Have you ever stopped mid-conversation and thought… wait, why is this a thing? From silent letters that do absolutely nothing to “quick” five-minute errands that somehow take two hours, life is full of little mysteries that we’ve just collectively agreed not to question. This blog is a safe space to lovingly unpack the everyday things that simply… don’t make sense.



I am happy but some things that don’t make sense to me is why escalators are a bit scary. It doesn’t make sense why they have stairs. Stairs can be very scary! It doesn’t make sense why escalators can’t be flat or why we can’t just teleport to the top of the escalator. Steps don’t make sense to me. They are scary and intimidating and I don’t like them! It doesn’t make sense how people can use steps without being anxious. 
People who are mean don’t make sense. I don’t understand why they can’t just be nice. I love dogs and I don’t understand why everyone doesn’t. They are cute, fluffy and adorable! Thank you for listening to my blog, lots of love Ronalda.


Today's blog topic is things that don’t make sense.
Something that just doesn't make sense to me is that there are only six Disneylands in the world. I love Disneyland, it's the most magical place in the world and I think they should be everywhere. In Australia I think every state should have one. If I had a Disneyland nearby I would visit every weekend and be their best customer.
Another thing that doesn't make sense to me is why I only have one birthday a year. I love my birthday and would be fun if I had one every month. I like to go on holiday for my birthday with my family and have lots of fun. My birthday is coming up in March and I hope I get to go to China. 
What really doesn't make sense to me is why they don't have more movie sessions. Sometimes I want to go see a movie at a certain time but I can't because there's only one session that day and it's not when I want it. I think the movie should be on every hour so everyone can find a time that works for them.
This is Claire signing off, see you next week.


Things that don’t make sense to me are new cars, and why have they changed the technology. Mechanics make sense to me but these new cars aren't very mechanical anymore they are all computerised and electric. 
Why on Earth do people use a small ute to tow a 6x6 trailer up the hill. Because in a small ute they are not powerful enough. The tyres will spin. This doesnt make sense to me because they can avoid this by calling a friend to use their ute or a different trailer. However, if they did try and tow a small 6x6 with a small ute then it would be funny because the ute would fall backwards because of the weight of the trailer. They might get squashed.

Another thing that doesnt make sense is 50 cent and JRule’s beef.  50 cent bought the front three rows of seats at his concert to play a prank on him. This doesn’t make sense because he spent alot of money on this even though it is hilarious. 
This is Nick signing off, see you next week.


At school I don't know what is maths because it doesn't make any sense to me. I was trying my animation in stop motion but the story doesn't make any more sense.
So I work hard to change it. Why are some horror movie so messed up, that doesn't make sense. Because I was watching Wolf Creek but in looks all right but is just messed up, because Mick Taylor he's the psychopath who likes killing everyone but I don't understand why people just can't be nice and not cut peoples bodies in half like in the movies. I don't understand why Chanel likes green apples and I like red apples. Red apples are better so it doesn't make sense why she likes green. I do lots of pretend for my stop motion program but I was so clever to the animation in 3D animation and stop motion.
Thank you by Korey.


Things that don’t make sense to me are people, especially people from my country. Sometimes they ask questions that make others feel awkward, such as, “When are you getting married?” or, “Why don’t you have a boyfriend?” Some even make comments like, “Oh my God, you gained weight.” I do not like comments like that because they make my heart hurt.
One time, I went to Indonesia in 2015, and my nan’s brother said to me, “You should be tall, drink milk and vitamins. You have to remember you are not a child anymore!” When he said that, I felt upset. I did not cry, but it did not stop me from enjoying my holidays. Luckily, when I went back to Indonesia last year, I did not meet him in person. I saw my other grandma’s siblings, and I said hello to them. They did not ask awkward questions. My aunts, uncles, and cousins were just very happy to see me in person again.
Even though I felt a bit anxious and excited before seeing my family because I thought they might ask awkward questions, they did not. I was worried for nothing. Have you ever felt like that before?
I also find it confusing why, when I was in primary school, my classmates were sometimes nasty to me even though I never hurt them. Some kids are just mean because I am quiet and an easy target. When kids are mean to me, they think I will never yell back. My dad said the reason I got picked on is because kids still do not understand empathy and kindness yet. Once they grow up, they understand empathy more. When I went to mainstream school, some kids did not understand that I am a special needs kid.
There was also another girl in high school who hung out with my friendship group but did not like me. One time we had a dress up day at school, and I suggested, “Let’s dress up as Mario characters.” She did not appreciate my idea, but everybody else was okay with it, so we still dressed up as Mario characters because the majority agreed. Even though that girl was rude to me, she sometimes says hi to me. I thought teenagers were more mature than little kids, but some teenagers can be nasty too. I do not understand why people are sometimes mean, but sometimes okay.
Math can also be confusing. I can do easy math like addition, subtraction, division, and times tables. I did Kumon when I was in kindergarten, but division with remainders was too hard, so I stopped. Later, in primary school, I got homework about division with remainders, and I think I did well.
Reading analogue clocks used to confuse me, but now I can read them, not just digital clocks. All my watches are analogue. I do not have a smart watch like my support workers and friends, but I do have a digital clock in my room. Do you wear a smart watch, or do you prefer a normal watch like me?
Thank you for reading! I hope you all love it as much as I love writing it.
Princess Jacinda signing off.



