July 2026

 Being out of my chair five times a week for my health and wellbeing gives me so many wonderful opportunities to explore, relax, and have fun. During my community outings, I visited The Warehouse to look at sensory items, explored Bayfair shopping mall, and attended a People First meeting to discuss Matariki and what it means to each individual. My sensory time was full of comforting moments, like leaning back in my chair for a warm foot spa, getting a gentle hand massage on the bed while listening to beach sounds and feeling seashells, using headphones to watch fruit sensory videos, and helping paint our sensory room wall hand-over-hand. I also loved staying active and celebrating with others by dancing in my chair at iDance and concert practice, enjoying yummy banana cake at our Matariki shared lunch, and spending all day at work in my PJs for a pajama party complete with games and the movie Mr. Ed.

June update

Welcome to my June update! On my community outings, I visited the Papamoa Library on the day they were celebrating 20 years,  to explore the sensory room, view the art gallery, and listen to a Hairy Maclary story read in Te Reo Māori. I also helped with the studio shopping at Te Puke New World, joined a community walk through Bayfair, and went to Maketu Beach this morning to watch the sea and the birds. In Tauranga, I visited the beautiful Fairy Garden to see the fairies, blow bubbles, explore sensory props, and paint a fairy door. For my sensory sessions, I enjoyed a foot spa, a head massage, a hand massage with soft music, and a water-pouring activity. While resting in bed, I listened to relaxing music through my headphones, and I also stayed busy by helping make a textured sensory board and using hand-over-hand painting to a big box that would look like a speaker for our annual concert coming up.

Sensory

 While I was out of my chair I had a beautiful relaxing massage on my feet and listening to soft relaxing music 

Outing

I went to Yatton park for a walk found some big leaves 

 

Outing

I’m at the warehouse checking out the little blue jeep

 

Water sensory

Making bubbles feeling the fone

 

Outing in our community

I’m looking for a present for our boss Peter as he leave us

 

Movies

I’m at the movies watching kangaroo 

 

Sailability

I’m getting ready to sail look at me

Here I am 

 

Water sensory

I’m having water sensory my hands are in the water feeling the bubbles 

 

Outing in the community Blake park

 I’m out at Blake park just finished a walk in my wheelchair 

Studio shopping

I’m helping out with the studio shopping 

 

Getting ingredients for cooking

I’m looking for the chocolate chip to take back for my cooking session I’m helping make banana chocolate chip loaf

 

Ten pin bowling

I’m at ten pin bowling club and it my turn

 

Sensory

 I’m having a foot spa and watching on t v some soft clam sensory music  enjoying my foot spa

Outing

 I’m with my friends at k mark

Outing

 I’m on a outing at our community park I’m so happy 

Pamper group

 I’m getting my hair brushed in pamper group and having it tie up

Charm and co

I’m with my friend wee are going to make a dream catcher first we are painting our ring

 

Community walk

 I’m out in the community having a nice walk

Park in tepuke

 I’m over at the park watching my friends blowing bubbles they went up so high

 

Charm and co

I made hand over hands in charm and co a necklace with big blue beads