There's a J In there… Somewhere!
A blog about all sorts of things!
Blogging for fun
Melissa Gijsbers
I love books, stories, chai tea, and more
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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…
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Creating writing prompts
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Creating writing promptsOne thing I love doing is creating fun writing activities to inspire people to have fun with writing and let their imaginations soar. This started…
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Villain’s Assistant – Short Story
Categories: Short StoryContinue Reading: Villain’s Assistant – Short StoryYesterday in Virtual Writers’ Group, we had a job advertisement for the job as a cartoon villain’s assistant. This is my story: Miss Behave looked…
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Gifts for a new baby
Categories: ParentingContinue Reading: Gifts for a new babyI have so many friends announcing the birth of a new member of the family, whether a new child, grandchild, niece, or nephew. It got…
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Advice for Year 12 students
Categories: SchoolContinue Reading: Advice for Year 12 studentsThere have been so many posts from parents and others lately about the end of classes for year 12 students lately, along with call outs…
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I was a Guide
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: I was a GuideI have been looking through some old blog posts from a blog that no longer exists and I found a post from June 18 2005…
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Washing the towels
Categories: HouseholdContinue Reading: Washing the towelsManaging household tasks on top of work and everything else can be a struggle. I find it often goes down my list of priorities. I…
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We need to see diverse names
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: We need to see diverse namesThere is a push for people, especially in children’s literature, for diverse books. Most of this is about seeing characters with different skin colours, however…