Things that don’t make sense to me and make me confused is my blood sugar. Some times it goes up and some times it is down and that doesn’t make sense to me. I do my insulin and sometimes it’s still up but then sometimes it’s down.

Sometimes my mind gets angry quickly but I control myself to be calm or listening to music.
From TJ.


Dear readers, how are you?
Today's topic is about things that don't make sense and I have chosen to write about people such as strangers, people that bully others and people who are mean. I also don't like people who don't do anything and dont give space when asked or if they move away. I dislike being forced to be hugged or someone getting in my space without asking. It doesn’t take much to be kind to people so I don't understand why everyone isn't nice all the time.
It goes the same for certain types of foods for me like brussels sprouts etc. I don't like eating animals and I don't know why we need to as there are so many yummy foods that aren't animals so why can't we just eat those instead.
To be honest, scary movies are not for me or going to scary places. I like happy things. I find getting injections at hospitals a bit scary. 
Why can't our birthday be everyday? 
People who don't know how to drive on the road drive me a bit crazy, surely if you have your license you know how to drive and the rules.
Let us know below what doesn't make sense to you and if you agree with what doesn't make sense to me in the comments below.
This is Beth signing off, see you next week.  


Today’s blog is about things we just don’t understand. 
I don’t understand why people are placed in a mental asylum for different situations, like if they had a disability or are mentally unstable.  I find it hard and confronting that people who had kids and couldn’t handle them well would be placed into mental asylums. That isn’t nice or fair. It is so unfair that people would be locked up in their room and the only thing they can do is read or eat their meals looking out a window. I have been to Aradale Asylum and we learnt about an Indigenous lady who was refused entry into the actual buildings but was a patient and forced to reside in her tent by the rotunda. Now her family members go back to the asylum regularly to do a smoking ceremony to pay their respects to her. I would like to go back there to do a six hours paranormal investigation tour and go back into the rooms and watch the screens if they is any voices or shadow figures walking around or trying to make a conversation with us. Thank you for reading this blog. Ash.


Shan’s things that don’t make sense blog…
For most of my life I’ve questioned many things that just don’t make sense to me. As an incredibly deep thinker I analyse everything and question everything because I am on a life quest to understand as much as I can and also I have anxiety so overthinking is basically a hobby at this point. I feel like because I struggled to learn at school I have developed a hunger for the knowledge I might have missed out on. Now let’s get into it!
Humans being the main thing I don’t understand and yes, I am aware I am also human but that doesn’t mean a thing to my beautifully neurodivergent brain. For many people understanding social cues, sarcasm, jokes and having conversations with strangers, is something that some people take for granted, meanwhile I have to work on this so that I can understand what’s going on and to make sure that I don’t misread the situation as something that it’s not. I don’t understand why I have to work so hard to be human. I don’t want to look silly or like I’m struggling to tread water. While I’m much better now and I’m proud of that, this is still something I struggle with.

I also don’t understand unkind people, I don’t understand why there is a need to be unkind or cruel to other beings. I see the things that people can say and do, it just feels unnecessarily unkind and in some cases evil/cruel. I don’t understand what they are thinking that makes what they say or do feel ok to them. Some of the horrific things people have done really shock me because I would have never thought anyone would want to say or do these things. I also wonder about their mind and their wellbeing.
I wonder if they are ok, if they just need some kindness and support? But it’s just not something I can wrap my head around and I have thought about it a lot. I guess I’ll never understand this one.
I think there are many things in life we won’t understand but we can always strive to educate ourselves and learn what we can to try and understand. At least this is what I’m trying to do.
Your friend, 
Shan.

Dear readers, this week's topic are things that makes no sense. Let me start by telling you about things that makes no sense to me and this firstly is the happy birthday song and why it is sang for so long. Why is a red onion called a red onion especially when you take off the outside layers of the onion it looks purple.  Why in the past did we have torture devices in places like jail and yet today we don’t have any torture devices in jail. Another is why do other countries call soft drinks soda or pop because that makes no sense to me.  What is wrongful with everyone just calling it soft drink.
In general the human body makes no sense to me neither but that’s a big for another day  
Readers I have a question, what things make no sense to you? 
written by Charlotte.


These things don't make sense to me. When people come to the door and why doesn't iPhone 11 have a home button.
Ben 2.

Valentine’s Day is usually about roses, romance and overpriced chocolate… but this year we're making it about love in a different way. The everyday kind. The small things. The big things. The things that make my heart feel full for no dramatic reason at all.
Consider this our official “Things I Love” list — no roses required.



These are the things I love. Some things I love are my two boyfriends - Micheal and Daniel but Daniel is my favourite. They are my true love. I love Disney my favourite Disney movie is Beauty and the Beast and Tangled.  I also love Disney music my favourite is Lion King and Aladdin. I love my dog Bella. I love my mum and my dad too. I love my yellow Umbrella drink bottle. like Disney bags and Disney phones. I love my favourite colour,  yellow.  I love Pepsi Max a lot. I love chicken schnitzels. I love Krystle and Chanel and Steph  and I love Cindy. I miss Cindy too. 
Claire.


