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  Kit List for Respite I recently returned from a respite holiday at the coast and discovered that even as an adult, I need a packing/kit list. A kit list, typically given for school or youth group camps, ensures everyone has what they need. I realized I needed one since I packed under supervision and still overpacked for two nights. This guide is designed for support workers and caregivers, and I'll be putting a tick box list on my pateron, shop as well, General Items Mobility Aids: Pack any necessary mobility aids such as wheelchairs, walking belts, wheelie walkers, or walking sticks. Medication: Ensure all medications are packed and, if required, have them Webster packed by the local pharmacy to reduce medication errors. Seasonal and Activity-Appropriate Clothing: Consider the season and activities when packing. Here are some questions to guide you: How is the person with food intake? This will determine if you need to pack sip cups and eating aids. How many sets of clothing ...

  Ok guys, so I owe my family a massive apology, and this post is going to be it. I see what they are saying about entitlement creeping into my life. I didn’t realize how bad my complaining had gotten. Let’s be a bit more grateful for what I have in terms of support, and appreciate that I don’t have to struggle anymore, either on my own or with family support. It’s amazing what the NDIS has done for me. Instead of complaining about onboarding new support staff, I should be thankful for what I have, which is a lot more than others. I recently visited Movie World on the Gold Coast and didn’t have to check my bank balance every time I wanted to purchase something, such as a souvenir or a bottomless drink. This was all thanks to the taxpayer-funded NDIS Respite program. In the past, respite was about giving family and support staff a break from you. Now, it’s about providing you with opportunities and experiences, which is amazing. I also want to give a shout out to the guest services ...

  This is amazing how a little bit of attention before things get out of hand is amazing how a little bit of attention in doing something difficult in sending an email to the head office of my housing facility has saved a whole lot of drama down the line. I realise in writing this that we need to take a few steps back, so I have been living with a few things in my housing facility that I say aren’t ok and I have just lived above them but now it’s   was time to speak up. One being a neighbour that has complex and challenging behaviour’s of concern, and has extreme mental health issues that we are working with and I have compassion and understanding as she isn’t attached to reality and its something that we all understand but I feel and the support staff feel at times some is attention seeking and not mental health. I discovered that a few support workers are going to need to do a massive please explain in that they are on the dot of time or running late and not just the o...

  I am safe was the words I uttered just now at 7.30 pm at night I don’t need to climb into bed and hide anymore. I am safe I   can be myself and not mask, I am getting the help I need I don’t know if it’s the open letter, or surrendering to my circumstances that I can’t change and asking for help in ways that I don’t expect. I still have all the usual bugbears but I finally feel safe in my home despite having a new support worker starting we see that this is normally a huge deal for me but we are seeing that people are more open to me and willing to help, I live in the lap of luxury but having people willing to help is amazing and working with me, not against me, is going to do my health wonders. So I am grateful for the good people who work in this industry and can help change lives I went from independent to the family home through the mess that was the COVID lockdowns, medication misadventures, and seizures but now I am in this wonderful Sil house (supported independen...

  How to survive a horror movie   This post started out as a dare from my housemates as on a Saturday afternoon when cleaning is done we watch whatever B roll strait to tv movie is on and we have worked out how to survive a horror movie, so this is a list of how to get out alive and I write it as a joke but well aware that some of these we teach young women to stay alive.   However these are intended as a joke and fun at the horror movie genre General tips ·        Be situationally aware don’t park in dark spots. ·        Don’t go following the stranger that is following you. ·        Don’t sit in your car alone lock the doors and drive off. ·        Drive straight to your location don’t take the dark detour. ·        Don’t talk on your mobile while walking home in the dark ·      ...

  Picture this: you're stuck in a system that's supposed to support you, but all it does is fall short at every turn. Your needs aren't being met, your voice isn't being heard, and the frustration is building with each passing day. Enter manifesting – the latest trend in self-care – offering a tantalizing escape route from your troubles. But here's the catch: your troubles aren't just going to vanish into thin air. They're deeply rooted in systemic failures, conveniently overlooked by the glittery facade of manifesting. Let's shine a light on the elephant in the room: NDIS agencies. These are supposed to be the lifelines for people with disabilities, providing essential support and services to improve their quality of life. But what happens when these agencies fail to deliver? What happens when the funding dries up, leaving clients stranded in a sea of unmet needs? For many, manifesting someone out of their life isn't just about convenience – it'...

      Some of you have never worked with high-profile people or in the arts and it dam well shows. How can I say that you have never worked in the art, or with high-profile people, because people don’t know the technical terms, that are commonly used in the industry some of you are trying to use them but we are seeing that people don’t want to use it, in the correct terms? So, an important thing to remember is that you are only seeing what an actor or content creator wants you to see and that there is something called fan service. You also see that people, see that people need to be able to understand what is happening with premieres and press nights they might be flirting but again we see what they want us to see and that is a part of their work and it’s a very noisy environment, and that is why people need to be looking at people’s lips. Using the terms out of context is not great and it shows that you’re interested but not interested in learning the correct terms, One ...

     So I don’t know what it is but I have discovered that there is something inherently wrong to with Tumber it is a website dedicated to Fan art and fan fiction. However there is a lot of what we see and I am in the camp of it’s creepy and wrong,    an art form called real people shipping for those who aren’t aware of what shipping is it’s what they call shipping non-cannon, characters together. I am okay with shipping fictional characters but I am not okay with shipping real-life people as you watch it and see it brought up at fan conventions and on talk shows and they talk about how uncomfortable it does make them and to me, this is a little weird and creepy and potentially unhinged because some fans and it seems to confuse reality and fiction and even when their real-life spouses are doing creepy stuff, like recording content without their consent and something that I have learned the hard way is to ask for consent when talking about family and to watch you...

  I have watched the David Tennant and Catherine Tate versions of Much Ado About Nothing, and they have it with the original wording, but with more modern sets and costumes and the inflections are very different. I have realized a few things as an adult about Shakespeare's work and what some sections of the arts community consider his problem plays,    I can see where Romeo and Juliet is problematic as it’s often considered a romance but it is in classical terms when you go back to the 3 basic categories of a play being, comedy, romance and tragedy, it is a tragedy,    in terms of the ending that there is death. Much ado about nothing is considered a romance and people,    often forget in the teaching of these plays that they are meant to be performances, and not analyzed to death, and that turns students off. I know that I was lucky to have an amazing family and teachers who got me interested in the arts and I have seen several of Shakespeare’s plays ...