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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100 Days of Blogging
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: 100 Days of BloggingI attended a training yesterday with Brian Tracy, the guy who wrote Eat this Frog. This was a book that I read many years ago,…
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Making chocolate cake
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Making chocolate cakeWhen I was about 7, I made a chocolate cake by myself for the first time. We were in Nepal and it was baked in…
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Being Perceived
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Being PerceivedSomeone shared a post from Neurodivergent Lou in a group I’m on talking about Autism and being perceived. You can see the post on Instagram…
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‘Crying’ Room
Categories: ParentingContinue Reading: ‘Crying’ RoomI grew up going to church. I am still a Christian even though, right now, I don’t have a church community. When my kids were…
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From Survive to Thrive
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: From Survive to ThriveA couple of days ago, I watched a video on YouTube by Orion Kelly called ‘Why I HATE Autism Awareness Day‘, and he had so…
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Review: Late Bloomer
Categories: Book ReviewContinue Reading: Review: Late BloomerAuthor: Clem Bastow Category: Memoir Publisher: Hardie Grant Books Publication date: 7 July 2021 Blurb: Introducing a bold new voice in Australian nonfiction, Late Bloomer is a heartfelt coming-of-age memoir…
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Journey to Neurodivergent
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Journey to NeurodivergentPretty much all my life, I have felt like I don’t fit in. For years, I had thought that it was because I was a…
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Reflections on Learning…
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Reflections on Learning…A few random Facebook posts lately has had me reflecting on school and learning and my own experiences. I love learning. I always have. I…
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Hanging out the Washing
Categories: HouseholdContinue Reading: Hanging out the WashingI used to hang all the washing out on the line… and promptly forget it was there! This would lead to a narrative around how…
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Life shouldn’t be ‘hard work’
Categories: UncategorizedContinue Reading: Life shouldn’t be ‘hard work’This morning, I saw a reel on Instagram talking about how ADHD is a disability and someone should tell the schools. The amount of comments…