I’m not quite sure what love is or what feeling love gives out. I’m not a big fan of rom coms because they all fall in love, they argue, then usually end up at an airport saying sorry and then reconcile and get married in the last scene of the movie. I do like the movie Blue Valentine with Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling. They fall in love at a young age then have kids, but things happen and they separate. Thats how I see love.  But is everyone different. 
I love Johnny Depp. When I was younger I had all of his movies and had many posters of him around my room. I use to have a plan to marry him. 
I would find his house, hit him over the head with a pan and look after him, and I would pretend to be his wife. 
I swear we were meant to be, we are both half blind and we both hate clowns.
Maybe I’m more of a comfort person rather then a love person, as things bring me comfort like
Horror movies, fried rice, cats especially Maine Coons, friends and family.  Being with animals and sound of a fire crackling, nature and the sound of waves at the beach .
So there you go my love is comfort,  and Johnny Depp.
But again everyone feels love in many different ways.
Your comfort queen Haley.


Today’s blog topic is about things I love 
Where do I start? There’s so many things that I love and make me happy! 
I love to draw and colour, I like using different colours and making it look pretty. I love going to Umbrella Support and all the new things I’m learning like making coffee and writing this blog. I really like all my friends that come to Umbrella and I miss them when they’re away. I love dogs especially my dog Zeus, I take him for walks, give him cuddles and play with him. Another thing I love is the water, I enjoy going to the pools and the beach and sometimes my support worker Sheridan takes me to the pool and we have a lot of fun swimming together. 
This is Ronalda signing off, see you next week.


What I love
I love ASIO, I'm obsessed actually and I am pretty smart.
I love the fact that you get to figure out who is the
biggest threat in all things National Security. I reckon I could do that.
I would probably need a car licence so I should focus on that but it's something I could work on. I like to research the Bondi attack and
allegedly ASIO knew about the Bondi Attack. I also love going to the pub and ordering food. I love schnitzel and cider. I also love the people at the pub. I love my job at the tip.
I love building things with my hands. I love motorcycles and ride-on lawn mowers. I love the navy seals in America and I love how they get the bad guys. I love coming to Umbrella on a Thursday because I get to see my friends.
This is Nick signing off, see you next week.


There are so many things that I love. I love my family very much, especially my parents. They raised me, taught me manners, taught me to be a good girl, and paid for my school fees and supplies when I was at school. My parents also gave me great advice, such as to be grateful everyday even when life is bitter. I love my brother too. He is working overseas at the moment. Do you have any siblings? If you do, are they older or younger than you? My brother and I do not really have small talk now, but on special occasions we wish each other well on WhatsApp. My brother is very thoughtful too. One time, he gave me a banana plush from Mario Kart for my birthday even though I do not like cake or singing.
I also love my extended family, especially my Grandma. I still have my Grandpa on my dad's side. My maternal Grandpa passed away two years ago, but I never met him. I love all my Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins. I have one Aunty in Melbourne who is my dad's sister, but I have many relatives on my mum's side. Last year we reunited in Surabaya. It was fun seeing my cousins grow and sitting with them. I also enjoy seeing my cousins grow because they are not as demanding as when they were younger. My relatives are very thoughtful. On special occasions they like to send me messages with digital cards or stickers. I love receiving them.
I love my plush toys too, especially my Cheep Cheep plush. Most of the plush toys on my bed are from Mario games. I love plush toys because they are cute, huggable, and non-judgmental. Cheep Cheep is a fish character from Mario Bros.
I love cartoons, movies, and TV shows. Disney is my favourite, but I also like other cartoons like Sanrio, Snoopy, and Mario. I am excited for the new Mario Galaxy movie in April. I watch cartoons on Disney Plus, Netflix, and YouTube. I usually rewatch movies on Disney Plus and Netflix. For example, I have already watched Toy Story but I like watching it again. On YouTube, I like to watch old cartoons that used to be on ABC Kids. In the old days, I watched cartoons on TV or DVD. My grandparents’ house in Jakarta had paid TV channels with many kids channels, but I never had paid TV channels myself. Now I have Disney Plus and Netflix.
I also love cooler days because I am not a fan of heatwaves and I can sleep better. I use a fan when it is hot and humid. When it is cool, I can wear a cozy jumper and trousers.
I love blogging every Thursday because it is fun to write and express my opinions. I also love coming to the handmade program because all the people are kind and respect my dignity. I love my job at Woolworths. Even though the tasks are always the same every week, I am grateful to have a paid job because many people are still looking for work.
Thank you for reading my weekly blog.
Princess Jacinda signing off.


These are the things I like. I like my friends. I like pizza. I like music. I like the iPad.
I like texting. I like my phone I like Boost Juice. I like pies
Ben 2.


My love “things” are making my animation in 3D it is good fun. I love making the stop motion animation it is good fun for me.
I love making the film at my animation program but in was good fun.
I love Horror movies and my favourite movie is Child’s Play is was bit funny and silly.
I like making the coffee in Umbrella it was good fun for me.
I like heavy metal, my favourite band is Slipknot, Ice Nine Kills, Slaughter to Prevail, Lorna Shore, Metallica they was a great band and awesome scream mode my favourite singer is Alex Terrible, Will Ramos, Corey Taylor, Spencer Charnas they all scream mode.
I love Bill Skarsgard he's a great actor he does like all Horror movies like my favourite actor is Bill Skarsgard, Alexander Skarsgärd, Jensen Ackles, Gustaf Skarsgard and Norman Reedus they are all great actors. 
I love Collingwood they are a great team. My favourite Collingwood players are Nick Daicas, Josh Dricas, Scott Pendlebury, Darcy Moore, and Bobby Hill.
Korey.


