Sally's World: My First Blogaversary

About me

I'm a mum first before anything else. I run my own business and am starting up a charity in the name of my late son Aaron. But that’s only a few of the things I do. I am a very motivated person, I jump in with both feet and give 1000% to everything I do. I only sleep 4 hours a night, but could still do with another 3 hours in the day. Life’s a little mad, but I like it that way. There are so many things I want to achieve for myself and my children, I make sure I do something towards that every day. I treat people only the way I wish to be treated, and even though it means I get stepped on sometimes, I won't change. It's who I am, loving, caring, generous (I hope!!!)

Fund Raising...Pub Crawl!

Here is a rather embarrassing picture of a group of us doing a fancy dress pub crawl to raise money (all in the name of charity I promise). We raised several hundred pounds after visiting about ten pubs in the Lewisham and Bromley area (and I'm sure the success we had was nothing to do with the short skirts we were all wearing at the time!!) The proceeds went to help a little girl called Danielle go off to swim with the dolphins in Australia. That's Danielle's Mum on the Left, and her Nan second from the right.

Bungeeeeee...

Here is a picture of me throwing myself out of a crane that happened to be 300 foot up in the air. Not one for the light hearted among us. Although this was only the first bungee jump I did, along with eleven other mad people, including two of my brothers (you can imagine how pleased my Mum was, she was far more nervous than we were!). I went on to do an even higher one the following year to help another child and her family go on a dolphin swimming and their dream holiday.

If you know of any bungee jumps (properly organised and registered ones only please) that are over four hundred feet high I would love to know about it. It's a dare I have been given, and I never ever back down on a challenge.
In fact I know a whole bunch of mad people who are up for just about anything daring, death defying and really really stupid! So let us know if you have any great (mad) ideas of things for us to try and we will do our best

FIND A VOICE

Supports Children and Adults with Communication Difficulties.

WE AIM TO HELP THEM LITERALLY

'Find A Voice'

We provide on-line information to everyone in the UK and personal support to individuals, their carers and professionals who live in Kent and Medway.

More than a million people in the UK today have some kind of speech difficulty; and about half a million of those have significant problems in speaking and communicating.

Communication needs can be caused by many disabilities including:

Cerebral Palsy
Down's Syndrome
Global Dyspraxia
Autistic Spectrum Disorders.

http://www.findavoice.org.uk/

My First Blogaversary

Sunday, 11 October 2009

I can't believe its a year to the day that I started blogging. My good Friend Trojan,(Trojan's Corner) not only suggested it, helped me set it up (as in...he did most of the work lol) and he has given me nothing but encouragement all along.

I can hardly remember life before blogging now. I have been able to reach out to so many people, and have been helped and supported by more people, from more places than I could ever have imagined.

I had to laugh when Iwent back to our intentions a year ago, http://sallyannestephenson.blogspot.com/2008/10/hi-im-sally-i-live-in-london-with-my.html I was going to put out a blog once a week...crikey, I've done at least one a day...

I was going to only talk about issues that surround being a parent of children with special needs...

Well, that all went out the window, i chat about anything and everything, this is my online diary, thought process and has been great for meeting new people...

So thankyou for reading and supporting...

And special love to you Trojan xxxxx

Posted in anniversary, blogging, Trojan, trojans corner, trojans gallery by Sally's World

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12 comments: to “ My First Blogaversary ”

Linda
11 October 2009 at 14:47
Congratulations, and may you have many, many more years to let us share your thoughts!
My name is Erin.
11 October 2009 at 14:57
Happy Anniversary! Glad to have "met" you!
Lone Grey Squirrel
11 October 2009 at 17:24
Congrats! I am glad to have met you on the blogosphere. Please keep going.
Debby@Just Breathe
11 October 2009 at 17:47
Congratulations! Here's to another year!
Joanie
11 October 2009 at 20:12
Happy Blogiversary!!! Keep writing!!! Love your stuff!
Maureen@IslandRoar
11 October 2009 at 21:22
Congrats Sally! I just hit the 6 mo. mark and a year seems far off.
And I just noticed that tattoo in the photo; love it!
C.M. Jackson
12 October 2009 at 01:01
sally--I look forward to readng more! Congratulations! c
The Me/ The Wife/ The Mom
12 October 2009 at 06:39
Hurrah! Congratulations Sally! I'm so glad that you started that day! Many happy years of writing, sharing and laughing!

OK...I need to say this...the size of your monitor is soooo impressive!
J.J. in L.A.
12 October 2009 at 08:46
How funny! I started my blog just 5 days before you!

Congratulations!!!
Trojan Gordon
12 October 2009 at 12:08
Congratulations on reaching your first year blogging! What a journey you have been on I am so glad that your message has reached to such a wide and global audience!

Keep doing what you are doing!
SmartAssMom
12 October 2009 at 19:01
Happy Blogaversary!!!
RileyScott
13 October 2009 at 16:53
happy blogaversary Sally.

It's a great blog, and you do a great job keeping it up.

Jordan

Jordan, born on 22nd July 1993, always an incredibly bright child, had to know the truth from a young age and always trying to get to the bottom of things. There was no fobbing him off with stalks bringing babies…too illogical. He always loved building things and even better…dismantling things; he is going to be an architect, and I could probably have told you that when he was 2!!! He is a black belt in karate, is fun loving, sociable, loves music and video games (what 15 year old doesn’t) and loves to argue with his sister…

Robyn

Robyn, born on 20th Sept 1994, I had three babies under three now and suddenly realised I must be insane. Good thing, Robyn was a sweet, good natured and almost angelic baby. She is determined (stubborn like her mum) and trying to give her dad a heart attack by wearing lipstick or mentioning boys names occasionally. She is tall and gorgeous and terrifying her father! I don’t worry, she has a black belt and a mean streak, no one will mess with her! She has dyslexia and has shown her strength and determination to overcome it and excel, she is helpful and loving unless fighting with her brother…

Deion

Deion, my teenie weenie, born on 17th Jan 1998, Deion was a preemie and has cerebral palsy as a result, but don’t be fooled into feeling sympathy, he’s a force to be reckoned with as he zooms around in his electric chair. He is cheeky in the extreme with a sense of humour way too well developed for his age. And the doctors could not have been more wrong when they told us he would never talk…we can’t shut him up…ever!...I often threaten to go and get my money back. He plays wheelchair basketball, loves football, video games and food.

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Latest IssueMarch/April 2008

Issue 39

The current issue of SEN Magazine includes articles from our Dyscalculia, Visual Impairment and Behaviour Specialists. There is a ten-page debate section focusing this issue on home education v. school education, and we have features on ADHD, sensory integration and Teens Plus, a pilot project running in Scotland. We also have a new point of view section written by a teacher and a parent. Plus! previews of Special Needs North and Naidex, and much, much more! Subscribe today and be SEN-aware.