Blind date: ‘Did we kiss? Well, we didn’t want to let down the bartenders’ >> why did they match someone living in Leeds and someone from South London?!?!

Depressing that the state of the housing crisis means the players in #TheTraitors want home ownership with their winnings.

This is my favourite thing about the drift towards Spring 👇

I picked up Peter Sagan’s discarded white jersey from the side of the road at the Tour de France. I am the best young rider of the 2015 Tour. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Harriet's detective work #TheTraitors

I’m on the school PTA. Last night I learned we have no money for a caretaker so teachers paint classrooms and then head comes in on a weekend to do cleaning. What other chief execs do we expect to do this, and other employees have to do their own maintenance?

"Choose Denmark. Choose bacon and Lurpak. Choose Sandi Toksvig and Hans Christian Andersen. Choose a strong welfare state, hygge and a stroll through Tivoli Gardens..."

Derwent, Thames, Lea, Stour. And whilst my affection for my hometown in Yorkshire and my 20 years in London are strong, I’ve loved swimming in the Stour both at Flatford and Manningtree so much.

If my crush* is on here and wants to buy me a gift. *ok there’s no crush, but next contract I land, this will be my well done to myself.

It’s ages since I’ve been to a Boro game and despite the score I had a great afternoon.

They could make it like Ticketmaster and you can transfer it if you both have the app and then assign the prize to someone else in your group.

Going to the football and couldn’t decide whether to channel bother boy or whimsy so I just did both.

The Over 25s finding out they’ve got Louis Walsh as a mentor

Thing I’d ask #TheTraitors: “are there snacks in the turret?” “is the cloak soft? It looks soft”

Right, it's Fiona time #TheTraitors

Someone just referred to me as a girl boss and I may need to commit a murder 😂🤮

Picture the scene. Inset day. Snow. Four year old desperate for a morning at soft play. The “Go Bananas” coffee machine is out of order… pray for Laura

Say what you like about Clippy, you didn’t have to serve 20 years inside after he helped you compose a letter

This would be quite a good dating filter TBH

can’t believe nobody at the roundtable noticed Amanda recording the conversation with a tape machine & waiting for the loud tone to end before speaking #TheTraitors

These are not lunar festivals so they are both stationery and stationary holidays. I’ll get my coat.

I live in a majority non-white working class area and I have never felt safer. What is really damaging London is money: high rents, chainification and blandification, the forces of gentrification pushing long standing working class and/or ethnic minority communities and local businesses out.

I’m a freelancer and I cringe at calling myself a Director of my business let alone anything more grand…

The Lido was a bit nippy today!

Some people are destined to be very lonely… and stupid

I’ve built a business on my own, I’m super proud of it. I bought a company car. Super, super proud. Kia now address letters to my company “Dear Sirs” as clearly my tiny lady brain couldn’t have done any of this.

I’ve built a business on my own, I’m super proud of it. I bought a company car. Super, super proud. Kia now address letters to my company “Dear Sirs” as clearly my tiny lady brain couldn’t have done any of this.

My mum has cooked my dad 46 excellent Christmas dinners over the years and generally mollycoddled him. He just send her an email of tips for a good Christmas dinners he found on the internet in the spirit of Kaizen (his words). I’m watching on. 😂

Barbara Hepworth ~ Winter Solstice, 1971 #WinterSolstice

My mum has cooked my dad 46 excellent Christmas dinners over the years and generally mollycoddled him. He just send her an email of tips for a good Christmas dinners he found on the internet in the spirit of Kaizen (his words). I’m watching on. 😂

Can't even bonk someone over the head with the wrapping paper tube now because of woke

A very grey day at the beach and sadly the sea was too unpredictable to get in. Even though the family came dressed as the RNLI. #scarborough

Nice bit of Art Deco today and jolly Christmas show for small.

I feel like Ocado may be shaming me some how. These were the ultimate treat in my 80s childhood. I’m just passing the joy on to my little one (and snaffling the odd packet)

This is turning out to be a tough run up to Christmas. My first whole year trying to raise my child more or less solo and some pretty rough rejections and the prospect of a lot of alone time twixmas is suddenly taking a toll. I’m hoping to get some mojo back. If not I’m turning to Bailey’s.

uh oh

RIP Bubbles who now has this shrine to him/her depicting the four remaining sad fish…

Agree. We need a total redesign. I graduated a moon ago when it was cheaper and have paid off my loans etc but now I’m 20+ years into my career and well paid I’d happily pay a graduate tax to allow younger generations to access affordable education behind me.

I might ask my football team (the mighty Boro) to award me with a peace prize because I managed to come away from the Christmas market without a helium balloon and a four year old who was only momentarily pissed off. That’s how this all works, right?

Evergreen post 👇

My little one is at Rainbows and I received the email about trans girls no longer being able to join. It’s made me so sad and angry. I can’t imagine as a child feeling that maybe you don’t fit in, finding a kind, safe space like guiding and then being told you legally cannot be part of that.

Well there’s some nice things in my most used words…

This poem is dedicated to anyone making a start on their advent calendar today.

Why are trains so expensive? I hate it, particularly as my rail job isn’t really about fares. They immediately regret asking though as I delve into the history of setting fares in a declining market, comparative cost per km costs and policy choices on taxpayer v farepayer burden.

Would watch

Yeah I got in the river today. An absolute joy to dip at Flatford today.

If a British person responds to your opinion with a jaunty 'Fair enough!' then the conversation is over and they think you're a prick.

Got a last minute invite to a ball (ooh yeah get me) and I’m mostly upset at the moment that the only appropriate dresses don’t look good on me anymore and what I actually need is Lucy & Yak evening wear. Dress dungarees if you will.

I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.