Today I am writing about my love for everything haunted. Things like ghost stories from Mayday Hills to Aradale Mental Hospital and I would like to explore everything haunted and do ghost adventures and learning the history behind those places.  I want to go to morgues and the crematorium where they would cremate people. Tours usually go into the wards where they were placed with shackles if they had a mental health issue and they would also place them in separate sections of the institution. It didn’t matter if you were a female or a male they would take your kids away from patients because most babies were born out of wedlock. Sometimes mothers would pass out or pass away from childbirth because they would lose a lot of blood or they did not have the right medications. The instruments would not be cleaned properly and that’s probably why they got infections like blood poisoning or Staph infections. Sometimes they would amputate your body parts without any anaesthetic and sometimes they would use the same dressings for your wonders. No wonder a lot of people died from different types of injuries and illnesses. Some of the nurses were nice and some of them were nasty. The nuns would raise the kids in a special place in the Asylum away from other people. Sadly some of the kids would pass away from a day old or even ten years old, and there are lots of unmarked graves on the premises but sometimes their family don’t come to see them. It breaks my heart to hear the horrific stories of what has happened in the history of Victoria. Saying that I’m very lucky that I wasn’t born in the 1800s of the early 1900s. Thank you for reading my blog. Ash.


My eyes are in pain today and I need coffee coffee coffee, but anyway today I write about Valentine’s Day and things that I love.  It’s a good time by myself at home to do nothing but I love to play Fortnite by myself or with a friend. If you try to get a flower or chocolate for Valentines Day of course try to be nice and sweet to other people. I love to care about people from TJ.


Hi readers, how are you? Today's topic is about all things love and I have chosen to write about why I like it and spending time with my family and my mums partner. I like Umbrella Support, I love all the programs and making friends and having support from my friends.  I like cooking, having dinner with friends, trying something new, talking about employment, karaoke music, dancing, being with supportive people and support workers as well as Martina, Bernie, Chrissie, Sheridan, Chanel, Krystle, Steph, Cindy, Deb, and volunteer Deb and having a Umbrella Support bear named Jeff.  I love having supportive support workers to talk to if something is wrong or to go to, feeling safe with safe people and in a safe environment.  This week has been up and down with emotions being in a new place and more but Krystle and Chanel and Cindy have been so incredible and I know will continue to be. I try not to let it get to me but sometimes it just comes without any reasons. 
Thank you for reading my blog this is Beth signing off until our next blog adventure.


Shan’s what I love blog.. 
What do I love? 
I feel like this blog is a fantastic opportunity to talk about my absolute favourite Disney movie and first love The Lion King. If you are a long time reader you will already be aware that I’m very loyal to the lion king and everything to do with the Lion King. With the exception of the Lion Guard which is not my cup of tea at all. Some time a go in my early childhood my lovely Aunty Cynthia passed on her love of the Lion King to me when she brought me my first Lion King Video. I believe it was a Christmas present and I still have the video on my bookshelf with my Lion King  books. I wouldn’t say I have a Lion King shrine but my Lion king collection is all together and it’s something I love endlessly. It brings me so much joy to have all my Lion King collection safe together in one place.
I love that I can share my love of Lion King with others as well, It’s a great thing to share all our interests and find things in common also. I have a beautiful Lion King Loungefly backpack that is Simba and it does get a bit of attention. It’s a good conversation starter too. I really enjoy talking about the Lion King because it’s obviously one of my favourite topics of conversation. (Though I have to admit sometimes I find conversations a bit daunting). I smile when I hear a child talking about my backpack because it brings other people joy and makes them happy. It’s also nice to know that kids still like to watch a movie that has been around since 1994. I hope that the Lion King can be loved for generations to come, if not I have enough love for The Lion King for everyone.
I am super excited to share with everyone that I am going to see the Lion King Musical in Sydney. I have been waiting since I was about nine years old to be able to go see it and now I am finally going to see it. My Grandparents saw it in 2003 I believe and gave me the musicals program (which I still have in near perfect condition) and since then it has been a dream of mine to go and see the Lion King musical. I’m also very keen to get some Lion King merch and have this experience because as I have alluded to, it’s been a bucket list item for such a long time. It’s also my first time going to Sydney and that also very exciting. I have a countdown on my phone because I am that excited for this trip and seeing the Lion king musical. 
So in conclusion my first ever love was the lions from the Lion King and of course I am forever grateful to my Aunty and Disney for this. 
From your Lion King obsessed friend, Shan.


Dear readers, this week's topic is things I love. Let me start by telling you about things I love. I love cooking, horror and the Twilight movies, listening to Eminem songs, Halloween and I love my job at RSL.
My love of cooking started when I was young. I always wanted to be in the kitchen and help mum cook but she always said no, however she would allow me to cut and peel the vegetables. When I was in primary school at the start mum would always pack my lunch boxes until I got to the age where I could make and pack my own lunchboxes.  As I got older mum started trusting me to be in the kitchen a whole lot more and cook by myself and now I cook all by myself in our kitchen at home for my family dinner. My mum is the one who has inspired my love and passion for cooking.  My older sister and my dad introduced me to my love of horror movies and I love halloween it's one of my favourite holidays.
Readers, I have a question: what things do you love?
Written by Charlotte. 

We all have two versions of ourselves: the one others see and the one that emerges when no one’s around. Today’s blog explores that quiet gap and the version of us that exists solely when unseen. It delves into the differences we make for others compared to ourselves.


