Melissa Gijsbers
@melissagijsbers.bsky.social
Author, Booklover, AuDHD
I am in the process of moving house... and I quite a few copies of my books at home.
Please help me move by buying a book (or more) from me so that I don't have to move them!
Postage to Australia only
melissagijsbers.com/my-books/
Please help me move by buying a book (or more) from me so that I don't have to move them!
Postage to Australia only
melissagijsbers.com/my-books/
My Books - Melissa Gijsbers
Below are the books that I've written as well as anthologies I have had stories published in. Contact me if you'd like to buy a signed copy of one of my books. Books for Children All Books All Books A...
melissagijsbers.com
March 26, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I am in the process of moving house... and I quite a few copies of my books at home.
Please help me move by buying a book (or more) from me so that I don't have to move them!
Postage to Australia only
melissagijsbers.com/my-books/
Please help me move by buying a book (or more) from me so that I don't have to move them!
Postage to Australia only
melissagijsbers.com/my-books/
One 'problem' with collecting picture books is that you need to pack them up to move house... I have nearly 300 of them, so far in 3 boxes & still some don't fit... wonder if I need to reduce what I have & just keep my faves?
March 1, 2025 at 4:19 AM
One 'problem' with collecting picture books is that you need to pack them up to move house... I have nearly 300 of them, so far in 3 boxes & still some don't fit... wonder if I need to reduce what I have & just keep my faves?
After months of searching, inspecting, and applying, I've been approved for a new rental!! I'll be moving soon & starting the next chapter of my life...
The thought of getting everything sorted & packed up, is overwhelming!
The thought of getting everything sorted & packed up, is overwhelming!
February 28, 2025 at 8:34 AM
After months of searching, inspecting, and applying, I've been approved for a new rental!! I'll be moving soon & starting the next chapter of my life...
The thought of getting everything sorted & packed up, is overwhelming!
The thought of getting everything sorted & packed up, is overwhelming!
Anyone who says Centrelink hold times are improving has obviously not called recently 🤣
February 24, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Anyone who says Centrelink hold times are improving has obviously not called recently 🤣
Last year, I wrote an article about 'active' books for those with ADHD. This week, I expanded it and have just uploaded the ebook to KDP. It's around 3000 words and will be done as a print book too. It was a lot of fun creating this mini book, I can see more on the horizon :)
February 14, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Last year, I wrote an article about 'active' books for those with ADHD. This week, I expanded it and have just uploaded the ebook to KDP. It's around 3000 words and will be done as a print book too. It was a lot of fun creating this mini book, I can see more on the horizon :)
Any writers & those in creative industries - if you struggle to understand the basics of keeping track of your finances, I have a few dates for my 'Simple Financial Record Keeping for Creatives' webinar coming up. These are via zoom:
melissagijsbers.weteachme.com/classes/1044...
melissagijsbers.weteachme.com/classes/1044...
Simple Financial Record Keeping for Creatives
Join Melissa Gijsbers's Simple Financial Record Keeping for Creatives Live via Zoom. Basics to help you get on top of your finances.
melissagijsbers.weteachme.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Any writers & those in creative industries - if you struggle to understand the basics of keeping track of your finances, I have a few dates for my 'Simple Financial Record Keeping for Creatives' webinar coming up. These are via zoom:
melissagijsbers.weteachme.com/classes/1044...
melissagijsbers.weteachme.com/classes/1044...
I have been considering changing DES providers, so have been ringing a few to see if they can actually support me... it's fascinating how few of them understand basics of disability or have a very narrow view of it. Plus no idea on how to make an office safe for immunocompromised people!
February 6, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I have been considering changing DES providers, so have been ringing a few to see if they can actually support me... it's fascinating how few of them understand basics of disability or have a very narrow view of it. Plus no idea on how to make an office safe for immunocompromised people!
I am pretty bad at letting people know about my books... I aim to do better in 2025.
Lilly's Library is my newest book. Junior fiction about a little girl who really wants her own library. In print & ebook, signed from me, and on Amazon & other platforms
melissagijsbers.com/product/lill...
