Have you ever been faced with a situation when something you planned for wasn’t actually how it turned out? This week our bloggers share their own experiences. Let’s find out how they navigated through the change and how they dealt with it.
 
 
Hello my readers, for those who have been following along, this is new to my journey.
I have moved out of my parents’ house and moved about one hour and twenty three minutes from my family. it’s been a very emotional time. I was lucky to have my mum and dad to help me set up my kitchen, it actually looks like one now. Robert’s family helped us too!

It’s been a different feeling. For the first few nights we were sleeping on an air mattress. It doesn’t matter where we sleep for the first few nights.
I am looking forward time with my family and them coming to help paint my rooms. I also went on a adventure to the local shopping centre, I am lucky to still be in contact with my Umbrella family I cannot wait to share more of my journey with you love from Jess 
 
Two unexpected things recently happened to me, I was working at
Holy Moly and there were a group of stupid teenagers. They tried to steal the blue car that's in front of the shop. They tried to steal it in front of me but I scared them away.
 
One of them from the group came back and apologised and helped me put the car back. After that I went to the kitchen and made fourteen pizzas for a party. There were eight margarita's, four pepperonis and four hawaiian pizzas.
 
One of my friends from work told me to try this drink. So it was Pepsi but we mixed it with raspberry cordial. It was so good. I did a little bit of an experiment. I grabbed a Pepsi and I mixed it with vanilla. It was delicious. I told my friend to try this and she loved it too.
 
Thanks for reading. Stay safe, and don't be worried about unexpected changes or stupid teenagers. – Ryan
 
 
Hi friends, how are you? Today’s topic is unexpected changes and how you deal with it. My unexpected change was not having my best friend Jess around as much as before because she had just moved into her new house with her fiancée Rob.

This was unexpected for me because her and I are joined at the hip and we will not be doing Handmade together on a Monday anymore, but I will still see her on Tuesday nights at dinner with friends which is once a month.

Also, we will be able to work together on the radio. I am able to text her and see her on FaceTime which is great. This change was hard for me as it meant I was going to miss my good friend but I am happy for Jess as it’s an exciting time for her and I know our friendship will never end and continue to grow.

Since Jess has been gone she has been showing me her place on FaceTime and we have been texting each other every day.

Have you ever been in a similar situation and how did you deal with it.
Thank you for reading my blog.
Your very bubbly friend Bethany.
 
 
Hello friends, 
Don't you love it when you have plans, and they end up changing and it's completely out of your control. No, the correct answer is no. This has happened many times in my 31 years of life, and I would have thought by now I’d be used to these events happening. But when things are planned, and you have prepared yourself for those plans, it can take a minute to adjust to a new plan, or to the plans being up in the air and I want to say that I'm a go with the flow kind of person but I’m not. Shout out to my Neurodivergent brain and Anxiety.  
 
Planning isn’t one of my strengths, but I love it when I have a plan because I know what to expect and I can run the day around those plans. It feels like a good day when plans are organized and all goes to plan. However, life happens, plans change, and the world keeps turning. 
 
Most times when plans change or get cancelled for me, I have two reactions; one is relief in the beginning and the other is anxiety, always anxiety. I feel relief for a split second because I'm usually anxious about the plans and I get a little bit of a break from that until it has to be rescheduled, re-planned and re-thought.  
 
I am an overthinker and I will overthink about the change of plans, if I didn't overthink, I’d have a lot more time for myself and space in my brain. I would honestly need to get a new hobby. Any change will send me into a spin, but I have learnt to mask my reactions to this because I don't want people to feel bad or guilty about changing or cancelling the plans. Suprise, surprise I'm also a people pleaser.  
 
A change of plans or cancellation for me also means that I need help to organize the plans to be rescheduled and re-planned or it probably won't happen. I do get anxious about this because it is out of my hands and I can't control when this is done, don't get me wrong I completely trust the people who help with this. Anxiety just likes to take a hold and be a little bit annoying.  
 