There’s no need for fixing or pretending; simply honest reflection on the small yet human ways we live when no one’s watching.


What I do differently when I’m being watched, vs not being watched by others. 
I love learning new things.
When I'm learning things for the first time I feel brave.
When I am dancing it doesn't matter if anyone is watching cause I have lots of fun no matter what. I practise dancing with my friends and I never feel shy.
I can make my own breakfast, and dad will help me with my tomato slices. But, I cook the toast all by myself.
I never feel nervous, I am brave.
When I learnt to use the washing machine and dryer I did well. I put all the clothes in and mum will press the buttons, but I can now  then take them out and put the dryer because learnt how.
When I have songs in my head sometimes they come out my mouth. But I don't mind because I can sing. I can sing with people and on my own. But I'm brave the whole time not nervous.
I am no different if I am around a lot of people or on my own.
Claire.


When I’m alone I’m a bit more comfortable to be myself, I dance a little more and sing louder too. I can be a little shy at times and it sometimes takes me a little bit to become comfortable with someone. Sometimes I’m a little scared to do things on my own but if someone’s with me I gain confidence to do scary things. My support worker Sheridan helps me go on escalators which I would never do on my own. I don’t like to go out places on my own so I always make sure I have a family member, a friend or support worker to help me. This is my first blog I’ve written which is new and different for me and not something I would have done on my own.
This is Ronalda signing off, see you next week.


Dear readers, how are you? 
Today's topic is what would I do differently if someone was watching and why? I have a few things I would do differently, or not at all if someone was watching. 
Dancing:-
I like to dance, but if someone was watching me I wouldn't dance at all this is because I am very shy.
Singing:- 
I also like to sing, karaoke is one of my favourite things but when I am in front of people I sing very quietly.  I feel proud that I keep singing even though I am so shy.  
Trying something new:-
I like trying new things but not in front of people. Again my shyness stops me from doing this. 
Cooking:-
I like cooking but eating what we cook is something I just can't do.  I don't eat in front of people, so other people get to enjoy my cooking.
This is Beth signing off. 


I like to sing when no one is around me because I don’t feel comfortable, I am tone deaf apparently according to some. I like to sing because it makes me feel happy and excited as well. The best part is i will sing in my car so no one can hear my singing but I enjoy it and I have my windows down so I can have my music playing so loud.   I enjoy seeing people faces when I play really good music or listening to the radio and the best thing that no one can judge me for is my singing. Thank you for reading my blog about music.
Ash.


Have you ever felt like you’ve been watched while doing things. When I’m watching while doing things I get a bit panicky and nervous.
I feel like I’ll mess up what I’m doing, but I usually don’t but that’s how I feel.
But one time I was cooking tacos for dinner one night on my own to help out, and I thought the silver packet in the tacos was for flavouring so I sprinkled it all over the tacos, my dad came home and said what’s the black stuff on the tacos, I said the flavouring from the silver packet.  
He said. That wasn’t flavouring that was stuff to keep the tacos moist and taco from going stale.  I could have been the first Erin Patterson.  Yep. 
I’m going to dig myself a grave here, but I secretly dance in my study, I put my headphones on and dance but whenever my family members would walk past I would stop. I know they know I dance cause they would probably hear the music. But I still freeze until they walk past.


When I used to work at a nursery for the job agency, had me do an occupational therapist functional assessment  which involved another worker who work there. I was so nervous because I had people watching me and I didn’t want to muck up my job. Luckily, I kept my job for a while after until they got shut down. 


In all honestly I think I act the same with people watching or not watching me.  I’m can be a ball of anxious bones. 
Haley.

Today’s blog topic is how do I act when I'm observed and how do I act in front of people.
One thing that comes to mind when I think of this topic is that when I work at the tip I wear gloves but at home I never do. I find gloves really annoying and when I'm working on things at home I prefer just to use my hands as I find it easier. when I'm with my friends I like to play pranks and muck around but I'm a bit more chill when I'm on my own. When I'm by myself I like to spend my time fixing things, working on my mowers, play video games and watching movies. Sometimes I will talk to myself when I'm alone but don't do that in front of others because they might think I'm crazy. I also don't need to because I love talking to other people if they are there. 
This is Nick signing off.


I'm not very good at going on Zoom to do a meeting as I go quiet around people sometimes.
I'm not very good at talking to new people. I've got a friend who likes texting more than talking and that's okay.
I like doing both.
I don't like to talk to too many people, I get shy. 
From Ben.


Hello my friend how are you all? I want to say what makes me feel different and what makes me uncomfortable or comfortable. What makes me uncomfortable? People saying bad things about me, but what make me comfortable is when people are nice to me.  If they are not nice to me I just walk away and don’t listen, or I put my music on with my headphone or Bluetooth.  I’ll tell you who is more crazy, it’s my dog Ruby she run around my on my bed. That’s ok if she loves to play with me on my bed.
TJ


Shan’s supervised verses not being supervised blog..
Keeping in mind that for this blog when I talk about being supervised I’m excluding situations when I am learning how to do something because that’s a different situation all together.
This topic is an interesting one because it’s something I think about often and if possible, I try to avoid being in this situation so that I don’t need to feel like I don’t know what I’m doing. It’s mostly part of having anxiety, wanting approval from others and having some self-doubt. I will, if I feel comfortable enough to, ask whoever is supervising me to come back when I’m finished so I can explain that I work better without the supervision. I think it’s best when we communicate our feelings and how we work best in these situations, but also in life.


