Leanne

On Monday afternoons I come to Next Step Trust and make personalised calendars that have been ordered by people at Next Step Trust and Community Support Services.

I go to Community Support Services in the morning and check my order form during the art class and then check my orders at Next Step when I arrive in the afternoon with my carer. If an order has been made then I will go onto the computer and make the calendar on Microsoft Word with my carer with the pictures provided with the order. After printing the calendar off, I will laminate the front and back pages and then use the ring binder to put it together and the money collected for the calendars are going towards a new minibus for Next Step. If there are no orders then I will do arts and crafts at Next Step, I will make collages for friends and family or finish my art work that I did not complete in the morning. I will have a leg massage and play cards with my carer till the end of the session.

On Tuesday with my carer we read through baking books and decide what to bake at Next Step on Friday morning, I also play games at home with my carer like Uno and DVD games.

On Wednesday afternoon's I come to Next Step and go to the music class with my carer where we sing and play musical instruments. I will have a leg massage and play cards with my carer until the end of the session.

On Friday morning's I bring my own ingredients to Next Step and bake what I chose on Tuesday with my carer. I like to choose which weights we need to put on the scales to measure out the ingredients and to press the switch to turn on the food processor. My carer and I will have our dinner at Next Step until it is time to go bowling. I go bowling with a small group of people on the mini bus and at bowling I use the ramp and I kick the ball down the ramp. I like to know what the others scores are after they have had their turn. After bowling I go back to Next Step, have a leg massage and play cards until the end of the session.

Leanne playing her favourite instrument in the weekly music session, and making a batch of tasty treats in a baking session.