While I haven't talked about a specific time when I've had an unexpected change of plan, it has been great to talk through everything that happens when this happens to me. A bit of a brain dump and my goodness writing is therapeutic.  
Thank you for joining me yet again,  
Your friend always,  
Shan.
 
 
 
 Hi my readers, today's blog is about an unexpected change and how I dealt with it.
 
Let me tell you about my Shein order and how it didn't go to plan.  So, I put an order in for a jumper, because I just love to order from Shein their clothes and other items. The delivery for the Shein orders takes about one to two weeks to arrive I always feel very impatient before my Shein orders comes in. I will track the orders so many times.
 
When I got the Shein order I tried the jumper on and it felt too small, I wanted it to be over sized, but it was not the right size, so I gave it to my neighbour's daughter. I felt annoyed and disappointed because I wanted to wear the jumper around the house or when I go out or to places.
 
So, for me when I have plans with my friends or any situation that comes with challenges or does not go to plan, I will tell my mum because she is the person that I talk to the most and she knows everything that I do with my friends.  She will always help me whenever I need her.
 
Have you ever had a situation where an unexpected challenge happens and your plans with your friends change on you, how did you feel about it?
 
Thank you for reading my blog this week, Alannah. 
 
 
 How do you deal with unexpected changes? I had to move to my grandma’s house, but I need to move to a new house soon, I mean a bigger house for me where I feel peace and happy of my life. I had to move quickly to my grandma’s house, but I still focus on the good things like my mates and my cooking and make my own stuff.
 
I think I am good at dealing with changes and some of the times I am happy with changes.  I have a good time with my mates no matter what and help with my mates so we can help each other. We make a good team, hangout with my friends always makes me happy and love, it makes me feel good for myself.
Thank for your crazy friend TJ  

‘Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.’ – Helen Keller
 
Our friends are THE BEST! We have so many of them in our Umbrella family and today our talented writers wanted to share their thoughts around the people who make us happy and warm our hearts…
 
 
Today’s blog is what does friendships mean to me.
Hello my readers and welcome to my last blog with Just Write and Monday is going to be my last day at Handmade. I am just letting you know my friends that it’s going to be an emotional one today, but I had a blast knowing all my friends. Some of the words to describe my friends are positive, honest, talented, thoughtful, kind, and caring. I have learnt so much along my journey about teamwork, supporting each and other through our highs and lows.
 
Making beautiful memories along the way at Handmade with my arts, I will dedicate a special place at my new house for my art and this it will remind of the good times I had with my friends. One of the staff members calls me JESSICA and it makes me giggle, I am going to miss all of my friends so very much.
 
Friendships to me is having someone to talk to about anything, I love having a laugh with all. Thank you to ALL my friend’s for always being supportive of me in every way thank you, to also my family are my friends too. 
 
All my friends, don’t judge a book by its cover love from Jess  
 
 
 Hi friends, today’s topic is friendships and what it means to me. I have so many friends but I have two bestest friends. One of these, is Jessica. I have been friends with Jess for three years since I started with Umbrella. 

With Jess, we have a wonderful connection and she is kind of like a big sister to me and an interesting fact about Jess and I is that we both love art and craft and I love doing art and crafts because it’s sparks my creativity.   We both are emotional people who struggle with similar things. I think doing arts and crafts is a way Jess and I both release our creative energy, it is calming for me too.  We can talk to each other to work out our struggles and she is a trustworthy friend.  Sometimes I have trouble with separation anxiety and I know I will miss Jess when she leaves but we will still see each other and face time with each other. 

I have another friend named Amelia also for three years we have been friends. 
I see her on Tuesday for cooking and dinner with friends on Tuesday nights once a month and I see her on Friday mornings. I talk to her on FaceTime and on phone calls and sometimes in a group on our FaceTime and Snapchat.

I value my friendship with my friend Amelia because we both love cooking and being silly and it makes me feel happy. It is important to have common interests with your friends as that’s what keeps you together. I believe in astrology, and I believe some star signs are meant to be friends with other star signs and that’s what makes people comfortable as friends. 
Thank you, friends, once again I look forward to next weeks blog. Beth
 
 
Hi my readers, todays blog is about friendship.
 