I feel like whenever someone’s watching over my shoulder, even if it’s something I have done many times before and I’m somewhat of an expert at it I will get anxious and start overthinking the task. I start to feel like I can’t do the task even though I’m quite capable of doing it. Also, I start to feel over sensitive to my surroundings and feel a bit overwhelmed. I also don’t want to feel judged even though I’m fairly sure no one is actually judging me and if I’m honest they’re probably just interested or curious about what I’m doing. I feel a lot better though when they walk away from me or the task is done. It’s like the pressure of it all is released and I can relax, though, I’d also probably overthink it for a bit first. 


That’s my brain dump for this week, thank you so very much for joining us. 
With much love and kindness, 
your friend always, 
Shan. 


Dear readers, this week's topic is what do things I do differently when I’m not around people.
Let me start by telling you about what I do differently when I’m not when around people  I sing really quiet when I’m all by myself because I don't like singing in front of people and I talk to myself which helps me think. No I’m not crazy so I read one of my Twilight books and listen to the songs from the Twilight movies. I listen to pop  songs and meditation music and write in my journal all about how I feel and put together Lego sets that I buy. Sometimes I do my Lego by myself or I ask dad to help me build it and  sometimes he says very nicely “yes” and other times he tells me to “do it on your own”.  When it's a nice warm sunny day I like to paint and do art and craft, and colouring in my colouring book. Also I will watch movies and play games on my phone like cooking games, Township, and home interior design.
Readers I have a question what things do you do differently when you’re not around people?
Written by Charlotte.


This week’s blog topic is a bit tricky: What I do differently when I am being observed compared to when I am not being observed. What would you do when people are watching you, and when they are not?
Being observed means that people are watching me. When I know I’m being observed, I tend to concentrate more.
At work, my manager doesn’t observe me all the time because he has other jobs to do. However, customers at Woolworths might observe me when I’m doing facing. I always make sure the shelves look neat so customers can find items easily.
I also remember being observed at my former job at Australia Post Sprintpak. I worked there for four years doing philatelic work, which involved working with stamps. These days, I attend Umbrella Support instead. At Sprintpak, my manager would sometimes walk around the warehouse to check everyone’s work. When he was watching, I always tried my best to do a good job.
When I’m eating with family or friends, I also feel observed. I use my table manners, such as using cutlery properly. Mum sometimes reminds me to be ladylike, especially at family gatherings where there are lots of people. I sit properly and make sure I’m polite because many people are watching, and good table manners are important.
When I am not being observed, I feel much calmer and more relaxed. Some activities I enjoy when I’m not being observed include colouring in, journalling, and blogging from home. When I blog at home, I wear my home clothes. If I go to class or a public place, I wear casual clothes. I prefer blogging from home because it’s quiet and I don’t feel watched.
When I’m not being observed, I can also eat at my own pace. I can focus on my food and don’t have to worry about talking. I enjoy eating alone for this reason. However, I also like eating with my family and my Handmade program friends on Mondays. Spending time with others is a privilege, and not everyone gets the chance to do that.
Thank you for reading.
This is Jacinda signing off. See you next week, friends.

​Learning new things is like making a coffee in was good fun.
Monday I did my computer group where I learn about making my animation in the program “blender” it was good fun.
Tuesday I making the stop motion, I making the paper craft I made for the Minecraft Villager. I made the house and I made the grass so it looks like the mini animation. It was good fun for me.
Wednesday we making the film, my mate Billy is going to making horror movies in April on the weekend is going to be great.
I just finished my animation I uploaded on YouTube because everyone want to see my videos, everyone loves my videos in though in was funny.
Mv making the toast in the morning, my favourite toast is raisin bread is so taste good for me.

Korey.

January… A new year and our first blog where we can write about anything we like! Our bloggers are full of ideas and are ready to share them with you.
Today's blog is choose your own adventure.


Today I will be talking about my favourite thing, which is Disney. I love Disney music, Disney movies, Disney shows, Disney cruises and of course Disneyland. 
I love Beauty and the Beast and the beautiful castle the Beast lives in, the characters are cool including chip the teacup.
Another movie I really like is the Lion King, I prefer the new live-action version better, it is really cool. Simba is my favourite character and I love singing along to “I just can't wait to be king”.
Cinderella had a glass slipper and a blue dress and meets her Prince Charming which is true love, I love stories about true love.
 
I've been on a few Disney cruises in my time and they are amazing. I find it so fun meeting all the characters, eat at the buffet, go swimming and do fun activities on board. My favourite night is when I get to see the fireworks. Pirate night is really fun and I love getting into character.
 
I have been to Disneyland in Japan and California and it is magical. I love the rides and the atmosphere of being at the happiest place on earth. I love it there I always have a great time I plan to visit all the Disneylands in the world.
 
This is Claire signing off, see you next week!
 
 
Anime for me is great.
My favourite is My Hero Academia and the character Izumi Midoriya. His backstory is sad because his brother taunts him about his name and for having no super power. But his friend Bakugo gave him a new name, Deku.
I love the series, there are seven seasons.
I can recommend a great show for the younger kids, The Amazing World of Gumball. Gumball is a cat and his brother, a fish, is called Darwin. They have adventures together and they're funny. It makes me laugh.
Another interest of mine is gaming and my favourite game of all time is Marvel Rivals.
It's a free game and I love the characters. There is another James Bond coming out in March which I am looking forward too.
Thank you everyone, Thomas. My second blog today.
 
