Reach For The Stars With Abbie

Hello again. I thought this blog post would round 2019 off nicely about the fantastic memories I have of this year! 19 memories of 2019. Skiing My leaving trip to Cornwall Holidays Triathlon  My leaving ceremony  Getting a puppy Being back home Getting back in the gym  Fundraising events at college  Finishing writing my book   Using social media to build up work for the future Spending quality time with family and friends  Seeing Olly Murs in concert  Making plans for the future  Passing my college course  Having my birthday on the beach Whizz-Kidz event  Making memories with friends at college Whizz-Kidz placement  Thank you for reading my blog. Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year! Abbie xx

Hi welcome back onto my blog once again. I wanted to do a blog about my work experience that I recently completed and how it helped me to evaluate my point of view about being disabled in the working world. I did a 3-day placement at a well-known company which was set up by a disabled charity called Whizz- Kidz and my mum, I was able to achieve a few hours a day over a course of 3 days. During my placement, I was supporting staff on the front desk and welcoming customers into the showroom. This allowed me to be professional but really allow myself to work hard on sounding clear and ensuring myself that I was understood - remembering all of my good tips to get my message across clearly. It felt good to be in a work environment in a busy, professional company. It took staff and customers a while to realise I am reliable and was able to help, as some people just smiled and spoke to the person who was on front of house with me, but this got better as the three days went o

Hello, This blog is going to be slightly different from the rest of my blogs. I'm not going to talk about i'm doing but the sort of things that are in the background of what makes me want to do well. I'm going to write a list on different things in my life that inspires me then explain why they make me feel good. 1.  Family and friends: We wouldn't be inspired by things if we didn't have the support from our family and friends. My family and friends give me the encouragement I need to be able to succeed in life and to want to go for things that will support me through life. 2.  Working out: Going to the gym or walking inspires me to get fitter and stronger. It makes me feel happier and get a buzz within.  It inspires me as when we do a workout for the first time we might not see the difference but if we keep on  persevering with it, we will get the benefits. This is how I feel, every session I do in the gym, it inspires me to keep on with it as I can see tha

            The benefits and negatives of social media  Ping… ding….buzz, was that another notification? In society now we can't go 10 minutes without checking a message, Facebook, Instagram or whatever people like to keep in contact with companions on.  I like social media I have quite a good amount of different channels of media that I flick from. I think social media is good as you can keep in touch with many people and portray your life message the way you want to and how you feel comfortable with. However this can be taken with the wrong idea sometimes by who is looking in. People shouldn't posting too much on social media so they don't give lots of details of their personal lives away. Some details should stay private and people need to be sensible about what they post.  I try to keep my posts at a reasonable amount so my page looks interesting but not over the top.  People may put too much or as little as they want on social media. I think its positi

Hi, Today I thought of doing an  acrostic poem for the words Cerebral Palsy and Disabilty. Here it goes... Cerebral palsy    Cerebral Palsy and Autism is the most common type of disability. Excerice and Physiotherapy Stregthens the body and muscels.    Renember, not all disabilties are the same, respect and treat people as individuals Expressing our emotions loud and proud is what we do best. Behaviour and attitudes may vary depending on our disability. Rolling in our wheelchairs is cool we rather a swanky wheelchair than a car Autisic people like structure and planning in place so they don't feel stressed and anxious  Love,respect and encouragement can support a persons development. People with disabilties will require different levels of support. A lot of equipment disabled people need is too overpriced. Love and affection is our best asset. Smart ideas helps a person with an disabilty makes them feel happier in themselves. Yes, there may be times wh

Hi guys I'm back to blogging now I have finished college, it wasn't like I didn't want to blog or didnt have time, it wasnt anything like that, it just kept slipping my mind. Anyway a few weeks ago, I took part in my own fundraiseer for National Star College, where I swam 25 lenghs of a Hydrotherapy pool (250 meters), 500 metre walk in my Meywalker and 1 mile on a specialist bike.    It was an amazing day and I raised a great amount of funds for the college. I wanted to take on this challenge as I wanted to give regognition back to the college for the amazing support they gave me over the three yeas I was there. I achieved a lot that day and I am so happy that I did it, it was a fantastic end to my time at college.I achieved my physio goal for this year,  a triathlon/ a fundraiser was my goal at the start of the year last September and I smashed it! I am grateful for everyones generosity and support I recieved to help this event to run smoothly. Another amazing day

Hello, I just felt like writing and going to let my thoughts run free on the page. I am feeling positive and motivated to write this blog. It has been a weird few weeks, good, alright, emotional, happy, sad and exciting all in one. My mind has been filled with all different thoughts, feelings and emotions. When we feel like this, sometimes we cannot find a solution as to why we feel like this but I feel that it is down to what we are doing and where we are at that time. I know when I feel calm and content, I am more positive and can achieve more. However, when I am down, all the good things I achieve feel like they disappear from my mind and everything feels like a long reach from reality. Emotions are strange, we cannot tell our bodies what and how we should feel. Sometimes we feel really energized and ready to take on what our day gives us or we feel like pulling the duvet over our heads and going back to sleep. I know I do! Having lots to do or having lots to think about c

Hello, This a blog I wanted to write for a special organisation that matters a lot to me and I thought it would be a good help or an insight for people who may be finding it difficult to find what is the next stage for them in life. I hope this will inspire you in your next change in life. I know a lot of my blogs are based on what is happening at school or college or independence, but I feel that this blog might be relatable to everyone that has a change in their lives, maybe its moving house, moving jobs, entering new relationships etc. Change happens every day all around us and it's all about moving on, letting go of the old and adapting to our new way of living. We have all been there, it’s coming to that time where a lot of young people disabled or not, are finishing school, college or university and having no idea what their lives will map out for them next. Finding something to do is especially hard when you are trying to be independent as much as we want to

Hi guys, Wow, I cannot believe I haven't done a blog for so long! However, I am going to make more of an effort from now on.   Some exciting news,  I have been writing a book based on disabilities and different experiences of what people with disabilities can do and what support they need to do to become stronger and more independent. I have completed it and working on the editing stage at the moment. I might do a blog on it when it is completely finished. It has been a long process but definitely worth it. I am proud of my work. I think it has been the best achievement I have done and I can't wait to share my book with everyone. I can't believe how quick the start of the year has gone, I have been skiing for the second time in Andorra and I had the most amazing time and I didn't want it to end. I learnt so much about myself again only in one week and I had so much fun with my friends and my carers, as this time there were a lot more students and staff that I know