by Dancing Wombat | Mar 21, 2021 | Blog
2020 was an incredible year for travelling. If you were a a virus, you got to travel everywhere. Here in Melbourne, we travelled extensively the 5 km radius around our homes. For many of us, that was of course the extent of our 2020 voyages. Unless you also count the...
by Dancing Wombat | Aug 22, 2020 | Blog
A couple of days ago, trying to help my mother with something, I was overwhelmed by a powerful feeling of nausea. Nothing COVID-related. But as she was trying to explain a particular situation, I just felt sicker and sicker, to the point I thought I would vomit. Mind...
by Dancing Wombat | Jun 17, 2020 | Achievements, Blog, Life Skills
Scaffolding supports things, including you and me We’ve all walked past scaffolding. Those skeletons of poles and platforms positioned around buildings to support their construction (and protect us), then gradually removed as they’re no longer needed. When you go...
by Dancing Wombat | May 20, 2020 | Behaviour and Communication, Blog
Jigsaws have enjoyed a resurgence, thanks to #stayhome. Apparently even Hugh Jackman is a fan, so we’re in good company! I’ve always enjoyed jigsaws. In the mid 1980s, when I was 17, a car accident saw me in hospital for two weeks. There was no such thing as a...
by Dancing Wombat | Apr 26, 2020 | Behaviour and Communication, Blog, Coping Strategies, Family and Community
So, like everywhere else, everyone’s at home. I’m in the lucky camp. Things haven’t changed too much for me, in one way. Although my tech skills are improving dramatically as I work out how to deliver music and drama classes remotely to my special needs primary...