Last week is my 20th birthday and my mum was just made the “slaughter to prevail” cake it was amazing. “Slaughter to prevail” is one of my favourite bands. 
Me and my mum went to the movies to see “28 years later the bone temple” is the good movie I just I like that movie.
And I when to the party in was good fun and I got very big day for my birthday.
On 14th of February me and my mum are going to Polaris, another heavy metal band is going to be great.
Me and my mum are going to see the new “Scream 7” movie. It’s going to be a good movie and hopefully there will be an “Ice Nine Kills” song, but we’ll see.
And guess what? on Tuesday I am making the stop motion animation with my other group and I will keep making the Minecraft Villagers on paper. It is going to be awesome.
Korey
 
 
Dear readers, this weeks topic is a choose own your adventure. Let me start by telling you about my job at the RSL and how much I'm looking forward to going back to work and starting back at work for this year. It is really soon. I love my job and working with all the chefs and this year I can't wait to see what new things I will learn. I also love being in the kitchen and cooking. How do I feel when I'm in the kitchen and cooking? I feel happy when I cook in the kitchen at work and home because I put in a lot of time and love in the foods I cook. I always make sure that all the dishes I make are delicious and tasty.
Written by Charlotte.
 
Hello friends, I like to be a gamer and all the stuff, but there is too much updates on Fortnite. It makes my mind go crazy.  Anyway on the weekend it is beautiful out there but sometimes too hot.  I think nope I am going back inside to stay inside the house, no more sunburn on my skin. Well tomorrow is coffeemaker time at the cafe. 5am in the morning, oh lord, my brain wakes me up early in the morning. So I said it myself in the morning all the time to try to sleep more. I try. sometimes I go to the movies myself sometimes with a friend. I am so happy to see Daz today too. From TJ, your friend.
 
Today, for our choose our own adventure blog I am writing about my fictional adventure and experience on the Titanic. I got a chance to be on the Titanic because I was starting a new adventure from Ireland to England with my family and giving my kids the best experience of living in England because my husband got a job there.  I was a stay at home mum with four kids, two girls and two boys. My husband was a boiler engineer on the boats and he got a chance to work on the Titanic but he turned down the job. He would be working in the yard for long days and start work at 6:00am till 5:00pm. I would be making dinner for the whole family and I’ll be putting the kids in bed and my husband and I would be doing the dishes and we would go to bed early. Because he works long days he doesn’t work on the weekends, instead he needs to spend time with me and the kids. One day we got a letter that my husband would not be working on the Titanic, and that some people will lose their job so my husband was happy that he does not need to work on the titanic anymore but rather spending time together with his family. We got a big house so our kids have their own room and they have a playroom so they can do anything in there like drawing or painting. I was homeschooling my kids, my husband would be cooking all of our meals and was so proud of him. Then we found out one of my kids was so sick so my husband had to take them to the doctors.  They were so sick but they started getting better slowly and I was lucky that my husband was helping me out with everything. Thank you for reading my blog. 
Ash
 
Today is a choose your own adventure, and boy it’s hard.  I’ve chosen so many topics to write about.  I started on one about the inventor of Monopoly,  who wasn’t a man but a woman named Elizabeth “Lizzie”  Magi who sold the rights to Charles Darrow for $500, then he sold it to Parker brothers in 1935.
I wrote a few paragraphs on her and decided not to go on writing about her. So instead I decided to write about SpongeBob SquarePants and his friends. 
SpongeBob was actually going to be called Sponge Boy, where they live “Bikini Bottom” is a reference to Bikini Atoll, an American nuclear test site in the 1940s -1950s in the Pacific Ocean. 
SpongeBob’s work place the Krusty Krab is designed to look like a real life lobster trap. They also assume that the characters from SpongeBob resemble the seven deadly sins, as follows.  

Sloth - Patrick
Greed - Mr Krabs 
Envy - Plankton
Wrath - Squidward 
Pride - Sandy 
Lust - SpongeBob 
Gluttony- Gary (Meow) 
 
I’ve also chosen to write about Unsinkable Sam, AKA Oskar. He is a cat who served in the Second World War, and he survived the sinking of three ships. Firstly in 1941 he survived the battleship Bismarck, then the British  destroyer  HMS  Cossack an Aircraft carrier and then the HMS Ark Royal.  Sadly, he passed away in 1951 in Belfast Ireland 
Thank you for reading my  three-in-one choose my own adventure topic. 
Hopefully next week I can stick with one topic. 
Haley. 
 
 
Dear readers, how are you? Today's topic is a choose your own adventure and I have chosen to write about starting a new employment program. I do this two days a week which is Wednesdays and Fridays where we talk about what is a job, what is a good team worker, teamwork, is it paid work, unpaid or work experience and money handling skills.

