Team 1: Personal Profile -
Ashleigh
Fairly petite with a sporty figure,
at the moment my hair is dark brown with a bit of lime green through
the fringe, brown eyes, I always get my nails done, I have to wear
reading glasses (or am suppose to), pretty fair but in summer I go
to the solarium.
Ambitious, determined, friendly, outgoing, co-operative, funny (I
like to think so anyway), sociable and happy.
There are six of us girls in the
friendship group at school. We hang out when we can at school.
Caitlin, Sarah and Monique are planning on going to Uni next year,
not sure what to do!!!
I think that Emily wants to go travelling next year and Mel wants to
just work full-time in retail til she figures out what she wants to
do.
We are pretty close knit, but I know that will probably change when
we leave college. We are always shopping together and going out. Em
is probably my best friend out of the lot of them, along with Mel
and Caitlin.
I get involved in things like Dance
festival, fashion parade (modelling and designing for textiles),
anything that teachers want me to get involved in I will do,
although it normally takes them asking me for me to do it.
I haven’t really ever done the whole community
service thing. I don’t see it as being a huge thing when you’re my
age. I mean I buy badges for causes and things like that. I’m sure
when I am older and have more resources at my fingertips that I will
use this for the benefit of others.
Normally I play netball competitively, but
this year I have decided not to take such things as sport so
seriously, so I just play in a mixed competition.
I also gave up dancing seriously last year and prefer doing it at
school or in my lounge room, this leaves me more time to do the
things that I want to take seriously in the future.
| Money?
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Money is
just a part of life. I like it because it gets me the things
that I want. That’s the only real benefit that I can see to
having money at the moment because I don’t have the
responsibilities that adults do with bills and stuff. |
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Possessions?
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I like owning
things and going shopping. I always update my clothes, I
have a shoe fetish and have to have the latest mobile phone.
I guess some people might call me materialistic. |
| Religion?
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These days
religion seems to be just another thing where there are
crazes and trends. I can’t say I am all that interested, I
am into spiritual and new age stuff instead. |
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Marriage?
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I would like
to say that I am going to get married one day, but I don’t
stress about it. A small wedding would be nice, no use
paying for a huge do when the majority of people end up
divorced within 2 years anyway. |
| Politics?
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I hate
that kids these days don’t care all that much about
politics. We are the future of our country and we don’t even
keep updated about the running of our country, pretty
ridiculous if you ask me. I would like to think that I am
going to be an informed voter when the time comes. |
Each to their own is my belief. I think
people should do whatever it is that makes them happy.
I don’t have much patience for whingers and I think that people
should take the drivers seat in the running of their lives when they
get to a certain age.
I am a pretty nice girl I think. Some people can’t handle how
opinionated and forthright I am, but I am not the type of person to
be submissive. I am an old soul in a young body.
In an ideal world what would be
your 5 year plan?
To get a degree in fashion design and become an influential member
of a fashion design team.
To be happy and to be succeeding at my chosen career.
What things are standing in the way of achieving this?
There are a lot of girls out there who really want to become fashion
designers, it is difficult to stand out amongst them.
I am also concerned that I might not get the grades necessary to get
into university.
What might be some of the solutions?
Firstly I really need to apply myself to my school work, rather than
always being off with the fairies.
I also need to develop and refine the style of clothing which I wish
to design. I’d like to put together a portfolio which stands out
from other girls applying for the same course.
If the University option falls through, I do always have the back-up
plan of going through TAFE, although I would prefer to have an actual
degree because that puts me in a better position.
How will you support yourself if you decide on further training
after school?
I kind of want to move out of home as soon as possible, but I know
that financially that isn’t really an option.
I work a casual retail position, so if I go to University I would
need to get a lot more hours than I am getting now.
It is also a fairly expensive hobby to have (fashion) because you
have to keep up with the trends and also purchase materials. Mum is
happy for me to stay at home because she knows that would make
things easier for me.
I feel bad but I am contemplating asking dad if I can move in with
him because there is more room at his house and less of a
distraction than when my two step-sisters are at mum’s.
I would be paying for Uni through HECS.
My family is pretty tight, even though mum and dad divorced 5 years
ago and mum re-married.
Mum and dad both believe that us kids all need to follow our own
paths and be responsible for our own happiness.
All of my siblings are moved away from home, but that’s ok because
it means that I get more attention and the focus is on me.
Mum and dad are both pretty liberal and believe that kids can’t stay
tied to their apron strings forever.
Mum and dad remain good friends no matter their differences and all
that has happened. We have a great sense of family no matter how
dysfunctional our family is.
What is important as far as values go?
That I maintain the same beliefs and
that I build upon them as I learn more in the
future. I hold close to myself my values and I normally shut people
down who try to challenge them.
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