Friendship means to me, having a friend you can talk to and have a good time with, laugh at the funny moments you have, there can be ups and downs but it is important to work together and sort troubles out with one another. You can trust a friend when you tell them stuff, and they can trust you too. 
 
There are lots to do with friends, you can have sleepovers with your friends, hang out during the day, and go shopping for lunch and things like that. At the end of of September Katie and a few of our other mates are going bowling for some fun on Friday afternoon.  We haven't' been together as a group for a long time so it will be fun to see them and play bowling together.  
 
At night Katie and I, and three of our mates play Fortnite together.  We play squads if there are only four of us playing, otherwise if there are more than four people, we play free for all.  If it's just me and Katie we do 1v1 or duos.
 
After all, friendship for me means that a friend is always there for you and you always have someone to talk to, or you can just annoy them for a laugh. It means you have a lot in common.  Katie always steals my food, so I have to bring extra food for her because she's always hungry, but it doesn't bother me because I steal her food too so it's fair  haha.
 
Thank you for reading my blogs this week, your friend, Alannah
 
 
Dear readers, today's topic is friendships.
Let me start by telling you about my friends.
I have a lot of friends that I made at school and Umbrella Support and I’ve been friends with my school friends for five years.  My friends from Umbrella Support for three years including a friend called Jess from Umbrella Support.  Jess is a good friend and a beautiful human and she and I talk on the phone and text almost everyday.

What I value in my friendship with Jess is that we are honest with each other and we are both supportive of each other.

Do you have a couple of friends or close friends?
Written by Charlotte
 
Friendship what is it? Friendship is the emotions or conduct of friends; the state of being.

Friendship can be also a part of your family. Let's talk about my friendship with my cousin. My little cousin is like my little brother to me. We always play games together. We play VR chat together and we do a bit of role play. Yes he's not really supposed to be playing VR chat but if he's with me he's fine.

He also listens to my podcast by the way my podcast is "Press Start with Ryan". It's on Spotify. Me and him always role play skibdi toilet in VR chat.

Now let's talk about a different relationship with my girlfriend. She means everything to me. We met each other on Discord. We've been dating for a month now and she is an amazing, wonderful person.

Me and her always talk about stuff, sleep calls and she watches me play my games through Discord. Like I said, she is an amazing person. I love her endlessly and I will always be there for her. If you find that person that you love, make sure you hang onto them, you might not get the chance to love tomorrow. – Ryan
 
 
Friendship for me is with Alannah and Cody and we play games together.  We also hangout in real life and we all love talk together. 
 
I have online friends from my game too.  Cody and Alannah make me happy for hangout with friends we love talk in game and I worried Cody all the time but not for Alannah sometime she been in trouble.

I think it is important to have friends because we look after each other and be friendly to each other. – TJ
 
 
Friendship makes life beautiful… 

Hello Friends,  

What is friendship? According to collinsdictionary.com a friendship is a relationship between two or more friends. Now what does friendship mean to me? Friendship to me is beautiful moments with beautiful people, the people who connect with each other's souls and who bring you the most joy while also having the ability to be the most annoying people on the planet.  

Did you know there are national and international days to celebrate the different friends in our lives? I honestly take any opportunity to celebrate friends because they deserve it and its good to let people know that you love and appreciate them. (I did my best to get the spelling and the dates correct, though some might be American dates and spelling.) 

Galentines Day (13th February) Galentine's day is usually described as a day to celebrate women’s and girl’s friendships, I however will celebrate all my friendships on this day because why the heck not?  

Siblings Day (10th April) as the name suggests siblings' day is a celebration for your brothers and sisters but I think you could also celebrate your friends that are like siblings to you too.  

National Best Friends Day (8th June) best friends' day is to celebrate your best friends, and I would include my dog in this one.   

International Friendship Day (30th July) I would say friendship day is to celebrate all your friends.

National Pet Day (11th April) some of the best friendships we have is with our beloved pets, so I needed to add this day in, so we remember to celebrate our pet friends.  