We are very hands on and we play games which we get to chose. Connect 4 or a new bowling game called Finska.  We get to learn how to make coffees and use the coffee machine and how to froth milk with the milk frother and serve customers by Krystle. When we are ready to start we will open up the roller door or the hole in the wall hole, as Krystle calls it which is currently covered with a poster. When we remove it we will be really confident to greet our customers and sell drinks and coffees and sweet treats. To be honest it is very nerve racking and scary but I know that I have help and I am safe, and I am with Support Workers which is Krystle, Steph, Deb, Cindy, Chanel and Sheridan. Yesterday Chanel and I made a flyer. It said the business name and the words fun, coffee, kind natured and yummy. We drew rainbow and flowers on our flyer and said that we are open on Fridays from 9:30 till 11:30.
 Thanks you for reading my blog this is barista Beth signing off until next time.


Shan’s first choose your own adventure for 2026. 
We do love a choose your own adventure blog, it takes me a short minute to think of what to write about because my mind goes blank and I forget that I have a whole list of ideas on what to write about in the notes app on my phone. I think I put too much pressure on myself and overthink the whole experience. It’s truly not as easy to come up with topics for a choose your own adventure writing day as you think. 
 
The topic today was inspired by my fellow friend and blogger Haley, she mentioned SpongeBob and I thought about Gary the snail from SpongeBob. I love Gary the snail, Gary is my favourite character from Spongebob and even before I knew about Gary I loved snails in general. When I was younger I wanted snails as a pet, in fact, aside from horses they were my favourite animal. No you didn’t read that wrong snails are in fact animals. They’re also both male and female, which was really interesting to learn about in primary school as I had so many questions about snails. 
 
Snails have tiny teeth, (called radula) they’re very tiny and you probably won’t see them on your typical garden snail. Before I knew this I assumed that snails just made their food all soggy and then ate it. However due to my never ending quest for knowledge I know better now. Snails also have a foot, it’s the part of them that helps them move around. If you have ever seen a snail move on glass you would have seen their foot and the little ripple-like movements that the foot does to help them get around. You’ll also have seen slime, which is actually a mucus that comes from the foot. The mucus helps snails get around without getting hurt or stuck while also protecting their foot. 
I once took a garden snail to primary school because I loved it so much and I wanted to take him with me. Not sure the snail really wanted to come but in my defence I was very gentle and he was released once I got to school on the advice of a teacher. This is when I learnt that all creatures should be left in their habitats (homes) I now just admire my snail friends and let them be the boss of their own adventures. 
That’s all for now though. 
Your friend, 
Shan

Today, I decided to write a blog about my Grandma. She lives in Indonesia, but near the end of the year, she spends time with me in Australia. After the pandemic, she stayed in Australia for three months because she retired and doesn’t get to see me in person often. My Grandma is an active senior, and she prefers coming near the end of the year because she cannot stand the cold winter.

My Grandma has five children and nine grandchildren. Most of her grandkids have finished school, but three of her grandsons are still in high school.

She loves spending time in my backyard, cooking, shopping, and going on road trips. During long road trips, she usually likes to take a “nana nap” because she’s an early bird and rarely sleeps in.  She’s always up before 8 a.m.

Before COVID, when my Grandma visited, I had to deal with sharing my room. She slept in my bed, and Mum moved the spare bed into my room for me. I prefer having my own space, but spending time with my Grandma is a privilege. Do you like having a roommate, or are you like me, who loves having your own space?

In 2023, my brother left Australia for a job overseas, and my dad’s parents moved into aged care, so I had two spare rooms woo hoo! My Grandma could sleep in my brother’s room, and I didn’t have to share. Even though I’m not sure when my brother will return, there’s still my other grandparents’ room for my Grandma if she comes back.

My Grandma is very generous. After COVID, when she visited she bought me cute pyjamas and a Mickey Mouse ring. She doesn’t usually bring keepsake gifts, but I requested these, and she bought them for me. She also brings crackers from Indonesia some ready to eat, and some that need to be fried. She can be cheeky too sometimes she takes fish crackers from my plate without asking! That grinds my gears, but it’s okay because in the family it’s all part of caring for each other. She has cooked for me, changed my nappies when I was a baby (Mum told me), and bought me gifts.

She’s also very good at using WhatsApp. Sometimes she sends me videos, digital cards, or even funny stickers when she’s in Indonesia.

When my Grandma visits Australia, we’ve been to lots of cool places together, like: Pancake Parlour, San Churros, Piatella, Adelaide, Tasmania, San Remo Fish and Chips, Torquay, Phillip Island, and local shopping centres. She always goes grocery shopping with Mum, and they usually plan together what to cook.

I love Thursdays because I get to do blogging! Thanks for reading my blog about my Grandma.
This is Jacinda signing off. See you next week!
Todays blog topic is choose your own adventure. 

Today I'm going to about things that I have built or fixed. Recently at the tip where I work I found a PC. I took it home and it didn't work. I took it all apart and put in some new parts like the motherboard, power supply, RAM and a graphics card. After all that it started working and I was really proud of myself, it took me a couple of hours to get done and was very fiddly.
I plan to keep this PC for myself but in the future I may do the same for another PC and sell it on marketplace and make some money. I enjoyed taking the risk of buying something that didn't work and hoping I could fix it, which I did.

I also like to fix law mowers, I think I have fixed around ten. I get lawnmowers from the tip and I always get excited when I spot one there. I enjoy working with my hands and pulling things apart and the satisfaction of making something work that someone threw away, as they say one mans trash is another mans treasure. At home at the moment I have four lawn mowers which I'm working on. I have a ride on mower which I'm hoping I can fix soon because I think it would be fun to ride around Kilcunda which is where I go away to sometimes.

This is Nick signing off, see you next. week.