Choose your own adventure – May 2024

Choose your own adventure – May 2024
 
It’s that time again when we decided it was time to write about anything we wanted to! We love this week because it gives up complete freedom to explore any topic we like. We hope you enjoy reading our pieces this week as much as we enjoyed writing them.
 
I love playing on my Xbox, but I hang out with a lot of people to talk to. I love playing games with Cody and someone else too, my friends and I love to listen to music, and I love to hang out with friends at Umbrella and some at project kick it.  I love my new tattoo and now I’m too tired and I need coffee!!!!
I can’t wait to move house in the future and now in my life good luck. Chat to you next week blogging!  - TJ
 
 
Hello all! This week’s blog topic is a choose your own adventure, and I am going to tell you all about why I love sunsets.
 
The reason why I love sunsets is they are colourful, but always different colours, the colours can be vibrant or pale there are blues like a sky, oranges like a mandarin, and pinks like a marshmallow.  I love to take sunset photos whenever there is a sunset, my mum or dad say to me to go look outside at the sunset and I will always take a photo of them.  I put sunset photos as my background on Facebook and I post stories on my social media of the sunsets.
 
The one thing I am excited for is to take photos of the Bali sunsets when I go in November.  I will be posting a lot of photos.  The colours of the Bali sunsets are amazing. My mum is going in September for a girl's trip for a week so I will be asking her to try and take some photos of the sunsets for me.
 
If you can imagine the colours, they are stunning, there are shades of blue, orange, pink and white, yellow, sometimes even green but I've never seen a sunset with green in it. Maybe in Bali, I will. – Alannah
 
 

It's time for more travel adventures with everyone's favourite travel blogger, Me!
This time I'm going to talk about after the Disneyland trip to Orlando which is another adventure for me. This time I headed to Costa Rica with my Yaya.
 
Costa Rica is located down near the bottom of Central America and South America. 
We took a 4 hour flight from Dallas Texas to San Jose, the Capital of Costa Rica, and the night we stayed in the Sheraton in San Jose and had a big dinner while meeting everyone else on the trip and the tour guide on the first day, This was just the start of a big eight day adventure in Costa Rica. 
 
The very next day we headed off in a big bus going through twists and turns on the bus with narrow lanes and up mountains to our new hotel location for the next 2 nights at Laguna Lodge Tortuguero a beautiful lodge surrounded by lush rainforest and loud howling monkeys.
 
My next update will be in the next choose your own adventure, see you next time! bye bye! – Holly
 
 
Hi fellow readers! How are you?
 
Today I'm going to have a chat to you about moving location and how exciting it is.
 
Umbrella Support is moving to a new location for our upcoming media program! This is excellent news but may be a little tough of a transition from Balla Balla to our new location.
 
Cindy shared this news with us today and it is very exciting.  Cindy is a very, very good person to work with and her new program will teach us brand new skills to unlock and share with some of our future participants who join. We will be learning how to present to camera, research stories in the local area and other presentation skills.
Thank you, Cindy!
 
I unfortunately cannot participate in the media program this year, but next year I am hoping to join in. Further updates about me participating to come!
Thank you for following in my Umbrella journey. Toodles! and bye for now -Angelina
Xoxo
 
 
Hello for those who don’t know me my name Jess and I would like to tell you about myself especially for those that are new readers, I’m in my 30’s and engaged to a wonderful man named Robert. I have a disability but it does not stop me enjoying my life. 
 I work at St Vinnies every Tuesday and have been there since 23rd October 2016. And they are like my 2nd family. Recently I was promoted to cleaning and stocking the toys. Every Monday I will be at Umbrella Handmade, were we make crafts, amongst a group of 14 friendly caring supportive people lead by Cindy who has the biggest heart.

I have been a member of Umbrella since it started about 3 years ago. Some of the original group are still with us. Some people have come and gone but it’s always fun and we have a great time. This group is very important to me. 

Every Friday I do cooking and we make so many different foods that are always yummy, 
My fiancé Rob and I are moving into our home in a few months and I have been busy stocking the freezer we are so excited.

Finally my family is so special. My mum, and dad who has been suffering from cancer, my sisters, nieces and nephews are all so kind and very supportive of me and Rob . I love them so much.    

Hope you have learnt a little about me. – Jess
 
 
Hi loves, today's topic is a choose your own adventure and my adventure is getting my
nails done at a new place in Cranbourne. My nails are SNS glitter and are just gorgeous. I have got so many compliments and I love them but maybe I will get a brighter glitter next time.  

