14/11/2025
So, I am sitting at my friend's kitchen table catching up on some work and reflecting on the last 13 days!
In the last 13 days, I have attended the:
* Albany Business Centre Albany Small Business Centre Expo,
* Source Kids Disability Expo Perth
* Albany Agricultural Show and the
* Inaugural PDA Conference Australia 2025
* I have driven about 2000kms and unpacked and packed the ute 10 times (it's a workout, I can tell you!!)
* Have caught up with lots of great people from over east that I work with through The Happy Giraffe- this is a yearly catch up with many! So great to see you all!! Made lots of great new contacts too!
* Finally caught up in person with Adelle from neurodivergent_ally which is something I have been looking forward to!! Maybe we will even get time for a coffee next time Adelle!!
* Got to spend some quality time with Annabelle from Thriving Minds Education which always leads to interesting conversations about inclusion. (Thanks for lending me your machine!)
* A catch up with Pia from Perth Kids Hub- If you are looking for practitioners or supports with open books- please head to Pia's FB page/ website! Thanks Pia for this great service!!
* An extremely brief Hi in the hallway to The Kidd Clinic! Looking forward to watching your presentation on Unschooling Theresa- I missed it on Tuesday but am a huge supporter of unschooling for our PDAers. Will watch the recording!
* Was sorry to miss a catch up with you Sandhya (the newest wiggle sensation ;) ) Onwards and Upwards Psychology - I slept 15 hours straight!! Next time!!!
I am excited, happy and exhausted! What a fortnight!!
I could not have done it without the people around me and just wanted to say a huge thanks to:
* To the amazing event organizer's for ALL of your hard work and organization that goes into these events- Sooooo many hours go into organizing these events- we appreciate you hard work and commitment to making these events happen. For some, these hours are voluntary!!! These events are changing lives, offering support and inclusion to so many families and individuals. Thank you for your commitment to our community.
* Thank you to all the staff and volunteers who give their time to help these events run smoothly! We see you and appreciate you!
* Huge shout out to the Optus Stadium staff- this is my favourite Conference venue- you are all so kind and helpful.
* Thank you to the amazing women who worked on my stand at events- Debbie Soos, Tiff, and Bek Perry- I could not have done this without you!
* My partner Shane for helping pack and unpack at home base and for holding fort whilst I've been away- it's not easy with such a long period of change at home for the kids.
*My family and friends always xx
* The biggest shout out and thank you to our Happy Giraffe family, all of you who have supported us from the beginning, our customers, those who pop into Perth events each year to say Hi and to touch base, to share your news and update us on your family! You are all so important to us- a huge thank you to you all!!
I love catching up with you all!!
Off home today to celebrate my Mum's Birthday-
Take care of you,
:) Claire
*** Not a single photo to add!! I always forget to take photos!! Please pop some in the comments if you have some from these great events!!!
