Four Somethings April

It's that time again, time to link up with this months blog hop..

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At the end of each month a group of us bloggers link up to share 4 somethings. Something we've loved or disliked, accomplished, improved upon or something that needs improvement, and noticed.

So lets do it..

Somethings I loved this month were..

Seeing my precious little namesake opening her Easter gifts from us!

David and I in the city almost every weekend this month for the International Comedy Festival and a beautiful little impromptu date to Grazeland for dinner.

Celebrating Tommo another year older

Also my precious girl Nevaeh turning 15!!

Appreciating the man whom holds my whole heart and all that he does for our family to function the way it does. If only he understood the absolute admiration i have for him.

And I have loved loved loved leveling up and winning all sorts of prizes on my Township Game this month.

Somethings I accomplished were.. 

Getting our indigenous elders signed up at their local library to borrow books!!

Organizing our Aboriginal men to attend the Annual Mens Gathering at the Glasshouse in Melbourne. Men encouraging men, so important.

Making my first ever Stew from scratch (recipe to come)

And lastly, we are finally getting some much needed upgrades to the house.

Somethings that still need improvement are..

Spending some one-on-one time with my girl whom craves her mamas attention at times.

Cutting back on take-away, junk foods after dinner and TV. 

And I'm definitely craving more time with my friends right now.

and finally something I noticed this month was..

That I work with some of the most incredible people ever!!

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Jie's Streat Graduation

Thursday last week my one and only son graduated the Streat Program.

So when Jie invited me to attend his graduation, of course I said Yaaaaahs! 

For the most part of the last 8 weeks I have barely seen my son so I didn't hesitate and took a half day off from work to be there for my boy.

Jie took part in Streats "Fast Track to Work" youth program attending their Collingwood campus four days a week over a period of 8 weeks.

Jie juggled school and working at the Bacchus Marsh Fish and Chip shop while attending the Streat Program and still found the time to hit the Gym when he could.

As part of the program Jie recieved one-on-one case management support from his key worker Octavia and learned how to self-care, basic life skills, budgeting, healthy relationships/boundaries, teamwork, emotional regulation, legal rights and interview skills.

Over the eight weeks Jie gained confidence in all areas of his life. From being feircly independent getting himself at 6am to have a shower, before catching trains and trams into the city for his school and program, to showing his new found confidence, leadership and communication skills so much so - that he gave two weeks notice before terminating his employment at the Fish and Chip Shop. 

While attending the Graduation Jie seemed very nervous as the night went on. 

I met all of the other young adults in his group and their mentors. The team at Streat and Magic their mascot dog. Everyone seemed very close and Jie was very well liked and respected in the group. 

When Jie was called up to do a speech it finally made sense as to why he was so nervous. 

My son wrote and read a speech in front of around 30 people and left me speechless.

It was a complete surprise which made me tear up. 

I barely recognized the man standing before me. 

My only wish is that my Dad could be there..

On completion of program, Jie has been offered two jobs with his choice of location!

Whatever Jie chooses to do from here on out, I am so very proud of him.

He worked so hard to achieve everything he has thus far.

Very very proud of you son.

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