I am getting out of my comfort zone and hopefully starting a new program on Thursday
the 18th of July. I can't wait to do this because I know I have lots of help from my friends
and support from the Umbrella staff. I will be learning all about media and what to do. I am very excited and a bit nervous about it but I know that I am in a safe place and I am there to have fun. I will try not to make myself overwhelmed and not overdo myself.
Thank you for reading my blog, your bubbly friend Bethany.
 
 

I am starting the Umbrella media program in July, and I cannot wait.  I am really looking forward to it very much. I love hanging out with my Umbrella friends.
I have had lots of experience in front of the camera doing modelling, acting, dancing and singing. I have also had lots of experience on the catwalk which is now called the runway.  I am currently doing podcasting that I really love and before I do my podcast I get the opportunity to sing into the microphones. I am also currently doing singing lessons twice a week.
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I have not had any experience behind the camera but I am really looking forward to learning more.  
I love acting which I have always had a real passion for.  My interest in this has never gone away, I still have those even today and I don’t care how old I am as I still think I am young.
I really miss modelling, dancing and acting I have always really loved the performing arts as I am very artistic. I am writing a script and a book, because I love it.
 
To my blog readers don’t hold back, do the things you love. – Gipsy
 
 
Dear readers this week topic was choose your own adventure and I chose to write about movies from 2000 all way until 2025
Let me start by talking about the list of some of the movies that came out.

The Twilight Saga
Shrek 2001
Harry potter 2001
Aladdin 2 - 2025
Zootopia 2 - 2025
How to train your dragon 2025
 
I have chosen these because they are my favourite and I watched them a few times. And I'm excited for the new movies coming out next year.
Do you have a favourite movie and do you watch it many times and are you excited for new movies coming out next year?
Written by Charlotte
 
 
Welcome back to our cozy little corner of the internet, my dear lovely readers. Today, we’re discussing choosing your own adventure. What would you do if you had the chance to create your own journey?

With this blog today I've been hiding a very big secret for a good two weeks and a half….

The quote of the day
“You are never too old to start over. Everyday is a chance to make changes to create the life we want.”

Imagine having the chance to choose your own journey.

Today I’m writing about what your own journey will be by choosing your own path. Remember, every day is a chance to make a positive change.

I took the first step by applying to Funtopia, and I received an email about a group interview after a few days. I confirmed I’II will be attending for the group interview at Funtopia on Tuesday of 30th April at 4:45pm. We spent an hour and a half touring Funtopia, which included group activities and interviews. I think I nailed my interview!
 
They said they’d be in touch soon, then a week later, I received a phone call and email from Funtopia saying they were impressed with my interview and the work I did with the group. They said they would love to hire me because they believe I will be a valuable addition to their team. I was thrilled to hear that my performance was good enough and
 I was excited to join the funtopia team. This will be posted a week later, when I started my first shift on Thursday of 9th May. 
 
Hope all mothers had an amazing Mother’s Day! I’m looking forward to a fantastic day at the office.
Thanks You For Reading My Blog 
Signing Out My loving Readers 
Kathryn


Cat lovers get excited!
 
Hello Friends, 

At the start of writing this blog I was like what am I going to write? Where do I find the inspiration for a topic when I'm suffering from what I think might have been writers block. I felt like I had hit a wall, and nothing was coming to mind. I took a break from staring at my computer screen and went for a quick walk. It was a bit of a brain break; it was a successful one because I came up with something to write about. YAY for me.  

There is a book called MEOW A Novel by Sam Austen and it is a novel for cats. Yes, that's right it's for cats, finally there is a book that you can read to your cat in the feline language. Oh, I forgot that bit it's not in English, no its written completely in cat. Just endless meows. There is also an audio book just in case you are not fluent and don't want to embarrass your feline child with how little you know of its language.  

I originally thought that this book wasn't real but then I found it on Amazon, the paperback is $44.84. You should go have a look too just to prove that i am not making this up. Honestly I might get this book even though I don't have a cat because it's wonderful and I love the idea that people might be getting this book to bond with their cats. I sincerely hope that the author Sam Austen (who according to Amazon is a feline linguist) makes this a whole series because the cats in your lives deserve it and probably demand it.  

I’m so excited about the existence of this book and I need to also say that the word meow is repeated 80,000 times in it.  
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Anyway, that's the blog for today. I love you all! 
Thank you all for taking the time to read our blogs! 
From your friend,  
Shan