Lilly's Library is my newest book. Junior fiction about a little girl who really wants her own library. In print & ebook, signed from me, and on Amazon & other platforms
melissagijsbers.com/product/lill...
Lilly's Library - Melissa Gijsbers
On her birthday, Lilly makes a wish. She wishes for her very own library. Everyone laughs at her wish. With the help of Grandpa George, will Lilly's wish come true?
melissagijsbers.com
February 3, 2025 at 5:43 AM
I am pretty bad at letting people know about my books... I aim to do better in 2025.
Lilly's Library is my newest book. Junior fiction about a little girl who really wants her own library. In print & ebook, signed from me, and on Amazon & other platforms
melissagijsbers.com/product/lill...
Lilly's Library is my newest book. Junior fiction about a little girl who really wants her own library. In print & ebook, signed from me, and on Amazon & other platforms
melissagijsbers.com/product/lill...
The election will certainly be interesting. I don't feel either of the two major parties really care about cost of living... not when it really comes down to it
This is amazing and horrific research. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
Postcodes of pain: These 'stressed' suburbs may swing the election
Will the cost-of-living crisis impact how you vote? These electorates are feeling the financial stress the most, but will it change the outcome on election day?
www.abc.net.au
February 3, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The election will certainly be interesting. I don't feel either of the two major parties really care about cost of living... not when it really comes down to it
I am starting to blog about being an undiagnosed an AuDHD parent.
My latest post: Parenting is a learned skill (posted a few days ago & forgot to share)
theresajinthere.com/2025/01/29/p...
My latest post: Parenting is a learned skill (posted a few days ago & forgot to share)
theresajinthere.com/2025/01/29/p...
Parenting is a learned skill - There's a J In there... Somewhere!
There are many people who say that parenting comes naturally and that when you have a baby, you will simply know what to do. This...
theresajinthere.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:11 AM
I am starting to blog about being an undiagnosed an AuDHD parent.
My latest post: Parenting is a learned skill (posted a few days ago & forgot to share)
theresajinthere.com/2025/01/29/p...
My latest post: Parenting is a learned skill (posted a few days ago & forgot to share)
theresajinthere.com/2025/01/29/p...
For many autistic people, being able to live alone is important... the only places we can find that are affordable on DSP with 1 bedroom are share houses. To say this is not ideal is an understatement
February 2, 2025 at 5:18 AM
For many autistic people, being able to live alone is important... the only places we can find that are affordable on DSP with 1 bedroom are share houses. To say this is not ideal is an understatement
Looking around at houses for the kid & came across this listing... it looks like the owner has cut bedrooms in half for student accommodation!
www.realestate.com.au/property-hou...
@purplepingers.bsky.social - thought this may interest you (the rooms are long & thin)
www.realestate.com.au/property-hou...
@purplepingers.bsky.social - thought this may interest you (the rooms are long & thin)
www.realestate.com.au
January 31, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Looking around at houses for the kid & came across this listing... it looks like the owner has cut bedrooms in half for student accommodation!
www.realestate.com.au/property-hou...
@purplepingers.bsky.social - thought this may interest you (the rooms are long & thin)
www.realestate.com.au/property-hou...
@purplepingers.bsky.social - thought this may interest you (the rooms are long & thin)
Calling Aussie Authors. Does the thought of keeping your financial records up to date fill you with fear? I'm running some of my 'Simple financial Record Keeping for Creatives' webinars in February & March. Bring your questions & find it's not so scary
melissagijsbers.weteachme.com/classes/1044...
melissagijsbers.weteachme.com/classes/1044...
Simple Financial Record Keeping for Creatives
Join Melissa Gijsbers's Simple Financial Record Keeping for Creatives Live via Zoom. Basics to help you get on top of your finances.
melissagijsbers.weteachme.com
January 30, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Calling Aussie Authors. Does the thought of keeping your financial records up to date fill you with fear? I'm running some of my 'Simple financial Record Keeping for Creatives' webinars in February & March. Bring your questions & find it's not so scary
melissagijsbers.weteachme.com/classes/1044...
melissagijsbers.weteachme.com/classes/1044...