While there are many days listed dedicated to celebrating our different friendships, I believe that every day and any day can be a day to celebrate your friends. You can tell any of your friends today how grateful and appreciative you are of them, because they are always there for you and love you endlessly, show all your friends some love just because you can!  
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Now to finish off my blog I have a fun fact for you, did you know that the 4th of September is national wildlife day? What a great excuse to celebrate our wildlife friends!  
Now go off and spread kindness around like confetti my friends!  
Your friend, 
Shan. 

It’s that time of the month again when our talented bloggers get busy writing about anything they like. The buzz in the air was alive with fingers tapping on laptops and iPad’s and a great variety of ideas flying around the room…
 
 
Today's blog is a choose your own adventure, I go on adventures with a lot of special people.  I like hanging out with Krystle, she’s super nice to everyone and I like to hang out with Cody on our game, Fortnite.  We have fun together.  One of my good friends she’s deaf, we have fun together too.  We text on the phone and have fun always.  Jessy is a good friend we hang out too and do cooking and bowling.
I look forward to the weekends when I get to go movies and lunch and shopping. – TJ
 
 
Hi readers, today's blog is a choose your own adventure. My adventure will be what I will be doing in Bali.  
 
On the day this blog will be posted it will be 61 days until Bali. What will I be doing on the day we leave?  I will be getting up at 5am because we have to be at the airport two hours before our flight leaves for Bali.  After we do check-in and security, we will get breakfast and then chill at the airport before our flight.
 
When we get to Bali we will go to Dynasty Resort which is where we are staying for the time we are in Bali. After we get to our room my family and I will meet our neighbours at the pool for a bit, then we will get dinner with everyone, then a few hours later will be time for bed for the first night.
 
We have lots planned like Bali Beer Cycle, Waterbomb Park, Kuta beach, and lots of shopping.  We are going for a week so I hope it will be fun and relaxing. I plan to soak up the sun. 
 
I might get my hair braided again, but I'm yet to decide.  
The countdown is happening each week at blogging and has gone by so quick already. 
I can't wait!
 
I have already been to Bali once with my family and neighbours. Last year we went for nine days, and we loved it so much that we ended up staying for an extra four days. I loved spending time in Bali with my family and my neighbours and can't wait for this year's trip to Bali.
 
Thank you for reading my blog this week, see you all next week, Alannah. 
 
 
 
Hi friends, today’s topic is choose your own adventure. I have decided for my own adventure to tell you about my pets. For those who don’t know I have five cats one dog and two fish. My cats names are Sunny he’s twelve years old, Sasha is ten years old, Leo is six years old, Girly May is four years old and Silvia is five years old. 

My dog Ripley is a handsome twelve year old golden retriever, and Tina and Sparkle are my fish. I love them because they are good at keeping us company and I would say they are all very cute. I find Silvia very cheeky. 

Silvia came to us from the RSPCA shelter and my mum chose her, she bought her home and I got to name her. I call her Silvie for short. She has a fluffy tail and she is light grey with white socks. 

Ripley was a puppy when we got him and mum named him and he is becoming an older boy. He doesn’t come on walks much anymore because he is getting older and we have to lift him into the car, and he heavy. 

Tina and sparkles are very special to me because we got them from the pet store because of their personalty’s and their cheekiness but I will always love them 

If you had to choose your own adventure my dear readers what would you choose?

Thank you for reading my blog.  From your adventurous friend Bethany.
 
 
 
Hello all welcome To choose your adventure.

Come on a journey with me. I would like to share with you mine and my fiancé’s bumpy ride of house buying.

It’s been a crazy ride for me, Rob and my stressed out mother who has been dealing with all the paperwork. She has been beside us all the way going through this has been emotional for all of us and our anxiety has been horrible . I am so lucky to have all this support round me especially from my parents, siblings, friends, and my extended family.

Along the lines there has been lots of hiccups including papers having to be resubmitted, questions asked many times and lots of general financial stuff that comes with buying a house.

