I’m a fast reader and can read a book in half a day. I comprehend it and take it all in. I’m completely immersed. Reading speed does not equate to comprehension. Or lack of.

Monday deadline. Saturday writing. #writing #freelancewriter #writingcommunity

‘It was different back in my day,’ my 11-year-old told my 4-year-old.

I’m not saying I have a daughter, but I buy @nutella by the kilo. #nutella

Talking about space travel, that time I was in a Soyuz. It was an amazing free press trip and we went to Cité de l’Espace, Toulouse. #space #soyuz

Got annoyed at my husband and he responded by pulling out some emergency chocolate he’d bought me. The lad has learned well.

Tried the red velvet hot cross buns from @marksandspencerfood OMG. Actual heaven. 😍 #m&s #marksandspencerfood #easter

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Sharing this for no reason whatsoever 🙄🙄 Bob Dylan - Masters of War (original) youtu.be/-4wgB-04wHw?... via @YouTube

I kept forgetting to pull a weed from my garden and it grew to become a tree. There’s something truly beautiful about that.

Absolutely stoked that my blurb made it into this brilliant book 💕❤️🥂 @rosiehennigan #authorsofinstagram #authorssupportingauthors #authorlife

Does anything say ‘work from home’ more than a picky bits lunch? #freelancewriter #authorlife #writingcommunity

Was listening to Hungry Dogs, James Patterson’s podcast. He was interviewing @LeeChildReacher and said that reading is addictive because when you read a good book, you immediately want to read another. So true. I can’t stop thinking about it.

Are we still doing the Suck it, Chalamet thing? I hope so. #ballet #keeptheartsalive

I am in this fascinating piece in @telegraph by @nicole_mowbray The little ones first taste of fame, it seems. I will never not be interested in class. It’s an important subject and says so much about us. #authorlife #freelancewriter #class

What is with that look of complete betrayal when you put a baby down?

Scalextric fun time ❤️

How the hell is Easter Break next week? I just survived half term.

I need to know what Daddy Yankee thinks of these Gasolina prices.

Every writer does it their own way. 😂😂😂 #writingcommunity #writerslife #writerscommunity #authorlife #freelancewriter

I found making friends as a new mom so hard. A stranger on the street changed everything. I met one mom through a random act of kindness, and together we built the support system every mother needs.

My latest piece is all about how an act of kindness created an amazing trio of friends. Thank you so much @nagibatee and shah_ka_khan It would be so much harder to do this thing called motherhood without you. Happy Mother’s Day. #mothersday #motherhood www.businessinsider.com/stranger-gav...

It’s tough! Bit hugs 🥰

When the going gets tough, the tough eat chocolate.
😂 #chocolate

As a breastfeeding mum I can promise you I have cried over spilt milk.

Late to the childhood trend, as ever. This is who always had her head in a book and read magazines and papers her whole life. Now she writes books, and for those magazines and papers.

Happy International Women’s Day to my daughter, my wonderful female friends, and all of the amazing women I have worked with. #InternationalWomensDay

Ever look at clothes from before you were pregnant and wonder how the hell you fit into them? 😂 #postpartnum #clothes #pregnancy #parenting

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Happy World Book Day everyone. Here is to the magical power of books. #WorldBookDay2026 #WorldBookDay #WBD

Built this over the weekend with my children. My daughter loves cats. 🐈‍⬛ It’s so adorable. #cats #lego #legocat

The saddest thing about Virginia Giuffre is that she was a victim of SA and trafficking before she even met Epstein. She went to Mar-a-Lago in the hope of a better life. It was a new beginning. Then Ghislaine Maxwell spotted her.