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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‘Revenge’ Bedtime Procrastination & why I don’t like that term
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: ‘Revenge’ Bedtime Procrastination & why I don’t like that termOver the last few years, I have seen a lot of memes and comments about ‘revenge bedtime procrastination’. This refers to a decision to delay…
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Impressions of Autism Growing Up
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Impressions of Autism Growing UpWhen I was younger, my first exposure to autism was a book. The October Child by Eleanor Spence was the CBCA winner in 1977, the year I…
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Alien on Mars – Short Story
Categories: Short StoryContinue Reading: Alien on Mars – Short StoryA while ago, the topic for writers group was to write a story about an usual meeting. I imagined a meeting of an alien on…
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Introducing Womby
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Introducing WombyGrowing up, I loved teddy bears. They were great to cuddle and I had a half hearted collection for a while. When we were in…
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Girls and Sport
Categories: SportsContinue Reading: Girls and SportOver the last few years, there has been a massive push to get girls in to sport. A couple of years ago, there were a…
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Working with an Editor
Categories: WritingContinue Reading: Working with an EditorIn writing circles, there seems to be a lot of negativity around the editing process. I have found that I am unusual in that I…
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Haunted Maze – Short Story
Categories: Short StoryContinue Reading: Haunted Maze – Short StoryI am not big on horror stories or scary stories, however around this time every year, the kids I work with want to write spooky,…
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Tea for Transitions
Categories: WorkContinue Reading: Tea for TransitionsI drink a lot of tea. It’s chai tea and I have my preferred tea bags. One thing I’ve realised lately is that I use…
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There is no ‘guilty pleasure’ when it comes to reading
Categories: ReadingContinue Reading: There is no ‘guilty pleasure’ when it comes to readingOne term I really hate is ‘guilty pleasure’, especially when it comes to reading. I don’t believe there is such a thing as a ‘guilty…
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Where is my oxygen mask?
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Where is my oxygen mask?As parents and carers, we’re often given the analogy of being in an emergency on an airplane and putting on our own oxygen mask before…