From the moment we saw the house we fell in love with it and all heartache has been worth the wait. The house is just beautiful, inside it’s like a dolls house and we can’t wait to do a few things to it to make it ours.

When I move, we will meet up with the boss from Vinnies Morwell to see if they can help me out with some volunteering.

I wouldn’t have made it without the support of my Umbrella Support team, they have been on the journey with me from the start and having Cindy’s shoulder to cry on.

Finding out the news was amazing and I spoilt myself with a vodka cruiser to celebrate.
Next time we have free choice I will be a homeowner and I can share the next part of this journey with you.

Have you or anyone been through this when buying a house?
Love from Jess 
 

Dear readers, this week's topic is choose your own adventure, and I’ve chosen to write about Fathers Day.
 
Let me start by telling you about Father's Day.
For me it is a bumpy roller coaster ride of emotions from happy, sad, love, stress, anxiety and calm.
 
Every year this day is very hard for me but this year especially. I have two dads to buy presents for. With Father’s Day around the corner (at the time of writing) I still haven't bought anything yet and I'm feeling a little stressed and anxious about what to buy him.
 
I’m feeling sad because for one of my dad’s I buy flowers and for the other is a gift.
 
What does Father’s Day mean to you and what do you celebrate?
 
Written by Charlotte
 
 
It’s choose your own adventure week!!
 
Hello Friends,
 
Let the adventure begin my friends, like chickens being let out of the pen we are all off and running or in this case writing. All at our own pace and just for the mental image I’m the chicken who has no idea where I'm going, just took off with no destination in mind. The best part about this is that you all get to come along with me. Also, chicken’s are great!
 
Quick little paragraph about chickens; did you know that chickens are descendants of dinosaurs, you wouldn't pick chickens to be a close relative of the tyrannosaurus rex, they are though. Just imagine dinosaur chickens just hanging out in the backyard, scratching around looking for snacks and just doing what chickens do.

Probably going to need a bigger backyard. Just going to blow your mind with the fact that chickens have more bones in their neck than giraffes. I also read that chickens dream which I sort of knew because I have watched chickens sleep. Have you thought about looking up facts about animals?
 
Speaking of looking things up, every-time my dog does something I end up searching why he does it and then learn all about whatever he is doing and why he does it. Did you know that dogs have sweat gland in their feet? Dogs will sleep with their back legs pull up against their belly to protect their organs. You know when dogs do the zoomies? (When they run around like they are The Flash) they do this because they need to release pent up energy and also when they are super excited or happy. When you get home, your dogs super excited and your dog might bring you a toy, that’s because they are feeling big feelings.
 
Honestly, I love learning about all the different reasons that dogs do things and obviously also love learning full stop. It brings me joy that by me learning all this I could pass on the knowledge to others and put it in my blog today. I will not apologise for the randomness of this blog because by this point most of you should be used to it and hopefully enjoy it. Hopefully you our readers can pass on knowledge of your own to your people and we can all share the gift of learning around.
 
Your bestie
Shan
 
 
One hot summer day there was a cool guy named CJ. He likes gaming, motorcycles, cars, and doing mechanic work. He also helps people.
 
Anyway he was riding his 1991 Harley Davidson Fatboy until he saw a lot of traffic and an old lady who was trying to cross the road no one was stopping for her so CJ decided to block off one lane for the old lady to walk past.
 
He slowly starts riding next to the old lady so that she does not get hit by the upcoming traffic and he made sure she crossed safely. After that he rode to the local cafe. He always goes there to relax and make sure the neighbourhood is ok and he also gets a cup of coffee.
 
He met a nice beautiful lady named Ava at the coffee shop and CJ and Ava are now good friends. He parked his bike in front of the cafe and went inside to order a coffee and 2 pancakes and there was a guy yelling at Ava then CJ got up to his face and said "How dare you yell at this beautiful lady you need to get out of the cafe or there will be trouble".
 
The guy walks out and Ava walks up to CJ and says thank you and kisses him on the lips. They fell in love. THE END
 
Thank you for reading my blog Ryan