Reach For The Stars With Abbie

Hey all,  ​ This is the blog I wrote for  CP Teens Guest Blog. Hope you enjoy it!   Hope everyone’s ok, keeping safe and well at this unpredictable and strange time. When I first heard about Coronavirus, I naturally felt anxious and concerned about the virus, but after I got over the realisation about what was going on, I settled down into staying at home and made sure I kept busy. I have found that I am happier and a lot more relaxed than I was when we were all going out and had a ‘normal’ routine.    It has actually made me a better person, making me realise what is important in life and what really isn’t. It has taught me to not to take everything so serious and treat everyday as a new day, don't hold grudges because there are more issues going on in the world to carry on with our problems, its just easier to move on and think how positive we can be.    Before Coronavirus and lockdown, I was very busy with going to the gym, doing work placements and just generally going out for

Staying positive at home  Hello guys, Hope you are all well and keeping safe.  I have really surprised myself of how much I've got used to staying at home. I thought I would be stressed and anxious about not being able to go out, but it has gone the opposite way. I'm happy, motivated and very relaxed. Being someone with a high level of anxiety, I thought I would've got bored and emotional very quickly but I have been keeping busy and chilled throughout my time at home.  Being at home has made me more proactive on what I really want out of life. I think before I got so used to going out and at times I sort of took it for granted. Now being  at home has made me realise what the positive things are in life and it has made me feel grateful for them. Also I have realised how much there is to do at home that I didn't really give much thought on before, like i’m enjoying reading and playing online easy games that I haven't played for years. I miss the free

Hello Hope everyone that is reading this are keeping well and safe at this difficult time. Being at home and trying to keepourselves occupied can be frustrating, we bound to become bored and fed up at some point. However we can do lots of positive things when we put our minds to it. Its about being positive, proactive and plan how we are going to spend our day. I have been walking in my parallel bars everyday to keep my fitness and strenth up while not going to  the gym. Only after a week focusing on them after a long time of not using them, I feel a lot stronger and motivated to walk everyday.  Starting something again that wthe we aren't used to can be hard but doing it repatively can help our mindset. Being able to have the time to concentraight on my walking has given me a good goal and I can now see the importance of it. I always knew how important it was but now I can see myself improve a little everyday. This can be applied to anything we need to do but not have right en

Hi all, I thought I'd challenge myself and to an A-Z of exercises that I do or did before in the gym. Anyone can probably can do these in the gym or at home but I thought doing it in the alphabet would be a fun way to present them. Enjoy reading through them.  A- Z of exercises in the gym or at home  A b crunches  B ike C rawling D umbell bicep curls E lastic band knee and hip abductors F loor plank  G lute bridges H and cycle  I ncline training J umping jacks K neeling L eg raises M arching on the spot  N eck roll O pen and close of the hips P ress ups Q uick circuits   R owing S it ups T hrowing with a weighted ball U ber body crunches  V iper bar presses W alking X crunch Y oga stretches   Z ottman curl I hope you enjoyed my blog  Thanks Abbie 

Hi all,  Hope you are all well. Just wanted to do a catch up blog really on things,  I am trying to keep myself busy by going to the gym, posting positive things on social media, just living life to the full and keeping myself occupied.  I am really focused on the gym at the moment, I'm working with a new personal trainer. I'm working on mainly crawling and walking, things that I need to work on to build my strength and balance up. I really enjoy doing exercises to make me stronger, get me more mobile and independent and waking up the muscles that don't really get used while sitting in my wheelchair.  I am not actually going into the gym but using the studio and doing things that will benefit me. I am working on moving freely allowing my body to feel the movement and teaching my brain to move the body parts I don't really use whilst sitting in my wheelchair.  This is making me feel more motivated and happy as I am seeing lots of benefits to myself alrea

Hi all, I thought this would be a nice post to share about going to London as a wheelchair user. A trip into London in a wheelchair  I spent last weekend in London and I thought i’d share my experience with using my wheelchair in a busy and popular city. On the Saturday, me and my boyfriend Victor pre-booked the train tickets as we had to book the support at either end to get the ramp put down on the train doors, so I could get on and the train safely. Train lines are great if they get it right, luckily on this trip, they were spot on and we made it into London with a relaxed journey. I think I was able to get around London well in my wheelchair and was impressed that all black cabs are accessible. It was a lot easier knowing that cabs took wheelchairs so this enabled us to get around and see a lot more. As London is a busy city with a large amount of people commuting to and from work, visiting people and like us, exploring, I found it got busier at certain times b

A letter to my younger self  I thought this would be a nice idea and I have seen this beautifully done before, so I thought I'd give this a go. Dear my younger self  I know you are finding growing up a challenge and struggling with school, exams and trying to keep up with therapies. But it will be good for you in the long run. I know you are scared about loud noises and you hate when you know fire alarm test coming but just relax and let it go. Noises will always be your fear but you will learn to work through them and learn that they are there to keep us safe. You will become more independent and won’t have to strongly rely on people to support but you will learn to be very grateful for their help. You will get a better understanding of your disability and start to learn how you can do personal tasks yourself throughout the day. Things will be tough but you are strong enough to face your fears and in the long run will make you see life on a easier route.   Lif

Hello Just wanted to start the New Year with a blog post. You will start to see a lot more of me as I want to step up my blogging a lot this year. 2019 was an amazing year with lots of wonderful things achieved. To be honest I wasn't sure how the the rest of the year would go after leaving college. However I was totally surprised how much I was able to do and set up with help from my family.  I thought coming home from college would be strange for me but I was happy to be home and back into family and home life. I know that every year can have their ups and downs and we can't make everything go our way, however we can make the best of whatever we have and be happy with what we have.  I am so happy with how 2019 went and I am excited to see if 2020 will be even better! I am not setting any New Year resolutions but I just want the year to be filled with happiness, love and laughter. I do believe if these three things are a part of the year, we don't need much else to