just do the normal friendship things and make a morning/day/night of it. Speaking of low key Galentine's Day ideas you could just get together and take a nap. We love a good friend and a good nap! 
 
What about you? What would you like to do for you on Galentine's day? Take some time and really think about it. Get into some self-love and self-care on or after Galentine's Day. Why? Because you are important and need to be celebrated too. You do so much for everyone else and you need to look after you too!

If you can't find a good reason to celebrate you then just do it because I said so, I demand that you do some self-care and self-love activities. Please and thank you. (Pinterest is full of ideas if you're stuck). 

Valentine’s/Galentine’s Day is also a great time to check in with your friends and check in on yourself too. Go on friends, check in on you! Every day is also a good day for a check-in and self-care. 
 
Continue being your awesome selves, I love you all, 
Your friend, 
Shan.  
 
 
Dear readers, this week’s topic was love. How do you feel about love, especially when it comes to Valentine's day?
For me my love is looking after myself by doing self care, I like doing my nails, listening to pop songs, my favourite rapper is Eminem, going camping /glamping, family, myself, spa/pets/dad’s red car and my fresh grown passionfruit. Something I learned that it is a good thing to look after yourself with self-care and one way to do it is by celebrating Valentine’s day with the girls which is called Galantine’s day or just to love yourself on valentine’s.
What do you do for self-care?
Happy valentine’s day – Charlotte
 
 
Things I love that are my Valentines this year and every year.
 
My biggest loves are my dogs.  They are the loves of my life, they are my everything. I really love dolphins and koala bears, pandas, Tasmanian Devils and wolves. I also love owls, seahorses, and all birds such as kookaburras, cockatoos, budgies and rainbow lorikeets. 
I have lots of love for writing.  I love singing and song writing, script writing, book writing, writing in general. Especially my UFO alien research. 
 
I have love for lots of subjects, such as dancing, art and photography.  The beach and waterfalls, new age and supernatural research and astrology and astronomy.  Arc angels and meditation, shopping, going to parks with my dad and my support from my friends.  I love my Frank Green drink bottle and the accessories, notebooks and stationery, aural books and crafting.  Apple iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches.  Everything Apple.
 
My podcasting and recording music, my Disability Matters show and the Radio Voice program. I love my art handmade group, my blogging writing group and dinner with friends. 
 
 I have a lot of love for music, especially pop music and mediation music.  My favourites are Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Britney Spears.
 
The foods I love most of all are Asian such as Indian, Thai, Indonesian and Chinese food with the prawn crackers.  Italian food and Mexican food too, and I really love my no sugar coke.  My most favourite tv shows are Home and Away, Bold and the Beautiful and UFO Alien investigation shows.
 
My most favourite movie is The Twilight Saga and I wish that they would do more movies or do a movie that is similar. In the end, my Valentine are my dogs.  I really don’t want a partner because I am very happy and satisfied as my dogs mean so much to me.  
 
Happy Valentines Day to the readers. - Gypsy

Starting anything new can be a little scary but it can also be something to look forward to and embrace. That’s what we focus on here at Umbrella. Always the positivises. We have made a group decision this year to ride through whatever we are faced with and make decisions that will give us the best possible outcomes for ourselves.
 
Making decisions that take us in a new direction can open up an entire new world, it can give us confidence and it can push us to increase our confidence. Or bloggers today are brave enough to share their thoughts on new beginnings.
 
Today I am going to talk about what’s coming up in my life right now as we are preparing for more employment opportunities for me. This week will be my first day at Every1 Café hosted and supported by Amstel and supported by Umbrella support as well.
Last year I had the opportunity to find Umbrella Support and pursue my goals for the future and leading to open employment.  I joined Just Write Blog in June 2023 and have been here ever since, I even visited the café they ran after each blog group, but now it is my turn to serve customers in the café.

Naturally I’m a little nervous but I have sort of done this before back in high school.  Let me tell you about why and how I got to love cooking in general. It started in grade 11 when I chose my Friday electives for the year, none of the electives were interesting nor did they provide information for knowledge for open employment.  So a group of our class asked “is there another elective that will help us get knowledge and possible jobs after completing it?” They replied yes and organized a couple of us to do Cert 1 food handling and hospitality at William Angliss just across the road from school.

