There's a J In there… Somewhere!
A blog about all sorts of things!
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Melissa Gijsbers
I love books, stories, chai tea, and more
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When I grow up…
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: When I grow up…For as long as I can remember, I have had people asking ‘what do you want to be when you grow up?’ It’s a common…
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Applying for Jobs
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Applying for JobsOne thing I have always struggled with is applying for jobs. This is not to say that I haven’t been employed in the past, I…
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Review: Unmasking Millie
Categories: Book ReviewContinue Reading: Review: Unmasking MillieAuthor: Millie Carr Illustrator: Polina Povshedna Category: Picture Book Publisher: Millie Carr Books Publication date: 27 July 2023 Blurb: “Your brain it works different, different you see. Different than others,…
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Happy New Year – 2024
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Happy New Year – 2024Happy New Year everyone and welcome to 2024! I don’t know about you, but 2023 went by so quickly. It was an interesting year for…
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As Is…
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: As Is…A while ago, I discovered a YouTube channel called How to ADHD, and the videos have been quite helpful in understanding ADHD. Someone in a Facebook…
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What does unmasking look like?
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: What does unmasking look like?Given that we’re living through a pandemic, when most people hear the term ‘masking’, they think about wearing face masks. They think that ‘unmasking’ is…
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Review: Wishing on a Star
Categories: Book ReviewContinue Reading: Review: Wishing on a StarAuthor: Mandy Baggot Category: Novel Publisher: Embla Books Publication date: 10 October 2022 Blurb: A single mum. A superstar athlete. A Christmas like no other. Anna Heath is divorced, a…
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I am not OK…
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: I am not OK…You know how it is, you catch up with someone and are greeted with ‘How are you?’. This question is usually met with the expected…
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Review: Secret Science Society’s Spectacular Experiment
Categories: Book ReviewContinue Reading: Review: Secret Science Society’s Spectacular ExperimentAuthor: Kathy Hoopmann, & Josie Montano Illustrator: Ann-Marie Finn Category: Middle Grade Publisher: Wombat Books Publication date: 10 August 2019 Blurb: Mona likes to moan.Kiki is a worry-wart.Bart loves following…
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Review: The Me You Don’t See
Continue Reading: Review: The Me You Don’t SeeAuthor: Sam Matthews Illustrator: Shaz Kennington Category: Picture Book Publisher: Lilly Pilly Publishing Publication date: 14 November 2020 Blurb: Some people say I am oppositional, disrespectful and uncooperative. That’s the me…