Back in 1996, I lived in a share house in Geelong for $40 a week. According to an inflation calculator, the rate in 2023 should be $80.61...
We were looking on Realestate .com.au for rentals and a room in a share house, comparable to the place I lived, is $170 a week!
We were looking on Realestate .com.au for rentals and a room in a share house, comparable to the place I lived, is $170 a week!
January 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Back in 1996, I lived in a share house in Geelong for $40 a week. According to an inflation calculator, the rate in 2023 should be $80.61...
We were looking on Realestate .com.au for rentals and a room in a share house, comparable to the place I lived, is $170 a week!
We were looking on Realestate .com.au for rentals and a room in a share house, comparable to the place I lived, is $170 a week!
I haven't had any online book sales during January... so thought I'd put it out there...
If anyone is looking for some cool books for kids, cool writing prompts, or simply wants to support a cool indie author, my books are here - www.amazon.com/stores/Melis...
If anyone is looking for some cool books for kids, cool writing prompts, or simply wants to support a cool indie author, my books are here - www.amazon.com/stores/Melis...
Melissa Gijsbers: books, biography, latest update
Follow Melissa Gijsbers and explore their bibliography from Amazon's Melissa Gijsbers Author Page.
www.amazon.com
January 28, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I haven't had any online book sales during January... so thought I'd put it out there...
If anyone is looking for some cool books for kids, cool writing prompts, or simply wants to support a cool indie author, my books are here - www.amazon.com/stores/Melis...
If anyone is looking for some cool books for kids, cool writing prompts, or simply wants to support a cool indie author, my books are here - www.amazon.com/stores/Melis...
For any authors & other creatives out there who want to understand how to keep track of their accounts, I'm running a webinar on 'Simple Financial Record Keeping for Creatives' in February and March.
melissagijsbers.weteachme.com/classes/1044...
melissagijsbers.weteachme.com/classes/1044...
Simple Financial Record Keeping for Creatives
Join Melissa Gijsbers's Simple Financial Record Keeping for Creatives Live via Zoom. Basics to help you get on top of your finances.
melissagijsbers.weteachme.com
January 28, 2025 at 12:45 AM
For any authors & other creatives out there who want to understand how to keep track of their accounts, I'm running a webinar on 'Simple Financial Record Keeping for Creatives' in February and March.
melissagijsbers.weteachme.com/classes/1044...
melissagijsbers.weteachme.com/classes/1044...
I was an undiagnosed autistic ADHD parent. I often comment that no one is talking much about that... it hit me that maybe I need to do that...
I dream of writing a memoir one day, in the mean time, I'll blog a bit about it - theresajinthere.com/2025/01/27/i...
Follow if you want to read more...
I dream of writing a memoir one day, in the mean time, I'll blog a bit about it - theresajinthere.com/2025/01/27/i...
Follow if you want to read more...
I was an undiagnosed AuDHD parent - There's a J In there... Somewhere!
Back in January 2002, I became a parent for the first time. I had a gorgeous baby boy. I was also an undiagnosed autistic and...
theresajinthere.com
January 27, 2025 at 4:11 AM
I was an undiagnosed autistic ADHD parent. I often comment that no one is talking much about that... it hit me that maybe I need to do that...
I dream of writing a memoir one day, in the mean time, I'll blog a bit about it - theresajinthere.com/2025/01/27/i...
Follow if you want to read more...
I dream of writing a memoir one day, in the mean time, I'll blog a bit about it - theresajinthere.com/2025/01/27/i...
Follow if you want to read more...
Super frustrated that my dreams are on hold simply because of money... and watching others do what I want to do because they have money...
Seriously considering putting up my KoFi link or similar to get help with financing my bookshop (I don't need much to get started)
Seriously considering putting up my KoFi link or similar to get help with financing my bookshop (I don't need much to get started)
January 25, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Super frustrated that my dreams are on hold simply because of money... and watching others do what I want to do because they have money...