We were so fortunate and happy to finally find an elective that will help us get skills for more open employment, I have completed Cert 1 and 2 of food handlers and hospitality service during my 2 years every Friday from year 11 to year 12, it was hard and demanding but it is so worth the time and energy. I’m excited to get back into cooking and even possibly getting a job out of this, I really love showing empathy and joy to everyone I meet while I work on this goal. – Holly
 
 
Hi my amazing readers! I'm back from my break and I'm going to blog about my new beginning.

My new beginning for this year, 2024 is starting a casual job at Amstel Club and I'm so excited and nervous at the same time to start work, by the time you read this I will have already have worked my first shift and I'm getting ready for my second shift.
I am so happy to be able to work with some of my blogging friends.

My other new beginning is that I'm in year 12 this year, the FINAL year for me. I'm so excited to leave school but most importantly, I'm going to focus on my year 12 work.
This part of my life is the FINAL part for school so I have to concentrate on all my work in order for me to graduate, this will be extremely exciting.

I hope to stay in Amstel next year and improve my hospitality skills as a waitress along with learning new skills. – Angelina
 
 
It's important to look forward and aim for new beginnings. I've been starting a new day and with my favourite people who I work with. I love my job at Amstel and I love to hang out with my mates.
 
New beginnings mean trying to do something new and something different. It's good to try new things.
 
This year I'm learning about new food, because I love cooking new food. At work I will learn new skills this year and these are a new beginning for me. TJ
 
 
Hello Friends,  
 
According to linkedin.com a new beginning is “allowing yourself to accept changes that might bring good things to you.” When I read this, it really grabbed me and completely changed what I was going to write about. I was going to talk about the new beginnings of a fresh new year but now we are going down a new rabbit hole. I love this for us.
 
How do you feel about new beginnings? Just really stop and think about that question because I don't think we think about these things enough. Yes, I have homework for you the readers. I feel just like in the LinkedIn quote, that new beginnings bring us good things and that when given the opportunity we should run with it and make the new beginnings as positive as we can.  
 
I really love the opportunity to start fresh. This is something that really brings me so much joy, Change however makes me feel like a freight train that's hit a wall and this is because of the mixture of me being anxious and neurospicey (neurodivergent). Both these things are a part of me and I'm slowly learning to work with that. This isn't about me though, I'm just doing the writing and maybe giving you something to think about when it comes to new beginnings in your own life.  
 
We have many new beginnings in our lives, and some are bigger and more celebrated than others. When we are born that's the biggest new beginning that you can have in your life you probably won't even remember it. You have to be told about it or if you're one of the super lucky ones there'll be a video of it. (Yay).
 
Right now, there are kids starting their first day of school. That's a big new beginning and a huge change as well. Going into prep/foundation/reception is exciting, scary and emotional for both children and parents. Shout out to all the parents sending their little ones to school for the first day ever, be kind to yourselves today and congratulations on getting through this day.  
 
Starting a first job or a new job is one of those new beginnings that really get to you, you’ve got the job and you're not sure of yourself and everyone is telling you that you'll do fine, not to stress and enjoy the day. I mean you will be fine, and you'll probably stop stressing at some point when you get started and find your feet and when someone shows you where the toilet is.  
 
My point is there are so many new beginnings and these three I've mentioned can cause a whirlwind of emotions and change. We need to embrace the new beginnings and even the change too, because it’s a part of life and while each of us has our own journey we all share these experiences in life.  
 
Dive into the new beginnings and encourage others on their new beginnings journey  
 
Thank you for reading my friends  - Shan
 
 
 
This year is a new year to try new things, learn new things, and give things a go. I’m excited to see what comes around the corner it’s a struggle but the more you do the easier it becomes. I’m super excited to see what I can do with all my activities this year.

One of the activities I’m looking forward to this year is my work at Amstel Club and seeing how much I can grow from it. I would like to learn more about how to greet customers to their seats with a calm nature. 

I’m also looking forward to celebrating my 2 years of work with the Salvos who have been such a huge support on my journey. One of my favourite tasks at Salvos is serving customers at the register as this helps my communication skills. This year I would like to learn how to price Items a bit more at first with support from staff and then in the future do it independently. 

This year I’m super excited because it is nine days till Taylor Swift I have made loads of bracelets even for Cindy and her sister Mel, they will be able to hear it from where they are.

