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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Too many books…
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Too many books…I have a problem… There are way too many books being published and I simply can’t keep up! I have so many books on my…
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Sharing the passion
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Sharing the passionOK, so when I was trying to find a photo for this post, the choices were passionfruit or passion in the bedroom… so I went…
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Sometimes, I’m Jealous…
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Sometimes, I’m Jealous…Sometimes, I’m jealous of my 20yo kid. We are both diagnosed AuDHD, however he’s able to do things I was never able to do… I…
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Review: Don’t Tell Me What to Do
Categories: Book ReviewContinue Reading: Review: Don’t Tell Me What to DoAuthor: Renee Connoulty Category: Picture Book Publisher: Renee Connoulty Publication date: 8 May 2024 Blurb: Rose wants to learn and have fun, but when she feels like she’s being bossed…
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I am stories!
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: I am stories!I am a chameleon. I don’t know who I am. When people say ‘be authentic’, this makes no sense to me. My whole life, I…
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Forgetting my Successes…
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Forgetting my Successes…In my life, I have done some of the following: This is only scratching the surface. Yet, I don’t feel like I’ve accomplished anything. Because…
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Mother’s Day thoughts
Categories: ParentingContinue Reading: Mother’s Day thoughtsToday is Mother’s Day here in Australia. It’s a day I’ve never really enjoyed. Growing up, my mum would spend ages making things for the…
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Needing Rest
Categories: LifestyleContinue Reading: Needing RestAs I write this, I am completely exhausted. This is due to a number of factors including recovering from a boot camp last weekend (I…
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Selective Mutism
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Selective MutismToday I am looking at some of my own autistic traits. The other day, I listened to a video by Orion Kelly about Autistic Shutdown….
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Number of hours every day
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Number of hours every dayI am sick of being told ‘we all have the same 24 hours’. There may be 24 hours on the clock, but they are not…