Seriously considering putting up my KoFi link or similar to get help with financing my bookshop (I don't need much to get started)
Seriously considering putting up my KoFi link or similar to get help with financing my bookshop (I don't need much to get started)
Waiting for a call from the DES provider... they are over half an hour late.
The funny thing is, if I was this late, I would be penalised, but there is nothing if they are this late...
The funny thing is, if I was this late, I would be penalised, but there is nothing if they are this late...
January 21, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Waiting for a call from the DES provider... they are over half an hour late.
The funny thing is, if I was this late, I would be penalised, but there is nothing if they are this late...
The funny thing is, if I was this late, I would be penalised, but there is nothing if they are this late...
Late last year, I was explaining to the kids in writers group why ChatGPT wasn't a great program to use for research, none of them had had it explained to them before (I'm sure their teachers did but they may not have been paying complete attention at the time or just told not to use AI but not why)
One of the most disturbing findings: “just over half of teens say it’s acceptable to use ChatGPT to research new topics (54%). Only 9% say it is not acceptable to use it for this.”
About a quarter of U.S. teens have used ChatGPT for schoolwork – double the share in 2023
Teens are far more likely to say it’s acceptable to use ChatGPT for research (54%) than for math problems (29%) and essays (18%).
www.pewresearch.org
January 18, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Late last year, I was explaining to the kids in writers group why ChatGPT wasn't a great program to use for research, none of them had had it explained to them before (I'm sure their teachers did but they may not have been paying complete attention at the time or just told not to use AI but not why)
Surgery on my tooth went well this morning. The dentist was great, explaining everything as he went, and this made a huge difference to my anxiety. I'm on strong pain killers & have been eating ice cream & jelly all day, as well as doing a lot of dozing on the couch. Glad tooth is finally gone
January 15, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Surgery on my tooth went well this morning. The dentist was great, explaining everything as he went, and this made a huge difference to my anxiety. I'm on strong pain killers & have been eating ice cream & jelly all day, as well as doing a lot of dozing on the couch. Glad tooth is finally gone
I have dental surgery in a bit over an hour and my anxiety levels are super high. I know I'll be fine, but that doesn't stop the anxiety.
January 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I have dental surgery in a bit over an hour and my anxiety levels are super high. I know I'll be fine, but that doesn't stop the anxiety.
This is what scares me. I put my life on hold caring for my kids, I'm burned out from that & juggling work that wasn't a high income. I don't get supports to get out of burn out. I'm scared of being homeless...
A major reason older women face homelessness is they put caring for children, ageing parents etc ahead of their own need to earn an income. Caring was what they had been told to do since childhood. What no one mentioned was the terrible price many would have 2pay www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My homelessness was temporary. But for many older women like me, a house is becoming out of reach | Susan Francis
Having your own home, even your own room, equates to freedom and necessary privacy. All older women should have such a place
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2025 at 8:43 AM
This is what scares me. I put my life on hold caring for my kids, I'm burned out from that & juggling work that wasn't a high income. I don't get supports to get out of burn out. I'm scared of being homeless...
I'm watching a cheesy RomCom. The scene I've enjoyed most is a bunch of kids throwing snowballs at the paparazzi set up outside the home of the main character... lol
These movies are a nice way to relax as they are so predictable & I don't have to think or pay too much attention...
These movies are a nice way to relax as they are so predictable & I don't have to think or pay too much attention...
January 14, 2025 at 8:06 AM
I'm watching a cheesy RomCom. The scene I've enjoyed most is a bunch of kids throwing snowballs at the paparazzi set up outside the home of the main character... lol
These movies are a nice way to relax as they are so predictable & I don't have to think or pay too much attention...
These movies are a nice way to relax as they are so predictable & I don't have to think or pay too much attention...
Just had a roll of thunder right over the house... the whole place shook & gave me a fright!!
January 12, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Just had a roll of thunder right over the house... the whole place shook & gave me a fright!!