This week the lowdown from a local whose 10 year caught COVID-19 - and is all better now! Collect your copy of this letter from the milkbar window before they all disappear.

As mentioned previously, these posters are now available - out the front in the community art bin - a gift from us to you! Help yourself when you are walking past. And … look after yourself!

It is a bit of a heart-wrenching letter this week. If you’d like to read it you can grab one from the Alphington Milkbar window. Limited numbers in the universe so be quick!

Many of our lofty intentions from lockdown 1 flew out the window didn’t they? And rightly so. Personally I found I had more than enough on my hands with working full time, the 3 more boring c’s (cooking, cleaning and caring for others - namely my gorgeous children) … and then obsessing over the news (yikes). Not one second left to repaint my house inside and out …

This time around I am only setting goals about me! About not letting all the things get out of hand. Which takes me back to those cute animations we made a few months ago.

Eating well, sleeping well, exercising, spending time in nature, keeping connected and making time to do the things I love. These ideas are resonating even more in lockdown 2.

So, this week we had some of the posters (above) of the animations (below) printed. A3 size. If you are passing by ACC you can pick one up for your fridge, or toilet door. We’ll have them out somewhere (I’ll update you where when we find a place!). Or if you live in the ‘hood just email us and we’ll do our best to drop one on your doorstep.

A cute and gentle reminder about the things that make us happy.

Our Community Shed has not just had an external makeover, but it has also had an internal makeover in the last couple of weeks. Getting things away so that surfaces can be cleaned down after use has been motivation to find a home for every last nut, bolt and screw.

We’re super pleased with the outcome. We look forward to resuming our Women in the Shed program on Tuesdays (with 2 sessions, one running from 9.30am-12.30pm and the second running from 1-4pm) and our Men in the Shed program, running from 12-3pm on Thursdays when we can.