This week's joke is related to our topic, the joke is a fresh start is like a blank canvas- add some colour, some laughter, and make it your masterpiece. Thank you for reading this blog have a great week. - Scarlett
 
 
Hi friends my new beginnings is starting at Every1 café.  I feel very anxious.  I get very overwhelmed about starting at a new place as I am not very talkative so don’t ask me about it please. I know I will be fine, I have great support with Umbrella Support and at the cafe.
 
This year is going to be very busy as I have something on everyday.
My friend Jess showed me how to change my photo on TikTok, thank you Jess for helping me.  It is important to always work toward new things. – Beth
 
 
Hi I am Kiara, I’m new at blogging I would like to tell you bit more about me I live with my mum her name is Claire, my stepdad James, my little sister Kristin, my big sister Katie and my dog Froggy. I love movies and my favourite is Home Alone. I like playing with my dog and like doing puzzles.

This year is going to be good because I won’t be at home alone this make me happy that I have joined Umbrella Support group on Monday I have "Handmade" which is my craft group, Tuesday is cooking with Yumbrella, Wednesday bowling and Thursday Blogging with Just Write. I’m very excited that I get to do new things and that it is a new beginning for me thank you for reading my first blog. - Kiara
 
 
Hello fan club readers. Today’s blog is "New Beginnings" and throughout this year you will read about my garden and the success and how I have been so lucky to have zucchini and parsley growing which has over grown. I am waiting for my capsicum to appear. Unfortunately, my tomatoes looked great but the snails got them before I picked them.
 
I will also be talking about my work at Vinnies and how I am the boss and training people especially my friend Tildy.
 
And of course you will hear about my family and fiancé’ Robert and the things we get up too Enjoy reading about our New Beginnings - What are yours?
 
Have you got a garden? Do you love to keep busy?  - Love from Jess 
 
 
My dream job in the whole wide world is to be a pop singer and working for NASA in alien ufo research. My focus for this year is my art group “Handmade” and writing blogging group with Umbrella Support.
 
I am going to make my singing my real focus and recording music and my song writing, script writing and book writing. I really would like to focus on my dancing but I haven’t danced for years because of a knee injury but really want to overcome my fear of anything going wrong.   
 
I have made my decision that I am going to work around my knee issues. I am not going to let my knee stop me anymore. It has stopped me for far too long and has been a major cause of my unhappiness and my mental health but now I have made my decision to start dancing again it is going to make me so much happier.
 
My focus is not be scared to do things that might be challenging. My focus is to get through things that are a challenge.   My dancing used to be a big part of my life as well as my singing, script writing, book writing and my alien ufo research and I have started learning how to write songs.
 
I really would love my dancing to become a big part of my life again that would mean so much to me. When I perform at dinner with friends some people sing or do a dance and when I watch them dance I really feel a big part of me is missing and sometimes I feel very emotional because I really miss dancing.
 
My new focus is overcoming my fear of dancing and when I dance to take it really slowly and look at doing some private dance lessons.  I hope to learn new dancing techniques, and will get so much better. I have been dancing since I was  a very little girl and that is why I feel very strongly emotional about it because it is something that I have always loved so much and something I will never stop loving.

Now I have to work out my first dance routine. Wish me lots of luck and I will let you know how I go and every dance routine I do I will keep you all up dated.

I hope you enjoyed my blog and my promise to you all, is to give you lots of updates. Take lots of care – Gipsy.
 
 
Last week’s topic was new beginnings and it's time for new beginnings. 2024 has just started and I'm very excited for new challenges and obstacles but I'm also happy because it’s my first year out of school and I'm back to work at Amstel on Friday's which it’s about learning new skills and different new things.
 
This year is going to be an extra busy year for me as I have different activities four days a week. You will be reading about my adventures throughout the year. It's going to be a good year. What are you looking forward to this year? -  Charlotte
 
 
This Year I started Umbrella Support, I closed a chapter of finishing Year 12 and Gre8 and I opened a new chapter in 2024. I am working  towards getting a job and Tom from Jobco that is helping me do that. I am also working towards saving  money to be able to do things I like. I would like to travel more with my family and of course my best friend and I are planning to go on a holiday to Queensland. I’m also trying to get my own place this year. Thank you for reading my first blog – Kathryn
 
 
This year I started with Umbrella support group, I closed a chapter of finishing year 12 and opened a new chapter in 2024. I am working towards getting a job and Tom from Jobco is helping me do that.  Trying to go away on holidays more in 2024, because I like go away, especially if travelling by car. It’s important to have new beginnings, and working towards new challenges. I am also working towards saving my money to be able to do things like go away and spend money on stuff. – Katie
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It was a unanimous decision for this week’s blog that our talented writers agreed on a “Choose Your Own Adventure” Remember them? For those that are new readers this year, a choose your own adventure is just that! Our team love the freedom as we can “JUST WRITE” about anything they like! Oh the possibilities are endless…. Let’s GO!
 
