It’s a bonus round of choose your own adventure

​It’s a bonus round of choose your own adventure this week as our bloggers were undecided as to what topic they would write about so, we made the decision that we would (as a special treat) once again choose our own adventure.
 
As we write these pieces it is school holidays in Melbourne so we have a few of our participants away doing super fun activities. We can’t wait to have everyone back again next week. Please enjoy these pieces from our team today…
 
 
Hey everyone and welcome back to another blog today. My name is Jess and I have a intellectual disability. It doesn’t stop me from enjoying my life even those tough times which come and go and no matter where I am or what I’m doing. I’m always believing in myself.
What a week it’s been. 
Where to start. Last Friday after cooking I went up to Morwell to look at a gorgeous home, with my fiancé Rob. We loved it and on Monday we put an offer in and on Tuesday we got the exciting news they accepted it!!! We were so shocked, relieved and so proud. We can’t wait to move in. Rob told me this great news after I finished working at St Vinnies.

Tuesday night was Dinner with Friends and what a special night it was, everyone was so happy and the singing and dancing was great, a really fun night.

Wednesday - I travelled to Seaford to a lovely cafe called “” Cafe L’ A Wheels which is run by people with disabilities. It is a fun place and the staff are so kind. They have great food. Worth a visit. After the cafe we went Market 3976 which is incredible and I got some bright colourful headbands. Then we were off to a factory in Dandy South to buy some Diamond arts which I love doing.

Thursday is blogging and I am exhausted after my week. 

How was your week? 

Have you or know anyone you know have a busy life  or a week like mine? – Jess
 
Life is exactly like a game of chess…
 
Hello Friends,
 
There are so many days where plans are made, routines are down pat and then everything changes. Ah my favourite word “change” (sarcasm). Though as much as I hate to admit it we need a shake up of our lives every now and then (like the Kardashians with salad bowls, if you know you know). I think we all like to believe that we are fully in control of everything in life, so when it becomes clear that we control nothing but ourselves and our own bodies the panic sets in. Today I’m talking about the positive changes and shake ups of life.
 
Now’s probably a good time to point out that I have no idea how to play chess…
 
Today we have a bonus choose your own adventure blog, which has got me thinking about life and I’m getting all deep and meaningful. How are you all going in life? I hope the universe is treating you well and that you are looking after yourselves. (Have you had water today?) It’s important to make sure you are taking care of yourselves especially when life does what it does best and throws some hypothetical positive lemons at you.
 
Positive changes in life can also throw you in a spin and I completely understand the overwhelming feelings that come with having to rearrange everything in your mind to come to terms with the changes, but as an added bonus you get the joy of living through the experience and I’m all for a learning experience. For those of you that can just go with the flow and fly with the changes without a second thought, please teach us your ways!
 
We as a blogging group will be moving soon and this is a wonderfully exciting change but also does send the mind into overdrive, planning and organising ourselves to make sure everything goes well and we each end up at the right place. There’s nothing more awkward than turning up to the wrong place.
 
Embrace the positive changes of life and ride the roller coaster of ups and downs! I’ll be right there with you!
 
Go live your best lives!
 
Your friend Shan.
 
 
Hello sunshines! We're back on this very cold day, and I'd love to share this week's adventure with you. On Monday, I went to Disney on Ice! My support worker picked me up from home, and we headed to out to catch the bus with my friends. Unfortunately, we got stuck in bad traffic, but we didn't miss a thing! We quickly took our seats and waited a few minutes for the show to start. The show was absolutely gorgeous! We saw many Disney characters dancing, skating, and performing tricks and singing - it was spectacular! I'd rate it a ten out of ten and recommend it to anyone who loves Disney.
 
On Wednesday, I attended another show, Beauty and the Beast: The Musical. It was a bit different from the original movie, but I found it beautiful, as it was my first time seeing it live. It was incredible, gorgeous, and I loved every moment! I'd love to see it again and recommend it to anyone who loves Disney and romance.
 
What did I love most about both shows? I adored seeing all the Disney characters at Disney on Ice, but my favourite was Elsa. As for Beauty and the Beast, I loved everything, but Belle was my favourite character. Fun fact: Belle means "beautiful" in French!
 
Thank you for reading my blog my beautiful friends and have a wonderful day your winter friend Beth.
 
 
choose your own adventure the last segment of my travel adventure



Hey guys surprise, we are doing a cheeky small choose your own adventure as unfortunately this is the last travel blog so let's go out with a bang!

Today is all about my recent overseas adventure. Let me take you back to 2019, not too long ago but felt like a long time ago since Covid and I was almost not going to go because a family member had a medical emergency but luckily I was able to go.

This time we are going to Japan!
On the 8th of April mum and I flew out to our new holiday Japan the land of the rising sun but we weren't going direct we had to stop midway for another flight, 6 hours to Malaysia then a 2 hour wait for the next flight which will land us in Haneda International airport in Tokyo.
 
We finally arrived around 6pm after 12 plus hours of flying and waiting, needless to say we were very tired as we got into a bus towards our hotel for the first few days which was right near Disney World. Our hotel was the Sheraton Grande at Tokyo Bay, we had Shabu Shabu hot pot for dinner then went to sleep in our new room.
 
the next morning was raining but we decided to go to Disneyland, luckily it wasn't too busy and we went straight in. Mum and I got lots of photo opportunities, the longest wait was mickey mouse with a 40 minute wait time but it was worth the wait and photo opportunity, Mickey Mouse was very happy to see my mother’s necklace as it was shaped like his head, we brought a lot of goodies for our friends and families.
 
The next day we decided to go to the other park next door, Disney Sea. Let me explain what Disney Sea is like, a massive version of Epcot but it's its own park. I won't say much about Disney Sea but it's worth going there if you hadn't put it on your list to do in Tokyo.

Our next hotel is right in the center of Shinjuku called the Sunlite Hotel and guess what! we were right next to a very pretty Inari Shrine, we had to pay our respects and offer our blessing for good luck. Every morning I would buy a latte for mum at family mart just down the street as the coffee was americano style in breakfast, the next couple of days we went around Shinjuku, Harajuku and the surrounding Tokyo  streets in the area, next thing we knew we were hopping on a bullet train to our last location, Osaka, we did get a beautiful view of Mount Fuji as we were on the train.
 
Our next hotel was located next to Dotonbori street which was packed with amazing street food and cheap eats and is next to breathtaking view of the river and billboards, the next day we booked a day trip to Kyoto as well as a makeover with rental kimonos, we got our hair done and we went to a famous market that sold fresh snacks and food and small goodies to take home, they then took us to Tlone of the oldest Japanese villages in Kyoto and we walked all the way to see the temple and we even got a fortune there, I somehow got the luckiest fortune, the kimono trip was so amazing and helped our backs when walking, would definitely do it again in a heartbeat, my mother would agree on that. – Holly