How is everyone feeling today? If you’re not feeling yourself? Take a minute or two to take a deep breath and relax and start the day over with positivity feelings! 
Now that motivation is in our system, let’s get into today’s topic.

Let’s do something different with my topic, I’m going to talk about the many countries that I have been to in my life time so Let’s start off when I was very little and it’s my first time flying to a different country.

 At age 3 I went with my family and grandparents to Fiji and its surrounding islands, I have heard many stories how I was the star of the show with my blonde hair and blue eyes, everyone adored me but I was also a trouble maker, since I somehow had no fear of the water and was classed as a water baby I almost drowned in the big pool at the hotel, at least that’s what I’ve heard from my family members. I was always so calm while flying and really enjoyed the feeling, I still remember the old books about airplanes and traveling that family members gave me when I was young.

Age 9: Yaya surprised my family and I for Christmas with a big family trip around the north island of New Zealand, this trip took 3 weeks starting from boxing day in 2004 till mid-January, we went everywhere on the north island starting with Auckland for a few days of sightseeing, then moving to Rotorua where the volcanic sulfur smells really bad but had a lot of really awesome history and hot springs in the area as well as the rainforests and caves with glow worms that were among places we visited on this hilly trip. It was absolutely breathtaking, then we followed the road to the bay of islands on the tip of the north island and spent new years on a 12 hour bus trip around bay of island.

I think I got my travel bug from my Yaya which means grandma in Greek for information as she loves to explore and work on animal conservations around the world. 
I won't be able to write every trip but maybe next time for a choose your own adventure I’ll write a part 2 of my trips, how does that sound to everyone? - Holly
 
 
 
It’s another “choose your own adventure” week! My choice this week is the 
Australia Open Tennis, which is held in Melbourne each January.

The reason why I love watching tennis is I used to play competitive tennis and I loved every moment of it. I loved playing with my teammates. I’ve won many trophies and medals, and I always enjoyed making my opponent run as that is how you win points.

One of the rules is one player serves, and the other player tries to return the ball after it is served.  It can be a bit tricky, especially when a player does an ace. 

Some tennis players I love watching all year round, are Novak Djokovic, Alex deMinaur, Iga Swiatex, Coco Gauff, and Aryna Sabalenka. 

In tennis, you can even play in a wheelchair.  It would be a bit tricky but Dylan Alcott has played loads in his wheelchair.  He is amazing, and he’s a great disability advocate.

This week’s joke is related to tennis?
Why did the tennis player charge the net?
She ran out of cash.

Leave a comment if you love the jokes I would love to know. – Scarlett
 
 
 
It's a choose your own adventure kind of blog today.  
 
Hello Friends, 
 
Today I'm going to chat about kindness, but first a quote; 
“Be an example, show kindness to unkind people. Forgive people who don't deserve it. Love unconditionally. Your actions always reflect who you are.” - Unknown  
 
Obviously, I'm all about kindness. It takes less energy to be kind than it does to be unkind for me. I exist to bring kindness to this world; I will leave this world kinder than I when I joined it. Small acts of kindness can be all it takes to make someone's day better and brighter.  
 
Being kind doesn't take much, a simple smile, a note left on the bus, a handmade bookmark left in a library book, a consensual hug for a friend, an extra pen in case someone forgets theirs or even saying hello to someone can be enough.  
 
Each act of kindness makes this world a better place, even if someone is being unkind,  you can “kill them with kindness” as they say. You don’t know what they are going through in their lives, and they may really need a little kindness. You never know, it might change their day and they may pass on the kindness to someone else.  
 
Even if someone has done you wrong or made you mad it's better to forgive and move on than hold on to anger as it will do more damage to you than it would to the other person. Feel any or all emotions you need to but always remember to let go and forgive. Don’t let it eat at you and always lead with kindness to yourself and to others. If we all role model kindness and acts of kindness the next generation will also lead with kindness and the world will become a kinder and more empathetic place for all.  
 
And that is my unofficial ted talk.
 
You are all absolutely loved, I believe in you all and have a great day my friends.  - Shan  
 
 
 Hello my fans,
 
Today’s blog is to choose your own topic. I would like to share with you something that is close to my heart which is some updates about my dad’s health. For those who don’t know my dad was diagnosed with throat cancer last year.  It has been a bumpy road for him. Since June and my dad went through chemo treatment. It was not easy for him but he is a fighter and then last December we received the good news that he was cancer free which I was over the moon about, to know he is going to be out of woods.
 
His scans show no more cancer. He still can’t eat solid food due to swelling in his throat and still needs lots of sleep to recover.  He goes to the doctor and speech therapists often. Have you or a family member been though a similar journey?
 
 I would like to thank everyone for your support love from Jess. 
 
 
 
This week I am going to tell you all about my favourite foods and why they are my favourite. Tacos are from Mexico did you know that? The Mexican people love their tacos. 
 
My favourite food is tacos because you can choose your own topping and make it however you want. Another one of my favourite foods is ravioli because I think it’s one of the best pasta types you can eat and I have it a lot at home.
 
I also love cookies and cream ice cream and another favourite of mine has to be my dad's homemade pizzas, I do help him make them and I put the toppings on the pizzas which are ham, salami, and cheese but my Dad puts them in the oven because I don't know yet how to use an oven by myself. 
 
What are your favourite toppings on a pizza? Alannah
 
 
 
Last week was choose your own adventure and I chose a horror movie called Megan.
 
I will start by saying that if you like horror movies then my opinion is this is a good movie to watch but not for the faint hearted.
 
What I like and dislike about the movie Megan:-
 
Now, I normally don't like to watch any horror movies but Megan is such a good one.  What I dislike about the movie in my opinion, it's a rip off of Chucky but that's only my opinion. 
 
So now I will start by talking about the actual movie.  Megan came out in 2022. It tells the story of a little robot girl who was created by Aunt Gemma. She works at a company which uses technology to create robots and Gemma brings home Megan and shows her little niece.  Her name is Cady.
 
Megan is a prototype robot-girl who was programmed  to help Gemma look after Cady because Cady's parents died in a car accident at the start of movie. Cady and Megan are good friends however Megan is very protective of Cady and kills anyone who tries to hurt her.  You can watch it on Netflix.
 
Have you seen Megan or what is your favourite movie? – Charlotte
 
 
This is a creative story about Jacinta, that I have made up on my own.
 
Jacinta is a little girl who has been abducted by Alien life. Since she was a little girl, and into adult hood, it is still going on today.
 
She strongly believes this is happing to her, she see's things in her sleep and when she is awake. She will zone out all the time and loses track of her time. When she closes her eyes, she will see these Aliens faces that has been with her since she was a child.
 
Her alien experiences have been very friendly and they have always looked after her.  They treat her like their own they love and care for her.
 
Aliens always communicate with their mind, telepathically, with her and aliens have shown her their world and inside and outside of their spaceship.
  
A lot of times she would see their body movement walking around at home and when she goes out and about, they really love to play with her 5 dogs because the Aliens really strongly love dogs. The Aliens make her laugh because the Aliens are really funny and can be really mischievous and the Aliens are very protective of her.
 
Sometimes she feels like it is in her head, she was chatting to someone and said that she is really being abducted by Alien life. She felt a real strong sense of relief because now she strongly knows she was right all the time and it was not in her head.
 
Now she can live with that real strong sense of relief and she feels so much more calm in her feelings and emotions. Knowing this isn’t all in her head has given a lot more confidence to Jacinta’s understanding of what is happening, is actually happening to her.
 
I hope you have really enjoyed my story blog. - Gipsy
 
 
 
Hi friends, today I want to talk about my holiday that happened last week. 
I went to Daylesford with my mum and my little sister.  We left on Friday and spent the weekend there.
 
I had something to celebrate it was my 19th birthday on Saturday. 
I had a massage on my birthday and my trip away with my mum and sister was a surprise.
 
I am excited to have started blogging every week with my friends.
I have learnt how to write a blog getting to choose the topic and spend quality time with friends.
 
I am also learning that people have different experiences, and we learn at different paces and sometimes I need a bit more help but that is ok.
 
Remember it is okay to make mistakes that is how we learn and to never give up and always keep trying the more practice the better you will get you will get better - Beth